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Kooduthurai Sangameswarar, Erode, Tamil Nadu

Kooduthurai Sangameswarar

This temple is a very old one and is located at Kooduthurai, a sacred place, where three rivers flow confluencing into one.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictErode
LocationKooduthurai Sangameswarar
Area3.4 ha
Latitude11.4361420
Longitude77.6830180

About this Sacred Grove

This temple is a very old one and is located at Kooduthurai, a sacred place, where three rivers flow confluencing into one and devotees visit to have a bath here said to flush away all of one’s sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth. This temple follows regular prayers with vedic hymns by vedic scholars. This temple is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Government and offering lunch for 100 devotees every day under the Government’s Anna Dhana scheme is followed here.

 

Location

Coordinates: 11.4361420, 77.6830180

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Plants / Species (5)

Coconut

Cocos nucifera L.
Individual Count
5

False Ashoka

Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites
Individual Count
8

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Individual Count
12

Sacred fig

Ficus religiosa L.
Individual Count
2

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica L.
Individual Count
6