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Theerthamalai
Sign in to savethumb|View of Theerthamalai from Harur Theerthamalai is an important sacred place in Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district, located in Tamil Nadu, India. The name Theerthamalai in Tamil means "Hill with Holy Water". Theerthamalai is a village situated about 16 km (about 9.9 mi) northeast of Harur.
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It is catalogued under topics including Dharmapuri district and Tamil Nadu articles missing geocoordinate data.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village in India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tamil Nadu
- Population
- 2055
- Area
- 2
- Elevation
- 320
- Time zone
- Indian Standard Time
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- native label
- தீர்த்தமலை
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- Theerthamalai
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Sacred site
- Theerthagirishwarar Temple
- Temple history
- Festivals
- List of Theertham
- Landslide
- References
thumb|View of Theerthamalai from Harur Theerthamalai is an important sacred place in Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district, located in Tamil Nadu, India. The name Theerthamalai in Tamil means "Hill with Holy Water". Theerthamalai is a village situated about 16 km (about 9.9 mi) northeast of Harur.
Theerthagirishwarar Temple is located at the top of a hillock. The temple, situated about 1 km (about 0.6 mi) up the steep slope of the hillock, derives its name from the five springs in the temple. Lord Theerthagireeswar (Shiva) is the worshiped deity. The Rama Theertham is a tiny waterfall about 9.1 meters (about 30 feet) high. During summer, even when the river is dry, there is fresh water from in spring that flows from rock.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theerthamalai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.