Swamimalai Swaminathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god #Murugan. It is located in #Swamimalai, 5 km from #Kumbakonam, on the banks of a tributary of #RiverKaveri in #Thanjavur District, 250 km from Chennai, the capital of #TamilNadu, India. The temple is second abode of Murugan among six (Arupadaiveedugal). The shrine of the presiding deity, #Swaminathaswamy is located atop a 60 ft (18 m) hillock and the shrine of his mother Meenakshi (Parvathi) and father Shiva (Sundareswarar) is located downhill. The temple has three gopuram (gateway towers), three precincts and sixty steps and each one is named after the sixty Tamil years. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and three yearly festivals on its calendar. The annual Vaikasi Visagam festival is attended by thousands of devotees from far and near. #SwamimalaiSwaminathaswamyTemple