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Theerthamalai Mandir located in Dharmapuri Dist. TamilNadu
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Also known as Theerthagireeswar (Theertha+Giri+Eshwar)
Theertha = Holy Water
Giri = Hill
Eshwar = Bhagwan Shiva.
There is a deep connection of this Mandir with #Ramayana
@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior

@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior @davidfrawleyved @tourismgoi @Voice_For_India @mariawirth1 @tntourismoffcl @incredibleindia @AnuSatheesh5 @MinOfCultureGoI When Sri Ram killed Ravana – to nullify his Brahma Hatya Pataka Dosha on Him he did Abhisheka to Mahadev Shiva. Unfortunately Sri Hanuman could not reach mandir on time with Ganga water, Thus, Sri Rama shot an arrow on a hill stone creating Rama Theertha & completed the Pooja.

@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior @davidfrawleyved @tourismgoi @Voice_For_India @mariawirth1 @tntourismoffcl @incredibleindia @AnuSatheesh5 @MinOfCultureGoI Rama Theertha is a tiny water fall spring about 9 meters high. The force will be same thru out the year even in hot summer, & no one could identify the source of tiny water fall coming from hill stone. List of Theerthams surrounding the hill mandir:

@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior @davidfrawleyved @tourismgoi @Voice_For_India @mariawirth1 @tntourismoffcl @incredibleindia @AnuSatheesh5 @MinOfCultureGoI Pics from Left to Right (Clockwise)
Agasthya Theertham in the Mandir
Agni Theertham in the Mandir
Kumara Theertham in the Mandir
Gowri Theertham in the Mandir
Rama Theertham in the Mandir (Pic above)
Hanumantha Theertham, (10 Km East of Mandir Hill)

@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior @davidfrawleyved @tourismgoi @Voice_For_India @mariawirth1 @tntourismoffcl @incredibleindia @AnuSatheesh5 @MinOfCultureGoI Vasishta Theertham in the top of the Hill Cave
Vayu Theertham, Harur (western side of the hill)
Varuna Theertham, Harur (western side of the hill)
Indira Theertham, Andiyur (Mondukuli) (eastern side of the hill)
Yama Theertham, Veppampatty (southern side of the hill)

@LostTemple7 @Vadicwarrior @davidfrawleyved @tourismgoi @Voice_For_India @mariawirth1 @tntourismoffcl @incredibleindia @AnuSatheesh5 @MinOfCultureGoI Will tweet the #health benefits of Theerthams with Medicinal values in my next thread.
Pic Credit: Myself, Flickr & Google
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