Navagraha Sthalas
Nine Śiva temples around Kumbakonam, each presided over by one of the nine planets — the classic remedial pilgrimage of Tamil Nadu. Start at Suryanar Koil on a Sunday and finish at Keezhaperumpallam.
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🗺️ Map & route · 11 stops · about 5,589 km by road · 110.9 h driving
Directions · Suryanar Koil → Chitrachal hill, GuwahatiDirections · Chitrachal hill, Guwahati → Kumbakonam
- 1. Suryanar Koil → ThingalurMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 2. Thingalur → Vaitheeswaran KoilMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 3. Vaitheeswaran Koil → ThiruvenkaduMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 4. Thiruvenkadu → AlangudiMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 5. Alangudi → KanjanurMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 6. Kanjanur → ThirunallarMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end.Live route
- 7. Thirunallar → ThirunageswaramMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end.Live route
- 8. Thirunageswaram → KeezhaperumpallamMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.Live route
- 9. Keezhaperumpallam → Chitrachal hill, GuwahatiMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
- 10. Chitrachal hill, Guwahati → KumbakonamMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
Distances are offline estimates from temple to temple; open the directions links for live roads and traffic.
🛕 Suggested order · 11
- 1Sūryanār Koil
- 2Kailāsanāthar Temple, Thingalur
- 3Vaitheeswaran Koil
- 4Śvetāraṇyeśvarar Temple, Thiruvenkadu
- 5Āpatsahāyeśvarar Temple, Alangudi
- 6Agnīśvarar Temple, Kanjanur
- 7Dharbāraṇyeśvara Temple, Thirunallar
- 8Nāganāthaswamy Temple, Thirunageswaram
- 9Naganāthaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam
- 10Navagraha Mandir, Guwahati
- 11Sāraṅgapāṇi Temple, Kumbakonam