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Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu · 9.4814°, 78.8986°
A shore shrine at Devipattinam on the Ramanathapuram coast where nine stones set in the shallow sea are worshipped as the Navagrahas, the nine planetary deities. Worshippers reach them from the beach when the tide is low.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Rama is said to have installed the nine planets here with his own hands, shaping them from the clay of the shore, as part of the worship he offered before crossing to Lanka.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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