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'''Navagraha '''(Pron: nævəˈgrɑ:ə)''' | '''Navagraha '''(Pron: nævəˈgrɑ:ə)''' pilgremages''' are pilgremages devoted to [[Navagraha]]—the nine (nava) major celestial bodies ([[Graha]]s) of [[Hindu astronomy]]. These temples are made of stones. These celestial bodies are named [[Surya]] (Sun), [[Chandra]] (Moon), [[Mangala]] (Mars), [[Budha]] (Mercury), [[Brihaspati]] (Jupiter), [[Shukra]] (Venus), [[Shani]] (Saturn), [[Rahu]] (North [[Lunar Node]]) and [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] (South [[Lunar Node]]). Many temples in South India contain a shrine dedicated to the Navagrahas. However, the term Navagraha temples refers to a cluster of nine separate temples, each an abode of one of the Navagrahas. | ||
==Navagraha Temples in Kerala== | ==Navagraha Temples in Kerala== | ||
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Navagraha temples <ref>Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy 1887-1907, New Delhi, 1986</ref>The Navagraha temples listed contain separate shrines for these gods or temple deity worshipped as that god. | Navagraha temples <ref>Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy 1887-1907, New Delhi, 1986</ref>The Navagraha temples listed contain separate shrines for these gods or temple deity worshipped as that god. | ||