Navagraha Temples in Tamilnadu
This is the most popular and efficient sequence to visit the Navagraha temples in and around Tanjore. The tour will need 2-3 days to cover.
This is the ideal sequence as per astrology to visit the Navagraha temples.
Ideal Vs Practical sequence to visit Navagraha Temples
M
ost people will chose the practical route bases on where they start the tour (like Trichy, Kumbakonam, Tanjur etc).However if you are very keen on the planetary sequence, the following is the sequence
| sequence | Zodiac | Temple | Distance to the next Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriyan(Sun) | Suriyanar Koil , Thirumangalakudi | 3.5km |
| 2 | Sukkiran(Venus) | Sri Agneeswarar Temple , Kanjanoor | 34km |
| 3 | Sevvai(Mars) | Vaitheeswaran Koil | 16km |
| 4 | Budhan(Mercury) | Thiruvengadu | 8km |
| 5 | Kethu | Keelaperumpallam | 33km |
| 6 | Sani(Saturn) | Thirunallar | 48km |
| 7 | Raghu | Thirunageswaram | 22km |
| 8 | Guru(Jupiter) | Alangudi | 42km |
| 9 | Chandran(Moon) | Thingaloore |
| Ideal Sequence | Practical Sequence | Planet (Graha) | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Suriyan(Sun) | Suriyanar Koil |
| 2 | 9 | Chandran(Moon) | Thingaloore |
| 3 | 3 | Sevvai(Mars) | Vaitheeswaran Koil |
| 4 | 4 | Budhan(Mercury) | Thiruvengadu |
| 5 | 8 | Guru(Jupiter) | Alangudi |
| 6 | 2 | Sukkiran(Venus) | Kanjanoor |
| 7 | 6 | Sani(Saturn) | Thirunallar |
| 8 | 7 | Raghu | Thirunageswaram |
| 9 | 5 | Kethu | Keelaperumpallam |