Thiruneermalai

Thiruneermalai
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chengalpattu
Deity	Neervannaswamy (Neelamugilvannan), Animamalarmangai Thayaar
Festivals	Chithirai Brahmotsavam
Location
Location	Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	12.963681°N 80.114686°E
Architecture
Type	South Indian architecture

Thiruneermalai is a town panchayat in Chennai, India. It lies in the Chengalpattu district. Thiruneermalai will be upgraded to merge with Chennai Pallavaram Corporation.

Thiruneermalai is popular for Sri Ranganathar Perumal Temple on a hill and down on Sri Neervanna Perumal. From the top of the hill, one can view the entire Pallavaram area. The temple is one of the 108 divyadesams.[1]

Thiruneermalai area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Demographics

Panoramic view of Thiruneermalai from hilltop looking south

As of 2001 India census,[3] Thiruneermalai had a population of 19,019. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thiruneermalai has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. Many of the people already have college degrees. In Thiruneermalai, 11% of the population is under 14 years of age.

A view of the temple tank along with temple in the background
A view of the temple tank. see the image of the mandap in the puddle of water
A view of the temple tank from the temple
Unpainted temple gopuram

References

http://templenet.com/Tamilnadu/df061.html
Madhavan, D. (20 December 2012). "National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

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[1] ttp://templenet.com/Tamilnadu/df061.html

[Hindu_NISModifiesExpansionPlan-2] Madhavan, D. (20 December 2012). "National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

Vishnu temples
Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati Ahobilam Annavaram Satyanarayana Temple Dwaraka Tirumala Simhachalam Mangalagiri Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Srinivasamangapuram Appalayagunta Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala Vontimitta Narayanavanam Nagalapuram Karvetinagaram Keelapatla Srikurmam Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnu Temple Ranganatha Temple, Nellore Kodandarama Temple, Gollala Mamidada Narasimha Konda Penchalakona Bapatla Chintalarayaswami Temple Antarvedi Ramateertham Padmanabham Buchireddipalem Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Jammalamadugu Therani Anathavaram Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Bihar	Vishnupad Mandir
Gujarat	Dwarka
Karnataka	Shivanasamudra Srirangapatna Udupi
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram Thirukatkarai Moozhikkalam Tiruvalla Thirukadithanam Sengunroor Thiruppuliyoor Thiruvaaranvilai Thiruvanvandoor Thiru naavaay Viththuvakkodu Guruvayur Ambalappuzha Tripunithura Thirunelli Varkala
Maharastra	Pandharpur
Nepal	Barahachhetra Bishnupaduka Muktinath / Saligramam (Nepal)
Orissa	Puri
Tamil Nadu	Thirumeyyam Thirukoshtiyur Koodal Azhagar Temple Azhagar Kovil Tirumogoor Srivilliputhur Tiruththangal Thiruppullani Tirukkacchi Ashtabujakaram Tiruvekkaa Tiruththanka Tiruvelukkai Tirukalvanoor Tiru oorakam Tiru neeragam Tiru kaaragam Tirukaarvaanam Tiru parameswara vinnagaram Tiru pavala vannam Tiru paadagam Tiru nilaaththingal thundam Thiruputkuzhi Thiruvallikeni Thiruneermalai Thiruvidandai Thirukadalmallai Thiruninravur Thiruvallur Thirukkadigai Thiruvazhunthoor Thiruindaloor Kazheesirama Vinnagaram Thirukkavalampadi Thiruchsemponsey Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram Thiru Vanpurushothamam Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram Thirumanimadam Thiruthevanartthogai Thiruthetriyambalam Thirumanikkoodam Thiruvellakkulam Thiruppaarththanpalli Thalai Sanga Nanmathiyam Thiruchsirupuliyur Thiruvali-Thirunagari Thiruccithra kootam Thirukkannangudi Thirunagai Thiru Thanjai Tirukkoilur Thirukkoodaloor Thiru Kavith Thalam Thiru Adhanoor Thirupullabhoothangudi Thirukkudandhai Thiruccherai Thirunandipura Vinnagaram ThiruNaraiyoor Thiruvinnagar Thiruvelliyangudi Thirukkanamangai Thirukkkannapuram Thirukkandiyur Srirangam Thirukkozhi Thirukkarambanoor Thiruvellarai Thiru Anbil Thirupper Nagar Thiruvanthipuram Thiruvaramangai Thirukkurungudi Srivaikundam Thiruvaragunamangai Thiruppulingudi Thirukkurugoor Thirutthulaivillimangalam Thirukkoloor Thirukkulandhai Thentirupperai Thiruvattaru Thiruvanparisaram Gunaseelam
Telangana	Bhadrachalam Yadadri Kuchadri Birla Mandir, Hyderabad
Uttar Pradesh	Naimisaranya Mathura Gokul Ayodhya
Uttarakhand	Devprayag Thiruppirithi Badrinath Vishnuprayag Panch Prayag
Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)	Thirupaarkadal Thiruparamapadham
Other	Pancharanga Kshetrams

Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu
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Tirunelveli district	Ayikudi Balasubramanya Swami Temple Kulashekharanatha Mahalingam Temple, Pathai Nellaiappar Temple Sankaranayinarkoil Thirukutralam Thirumalai Kovil Vaithya lingam temple Vanniappar Temple
Vellore district	Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tirukannamangai Engan Murugan Temple Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple Kothandarama Temple, Thillaivilagam Nadutariappar Temple Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram

Hindu deities and texts
Gods	Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Rama Krishna more avatars Shiva Ganesha Kartikeya Hanuman Indra Surya Agni Varuna Vayu Kamadeva Yama more
Goddesses	Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Sita Rukmini Radha Parvati Sati Mahavidya Durga Kali Shakti Adi Parashakti Navadurga Matrikas more
Other deities	Asuras Rakshasas Yakshas Vahanas
Texts	Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more
Hinduism Hindu mythology

Places of worship in Chennai
Temples	Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple Royapuram Angala Parameswari Temple Alamelumangapuram Anjaneya Temple Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple Luz Anjaneya Temple Apparswami Temple Ashtalakshmi Kovil Choolaimedu Angalamman Temple Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil Muthialpet Bairagimadam Temple Chennakesava Perumal Temple Chennai Om Sri Skandhashramam Chintadri Pillaiyar Kovil Ekambareswarar Temple Ettampadai Temple ISKCON Temple Puri Jagannath Temple Kachchaleswarar Temple Kalikambal Temple Saidapet Kamakshi Amman Temple Kamaleswarar Temple Kandaswami Temple Kapaleeshwarar Temple Mylapore Karaneeswarar Temple Saidapet Karaneeswarar Temple Ayanavaram Kasi Viswanatha Temple Mambalam Kasi Viswanatha Temple Mambalam Kothandaramar Temple Nandambakkam Kothandaramaswami Temple Muthialpet Krishnaswami Temple Kumaran Kundram Kurungaleeswarar Temple Madhya Kailash Madras Kali Bari Mallikesvarar Temple Marundeeswarar Temple Melatirupati Mylapore Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple Nandeeswarar Temple Neelagandeeswarar Temple Parasuramalingeswarar Temple Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple R.A. Puram Ayyappan Koil Thiruneermalai Ranganatha Temple Ravishwarar Temple Sethu Kshetram Mylapore Shirdi Sai Baba Temple T. Nagar Sri Balaji Temple Thiruneermalai Kaalabairavar Temple Thiruvalluvar Temple Thyagaraja Temple Tiruvalithayam Vadapalani Andavar Temple Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple Velleeswarar Temple Velveeswarar Temple Vengeeswarar Temple
Churches	Santhome Basilica Armenian Church Church of Our Lady of Light Descanco Church Queenship of Mary Church St Andrew's Church St. George's Cathedral St. Mary's Church Saint Patrick's Cathedral Saint Theresa Church St. Lazarus' Church St. Mark's Church St. Matthias' Church St.Mary's Co-Cathedral Wesley Church
Mosques	Thousand Lights Mosque Bahram Jung Mosque Casa Verona's Mosque Dharma Kidangu Mosque Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque Makkah Masjid Masjid Mamoor Masjid-o-Anwari Periamet Mosque Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Masjid
Jain temples	Shantinath temple
Buddhist temples	Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Centre
Gurudwaras	Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha Gurudwara
Parsi temples	Royapuram Fire Temple