PV Kalathur

Pon Vilaintha Kalathur) [Tamil: பொன் விளைந்த களத்தூர்)] is a village 10 km south of Chengalpattu in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is located 10 km West of Tirukalukundram.

Temples

1. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple and Sri Kothanda Ramaswamy Temple (These two temples are adjacent to each other)
2. Arulmugu Meenakshi Amman Samathe Sri Munkudumeeswara temple
3. Panchali samedha Dharmaraja temple
4. Pon Padhir Kudam - Chathurbuja Raman (4 miles away from PV Kalathur)

Education

1. Government High School, PV Kalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Transportation

Nearby Railway Station is Ottivakkam, next to Chengalpattu Railway Station.P.V.Kalathur is located at a walkable distance from ottivakkam railway station

More information

1. The Dharbhasayana Sethuramar Sannidhi was installed in Sri Kothanda Ramasamy Temple recently, only in the 20th century. The Urchava Vigraham - Sri Ramar was found in the well within the temple precincts and the same fact was revealed in the dreams of one of the devotees in Kalathur. The vigraham has inscription - "Danushkoti Ramar" in the kireetam.
2. The Moolavar of Dharbhasayana Sethuramar was installed by the grandsons of Selam vijayaraghavachariyar and the samprokshanam was performed by the 44th Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt.
3. The Kothanda Ramar koil contains sannidhis of Sri Pattabhiramar (main sannidhi), Sri Srinivasar with Sridevi and Boodhevi, Thayar Sannidhi, Alwargal Sannidhi, Anjaneyar sannidhi, Sakarathazvar sannidhi
4. Both Narasimar temple and Kothanda ramasamy temple have beautiful gardens within the temple premises
5. Every three years once, the celebration to mark annihilation of duryiyodhana is celebrated in a grand manner in dharmaraja temple
6. P.V.Kalathur is near ottivakkam railway station

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