Friday, June 26, 2015

Thiruchendur temple

Tiruchendur Temple
 
Thiruchendur is approx. 440 kms from Salem via Tirunelveli (380 + 60 from Tirunelveli)
This route is 4-lane all the way till Tirunelveli
The other route is to travel via Thoothukudi (380 + 35 from Thoothukudi).
This route is 4-lane till Madurai.

Hotel Ashok Bhavan food was good. It is located near the entrance to the temple where the parking toll is collected.
Stay at Hotel Chitra Park was comfortable. It is located near the last T end, before turning left to the temple, coming from the bus stand to the temple.


The temple timings are shown in the below photo. Also the nearby places to visit. Courtesy of Hotel Chitra Park.



Shanthi Sweets -- opp. to the bus-stand is a good shop to buy the famous Tirunelveli halwa and cashew macaroons. Two sweets you should taste. There is also a Shanthi bakery nearby but I bought in Shanthi Sweets, Thiruchendur.




Some photos of Thiruchendur temple and surrounding places.....


Temple entrance



Temple Elephant




Raja Gopuram

Passage to the seashore and temple entrance

Valli Cave to the left of the temple

Entrance arch to the temple near the bus-stand

Arch that welcomes you to Thiruchendur town


And finally the beach near the temple.