Thennangur

Thennangur
town
Sri Panduranga temple, Thennangur
Thennangur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Thennangur Thennangur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°32′47″N79°36′30″E / 12.5463°N 79.6083°E / 12.5463; 79.6083
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Talukas	Vandavasi
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	604408
Lok Sabha constituency	Arani Lok Sabha constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Vandavasi Assembly constituency

Thennangur, is a town panchayat located in the Vandavasi Taluk of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town also known as Dakshina Halasyam ^[1] and is the site of the 125 year old, ^[2] uniquely designed Sri Panduranga Hindu temple.

Location

Thennangur is located on State Highway 116, between Kanchipuram and Vandavasi, and is served by buses from both cities. It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) away from the district capital, Tiruvannamalai, and 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Tamil Nadu's state capital, Chennai.

References

1. "Tamilnadu | Thennangur – The Birthplace of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi". Tamilnadu. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
2. "Pandurangan Temple : Pandurangan Temple Details | Pandurangan- Thennangur | Tamilnadu Temple | பாண்டுரங்கன்". Dinamalar . Retrieved 23 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Thennangur at Wikimedia Commons

• GA Trust's website from The Internet Archive
• Thennangur temple details from The Internet Archive
• The Hindu – Return to the roots