Sadayandi Temple
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Athoor Sadayandi Temple is situated in a hill cave near Kamarajar Sagar Dam
in Tamil Nadu
, India
. Every year during Aadi Amavasai, (the new moon
of the Tamil month
of Aadi) there is an interesting festival
here which attracts upwards of 100,000 pilgrims
in a day.
Tamil Nadu°N date=December 2010°W
Kamarajar Sagar Dam
The Kamarajar Sagar Dam at Kamarajar Lake is a monsoon-fed water body from Athoor village in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. This lake is a beautiful location with the hills of the Western Ghats overlooking it. Fishermen in their coracles, coconut and banana plantations and cardamom estates are...
in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Every year during Aadi Amavasai, (the new moon
New moon
In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth...
of the Tamil month
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in Pondicherry , and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. It is also used by Telugu speaking people in Tamil Nadu...
of Aadi) there is an interesting festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
here which attracts upwards of 100,000 pilgrims
Pilgrims
Pilgrims , or Pilgrim Fathers , is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States...
in a day.
Tamil Nadu°N date=December 2010°W