Sanneswarer Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Madurai is the nearest airport to the temple. Madurai Airport is listed as about 75 km from Theni.

• By train

  The nearest railway station is Madurai, and the road route to Theni starts there.

• By road

  The road route from Madurai runs through Usilampatti and Andipati to Theni. The temple is about 20 km from Theni.

Why devotees come here

Sanneswarer Temple stands at Kuchanur, about 20 km from Theni in Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated solely to Saneeswara, and its main deity is a self-appeared (swayambhu) form.

The temple at Kuchanur is dedicated solely to Saneeswara, the deity of Shani. Its main deity is a swayambhu, or self-appeared, form. In Tamil the main deity is called Kuchanuraan.

Kuchanur is a panchayat town in Theni district, Tamil Nadu. Legend says the town takes its name from Kubjan, one of Shani's names, and it is also written Kubjanoor. The temple is about 20 km from Theni, near Chinnamanur, which is a town and municipality in Theni district. Theni is a valley town at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of Theni district, 70 km from Madurai.

The complex also has a Hanuman temple. Inside it is a Ganesh with five heads, and a separate Guru temple faces north. The temple's main festival is the Aadi festival, held on each Friday of the month of Aadi.

Festivals

• Every Friday in the month of AadiAadi festival

  The main festival is held on every Friday of the month of Aadi.

Tips for your visit

• The Surubi river flows in front of the temple and has water throughout the year.
• Four national highways run from Theni, to Kumuli, Munnar, Madurai and Dindugul.
• The Hanuman temple on the site has a Ganesh with five heads.

Questions people ask