Srivanchiyam
| Srivanchiyam | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Country |
 India
|
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 610110 |
Srivanchiyam (Tamil: ஸ்ரீவாஞ்சியம்) is a village located in Tiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, and is best known for its Sri Vanchinadha Swamy temple. According to the 2011 Census, Srivanchiyam has a geographical area of 428.27 hectares and a population headcount of 2518, with the nearest town being Nannilam, which is 5 kilometres away.
The Sri Vanchinadha Swamy temple is at the centre of the village. The central diety of the temple of the temple is the Lord Vanchinadar, a form of the Lord Shiva, and his consort is Mangalanayaki. The temple is over 1100 years old, and was built by the kind Rajendra Chola in the year 850 CE.
One of the unique features of this temple is the separate shrine to the Hindu god of Death and Justice, Lord Yama. In the tradition of this temple, visitors make a visit to the shrine of Yama first before entering the temple, unlike in other temples where the Lord Ganesha is propitiated first. The temple also has two statues of Nandi, one on the east side and one on the west.
During the Tamil month of Kaarththigai, Theerthavari is conducted in the Guptha Gangai on all Sundays. It also includes a ten-day festival and a car festival at the end of the month. Raghu and Kethu gods are inside of Sri Vanchinathar temple. It is the famous temple for sani bhagavan (Separate temple for the sani bhagavan). This place located in between kodavasal and Nannilam. There are other small temples located in this village.
Bus Route no: 430 (from Kumbakonam Bus station to Nagapattinam via Nanilam) Bus Route no: 28,335 (from Kumbakonam Bus station to Nannilam) Bus Stop to get down: Achuthamangalam. Apart from these buses you have direct buses to Srivanchiyam from Kumbakonam. The bus name is ""NATIONAL and the bus timings are 6 a.m, 9.30a.m, 1.30p.m, 5.30 p.m. You can get down near the temple and you can walk the distance from the bus stop to the temple.And in return direction the same NATIONAL bus timings from Srivanchiyam to Kumbakonam is 7.45 a.m, 11.30 a.m, 3.30 p.m, 8 p.m. While coming in this bus, beautiful small villages will be crossing and one can have pleasant ride. The running hour in this bus from Kumbakonam to Srivanchiyam is approx one hour and fifteen minutes.
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