Trains From Chennai To Salem
Have You Visited The 1008 Lingam Temple Salem
The 1008 Lingam Temple is one of the popular temples that is located in Salem. Located in Ariyanoor, this temple is under the control and supervision of the Vinayaga Misson, a private department. The primary characteristic of this temple is that there are a total of 1008 Shiv lingams in that is located in the ‘moolasthanam.’
Some of the most prominent temples in this area are:
The Sangagiri Mountains are located at a distance and the surrounding greenery creates a sense of tranquility. The lingams are blended with the other deities like the Aru padai Veedu, Anjaneya, Raja Rajeswari, Venkatesa perumal and Mahalakshmi among others- all excellent deities that are built beautifully and are maintained very well in spite of their locations and sizes.
One of the unique deities here is the deity that is located right on top of the hillock, the Sri Umayambigai Sametha Sri Arunachal Sundareswara. When people see this deity, all the trouble they undertake to reach the top vanishes away.
The primary temple is surrounded by a total of 107 lingams and the primary linga is the 108th linga that is locate among the other lingas in the primary temple. The 108th linga is the biggest and tallest of all the linga. As noted above, a total of 1008 lingas present in the temple with the holy cow Nandi situated right in front of all the lingas that is built all over the hill on which the temple is located.
Also, there is a big Ganesha temple at the foot of the hills as well. It is located on the By-pass and can be easily reached by any kind of devotee.
Some of the most prominent temples in this area are:
The Sangagiri Mountains are located at a distance and the surrounding greenery creates a sense of tranquility. The lingams are blended with the other deities like the Aru padai Veedu, Anjaneya, Raja Rajeswari, Venkatesa perumal and Mahalakshmi among others- all excellent deities that are built beautifully and are maintained very well in spite of their locations and sizes.
One of the unique deities here is the deity that is located right on top of the hillock, the Sri Umayambigai Sametha Sri Arunachal Sundareswara. When people see this deity, all the trouble they undertake to reach the top vanishes away.
The primary temple is surrounded by a total of 107 lingams and the primary linga is the 108th linga that is locate among the other lingas in the primary temple. The 108th linga is the biggest and tallest of all the linga. As noted above, a total of 1008 lingas present in the temple with the holy cow Nandi situated right in front of all the lingas that is built all over the hill on which the temple is located.
Also, there is a big Ganesha temple at the foot of the hills as well. It is located on the By-pass and can be easily reached by any kind of devotee.
Ganesha temple | Image Source : wikipedia.org
Some of the attractions near the temple are-
- Poiman Karadu
- Kurumpapatti Zoological Park
- Yercaud
- ISKCON Salem
- Big Lake
- Kilyur Falls
Kurumpapatti Zoological Park | Image Source : wikipedia.org
Some restaurants that are close to the temple are-
- Sccope
- Flakes
- Royal Treat
- Varsity
- The Salem Food Court
Trains From Chennai To Salem
People staying at Chennai can easily travel to Salem by train because the entire journey is for 4.5 hours. Overall there are 182 weekly trains from Chennai to Salem. Some of the trains that originate from Chennai are-
- Trivandrum Mail
- Coimbatore Express
- Nagercoil Express
- Ernakulum Express
- Kochuveli Express
- Madgaon Express
- Nilagiri Express
- Trivandrum Express
- Alleppey Express
- Mangalore Mail
- Mangalore Express
Coimbatore Express | Image Source : Youtube.com
Chennai Central Nagercoil Junction Express
- Cheran Express
- Mangalore Express
- Kovai Express
- Trivandrum Express
- Coimbatore Express
- Velankanni Express
- Coimbatore Express
- Palani Express
- Madgaon Express
- Nagercoil Express
- West Coast Express
Chennai Central Coimbatore Junction Express
- Palani Express
- West Coast Express
- Yercaud Express
- Nagercoil Express
- Yercaud Express
- Coimbatore Express
- Coimbatore Express
- Chennai Egmore Salem Express
Some of the trains that pass through Chennai are-
- Shatabdi Express
- Tirunelveli Express
- Mumbai Cst Chennai Express
- Nagercoil Express
- Guwahati Kcvl Express
- Dibrugarh Kcvl Special
- Jaipur Coimbatore Junction Superfast Express
- Chandigarh Madurai Junction Superfast Express
- Dehradun Madurai Junction Superfast Express
- Bangalore Express
Patna Junction Eranakulam Junction Express
- Shalimar Tvc Express
- Korba Tvc Express
- Shalimar Tvc Superfast Express
- Ahilyanagari Express
- Rapti Sagar Express
- Rapti Sagar Express
- Korba Tvc Express
- Guwahati Tvc Express
- Guwahati Tvc Express
- Dhanbad Junction Alappuzha E
- Tatanagar Junction Allp Express
There are also other trains that are available. You can go through the train reservation updates and ticketing policies through the online railway reservation portals.