Pancha Aranya Sthalangal

There are 5 Shiva temples on the southern bank of river Kaveri which are collectively known as Pancha Aaranya (forest) Sthalangal. It is believed that if one visits all these temples in a single day (at the times mentioned in table below) that it is considered equivalent to having a darshan at Haridwar.

Now with all transportation available it has become easy to visit these places in a single day. We will try to give details of these temples in our blogs in future. At this time we list all these temples in table below.

Name of Place	Location	Name of Temple	Name of Forest (Vanam)	Sthalavruksha (Tree / Plant)	Name of Lord	Name of his Consort	Special Deity	Time of worship
Thirukkarugavur	Papanasam Taluka, Dist Tanjore, TN	Shri Mullai Vana Nathar	Jasmine	Jasmine	Mullai Vana Nathar	Karukatha-nayaki (Tamil) Garbha-Raksha-Ambigai (Sanskrit)	Karpaga Vinayagar	6 am
Avalivanallur	Papanasam Taluka, Dist Tanjore, TN	Shri Sakshi Nathar Temple	Trumpet flower tree	Trumpet flower	Sakshi Nathar	Soundarya-nayaki	Murugan	8 am
Haridwaramangalam	Haridwaramangalam	Shri Paathala Eshwarar	Sami tree	Sami tree	Pataleshwarar	Alangaravalli	Pataleshwarar	Noon
Alangudi	Alangudi	Shri Apath Sahayar Eshwarar	Silk Cotton tree	Silk Cotton tree	Apath Sahayar Eshwarar	Elavarkuzhali	Dakshina-moorthy	5.30 pm
Thirukkollambudhur	Nannilam, Taluka- Tanjore, TN	Shri Bilvavan Eshwarar temple	Bilva tree forest	Bilva tree forest	Bilvavaneshwarar	Soundarya-ambika	Natraj	8.30 pm