Visiting Places Near Golden Temple, Vellore Tamil Nadu

Visiting Places Near Golden Temple

Visiting Places Near Golden Temple, if you are also looking for one of the biggest Hindu Shrines in India, this temple built with gold, and you can see the Goddess Lakshmi as Lakshmi Narayani in this temple.

Vellore Fort

The distance needs to cover for reaching the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 8.5km, and the time required to reach the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 18 minutes.

Vellore Fort is in the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, which is built by Chinna Bommi Reddy and Thimma Reddy Nayak under Vijayanagara kings in the 16th century of 1566 AD. The fort Vellore fort is the headquarters of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire. The fort constructed with granite stone, and it covered in the area of 133 acres at an altitude of 220m. The fort has a temple, mosque, and church—the temple dedicated to Jalagandeeswar.

Visiting Places Near Golden Temple

Jalakandeswarar Temple

The distance needs to cover for reaching Jalakandeswarar temple from the golden temple is 8.7km, and the time required to reach Jalakandeswarar temple from the golden temple is 19 minutes.

Bommi Reddy, in a Vijayanagaram architecture, constructs Jalakandeswarar temple. The temple built in the middle of the water tank, this temple has exquisite carvings on gopuram and uniquely carved stone pillars with large wooden gates. The gopuram in this tower is 100 feet in height. The Jalakandeswar temple has mandapam that has stone pillars of dragons, horses, and yalis. The temple covered with water in the shape of garland. The novel feature in this temple is the Nandi statue. If the Nandi statue revolves, that means that the wish of the devotee granted. Some of the devotes worship golden and silver lizard sculptures to get rid of Sarpa Dosham.

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Vainu Bappu Observatory

The distance needs to cover for reaching Vainu Bappu observatory from the golden temple is 64.1km, and the time required to reach Vainu bappu observatory from the golden temple is 1 hour 42 minutes.

The Vainu Bappu called Kavalur observatory, and its located in Kavallur, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, which established in 1986. Indian Institute of Astrophysics operates the Vainu bappu observatory. This observatory located in 100 acres forest land with several medicinal plants and wildlife this is closer to the equator on covering both north and south hemisphere. This observatory is home for the Vainu Bappu telescope, which is a 2.3 meters diameter. Vainu Bappu Observatory has two telescopes, which are 1-meter, and the other is of 75-centimeter Cassegrain.

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Delhi Gate (Vellore)

The distance needs to cover for reaching the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 33.8km, and the time required to reach the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 45 minutes.

The Arcot fort was part of the Arcot battle, constructed by the Mughal governor named Duad Khan Panni in the 18th century. One of the gates of the fort named as Delhi gate, the gate is constructed in Mughal style with a Mughal arch. There araised disputed between the emperors over control of the fort, which leads to the arrival of British and French, and the battle between British and French is for South India only.

Delhi

Vallimalai Subramanyar Temple

The distance needs to cover for reaching the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 34.5km, and the time required to reach the Vellore fort from the golden temple is 1 hour 6 minutes.

The Vallimalai Subramanya temple dedicated to deity Murugan, this temple is located in the village Katpadi taluk, Tamil Nadu. It’s believed that Vallimalai is the place where the daughter of Vishnu and Lakshmi named Valli is born. Valli is born as sweat drops from Lakshmi fell on grass that is consumed by deer; as a result, Valli is born to the deer and raised by the chief of the tribe and grew as a beautiful bride. With the help of lord, Ganesha Muragam and Valli are united, and they married at Vallimalai.

Vallimalai Subramanyar Temple

Arulmigu Balamurugan Ratnagiri Tirukkovil

The distance needs to cover for reaching Arulmigu Bala Murugan Ratnagiri from the golden temple is 22.3 km, and the time required to reach Arulmigu Balamurugan fort from the golden temple is 34 minutes.

The Arulmigu Balamurugan Ratnagiri temple constructed in the 14th century at the top of a hill. An ancient poet sang, “Murugan, the god of devas resides in Rathinagiri.” It’s believed that divine power in temple provides blessings in three ways as in lord Murugan form, guru swami Bala Murugan Adimai form, and in the form of a devotee.

Arulmigu

Swamimalai Hills:

The distance needs to cover for reaching Swamimalai hills from the golden temple is 89.2 km, and the time required to reach Swamimalai hills from the golden temple is 1 hour 47 minutes.

The highest point in Yelagiri is the Swamimalai hills, which are with a height of 4626 feet above sea level. This also considered as one of the adventurous places as trekking is possible on these hills. The Mangalam village is the starting point for trekking that is 3.5 km from the Panganoor lake.

Swamimalai Hills

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

The distance needs to cover for reaching Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple from the golden temple is 17.1 km and the time required to reach Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy from the golden temple is 29 minutes.

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha Swamy, which is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, and this temple constructed on a hill rock. The main idol in the temple is in a posture with four hands holding the conch in two hands and the other is on his lap and one on the waist of goddess Lakshmi. The idol is of six feet height along with goddess Lakshmi in his lap.

Sri Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy Temple

Archeological Museum of India

The distance needs to cover for reaching the Archeological museum of India from the golden temple is 21.0 km, and the time required to reach the Archeological museum from the golden temple is 39 minutes.

The archeological survey of India is inside the Badhusha mahal and begum mahal of the Vellore fort. This museum has a collection of various stones, statues, stone carving older than 1000 years. A minimum of two hours is required to watch the museum.

Archeological Museum of India

Yelagiri

Yelagiri

There are also different Darshanam Timings and Sevas At Golden Temple along with that if you are planning to stay there at the Golden temple or want to relax for sometime Accommodation Facilities At Golden Temple is also available.

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