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Enathi Muneshwaran Temple

The deity is worshipped in a small shrine. People come to worship only on special days and offer pongal and animal sacrifice of hens and goats.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
LocationEnathi Muneshwaran Temple
Area1.8 ha
Latitude10.4587390
Longitude79.2865580

About this Sacred Grove

The deity is worshipped in a small shrine. People come to worship only on special days and offer pongal and animal sacrifice of hens and goats. Local villagers maintain the temple and the annual festival is celebrated in the Tamil month of Chithirai (April – May).

Location

Coordinates: 10.4587390, 79.2865580

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Plants / Species (9)

Bael

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
Individual Count
1

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia Carl Linnaeus
Individual Count
20

Ceylon satinwood

Chloroxylon swietenia DC.
Individual Count
7

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Individual Count
13

Pongam

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Individual Count
12

Spiny splinder

Adenopodia spicata C.Presl.
Individual Count
82

Stinking passionflower

Passiflora foetida L.
Individual Count
11

Wild jujube

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.
Individual Count
52

Wildlime

Atalantia monophylla (Roxb.) A. DC.
Individual Count
25