3. SRI SANEESWARA BAGHAVAN THIRUNALLAR

Address	Sri Dharbaneswara Swamy Devasthanam, THIRUNALLAR – 609607.
City	THIRUNALLAR
State	Tamilnadu
Location	South India
Contact number & E-mail	OFFICE : (04368) 236530 FAX : (04368) 236504 E-MAIL : sds.kkl @ nic.in
Year of Construction	(i) Rajakesarivarman alias Rajakesarivarman Tirubhuvan Chakravarthi Rajathi Raja II, which is dated to the 11th reginal year [1173 A.D.] of this Chola King. (ii) The Chola King Tirubhuvan Chakravarthi Kulothunga Chola Deva III the conqueror of Madurai, datable to the last quarter of the 12th Century A.D. in the year 1195.
Constructed By	Rajakesarivarman Tirubhuvan Chakravarthi Rajathi Raja II, & The Chola King Tirubhuvan Chakravarthi Kulothunga Chola Deva III
Type of Construction	Ancient
Type of Building	Temple
Managed By	Tamilnadu Government
Official Website	www.pon.nic.in http://karaikal.nic.in/SDS/2007Thirunallar.htm
Other Deities	Sri pranambigai , sri Thiagarajar, Sri Vinayagar
Saints visited	1.The Saint Tirugnana Sambandar in the 7th century A.D. who sang padigams (decadal verses) in praise of the Lord. 2.The Saint Tirnnavukkarasu and Saint Sundarar (9th century A.D.) Sung padigams extolling the Lord. 3.Saint Arunagirinathar (15th century A.D.) sung hymns included in his monumental work Tiruppugazh.
Religion	Hinduism
Famous For	Saturn transits -special poojas (mitigation of the scorching effeets his influence produces on those to pass through Shani Dasa in their lives.)
Festival	The Planet Saturn [worshipped as Shaniswara] transits .
Best Time	All seasons (The Lord Darbharanyeswara is offered pujas six times a day & Lord Shaniswara five times a day.) Abhishekas, archhnas, pujas, aradhanas and naivedyas are offered to the Lord continuously . Sesame or the gingelli is his favourite seed and cooked rice mixed with sesame is the favourite naivedana
Opening Schedule	7 a. m to 1. p.m., 3.p.m. to 8.p.m.
Visit Timings	7 a. m to 1. p.m., 4.p.m. to 8.p.m.
Pooja Schedule	7 a. m to 1. p.m., 4.p.m. to 8.p.m.
Entry Formalities	Free
Accomodation	Many hotels and restaurant are there in Thirunallaru.
Accesibility	About 300 kilometers South of Madras, About 5KM from Karaikal in Pondicherry State. Bus route of karaikal- Myladuthurai and Kumbakonam