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'''Nine Grahas Temples (Navagraham temples) in Tamil Nadu''' is a set of nine [[Hindu temple]]s, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities, the [[ | '''Nine Grahas Temples (Navagraham temples) in Tamil Nadu''' is a set of nine [[Hindu temple]]s, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities, the [[Navagraha]]m in various places around the [[South India]]n own of [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Navagraham temples|url=http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/suryanaar.html|publisher=Indian Temples|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> The presiding deity in most of the temples is [[Shiva]], with a shrine dedicated to the planetary deity.<ref name="TN">{{cite web|title=Navagraham temples|url=http://www.thanjavur.tn.nic.in/navagrahas_m'.html|publisher=Thanjavur District Administration|access-date=13 September 2015}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Leaving [[Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple]] which is located in [[Karaikkal]], all the other temples are located in Tamil Nadu. | ||
The present masonry structure for most of the temples were built during the reign of [[Medieval Cholas]] between the 7th and 11th centuries with later additions from the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar period]]. Constructed in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]], most of the temples have a five-tiered raja[[gopuram]], the gateway tower and a granite wall enclosing all the shrines of the temple. | The present masonry structure for most of the temples were built during the reign of [[Medieval Cholas]] between the 7th and 11th centuries with later additions from the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar period]]. Constructed in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]], most of the temples have a five-tiered raja[[gopuram]], the gateway tower and a granite wall enclosing all the shrines of the temple. | ||
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| [[Kailasanthar Temple,Thingalur|Kailasanathar Temple]] | | [[Kailasanthar Temple,Thingalur|Kailasanathar Temple]] | ||
| [[Chandran]] | | [[Chandran]] | ||
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| [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]] | | [[Vaitheeswaran Koil]] | ||
| [[Mangala|Angaragan]] | | [[Mangala|Angaragan]] | ||
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| [[Swetharanyeswarar Temple]] | | [[Swetharanyeswarar Temple]] | ||
| [[Budha]] | | [[Budha]] | ||
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| [[Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi|Apatsahayesvarar Temple]] | | [[Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi|Apatsahayesvarar Temple]] | ||
| [[Guru]] | | [[Guru]] | ||
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| [[Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur|Agniswarar Temple]] | | [[Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur|Agniswarar Temple]] | ||
| [[Shukra|Sukran]] | | [[Shukra|Sukran]] | ||
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| [[Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple]] | | [[Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple]] | ||
| [[Shani]] | | [[Shani]] | ||
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| [[Rahu Stalam]] | | [[Rahu Stalam]] | ||
| [[Rahu]] | | [[Rahu]] | ||
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|[[Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam]] | |[[Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam]] | ||
| [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] | | [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] | ||