Thiruvallur

Thiruvallur ( Thiruevvul )

Thiruvallur town is located around 50 kms from chennai, Tamil Nadu. It comes on the way between Chennai and Thirupathi Highway.

Thiruvallur - Sri Veeraraghava Swamy Temple  

Thiruevvul, also called Thiruvallur has a famous vishnu temple. The Moolavar (deity) here is Lord Veeraraghava Perumal with his Thayaar (consort) Kanakavalli . It is one of the 108 Divya desam. The Lord here is in reclining posture on Sesha facing east and his right hand blessing the devotee. Lord Brahma is also seen meditating on a lotus from the Lord's navel. Here, the Lord married Vasumathi the daughter of a king Dharmasena.  The temple is under the administration of Ahobila Mutt.

  It has five tiered Rajagopuram (main gate). It was built by Pallavas. There are separate shrines for Kanakavalli, Ganesha, Alwars, Gajalakshmi Thayaar, Gopalan, NammAzhwar, ChakrattAzhwar, Andal, Vedanta Desikan, Ramanujacharyar, and Lakshmi Narasimhar.

Tiruvallur - Sri Veeraraghava Swamy Temple
Main Deity	Lord Vishnu
Name	Sri Veeraraghava Swami (Vaidhya Veera Raghava Swami)
Goddess Name	Kanakavalli Thayaar (Vasumathi)
Location	Tiruvallur
Other names	Thiruevvul
Significance	Praised by Thiru Mangai Alwar & Thirumazhisai Alwar, 108 Divya Desam,
Ancient	1000 - 2000 years old
Temple Tank	Hritabhanasini Pushkarni
Travel Base	Chennai

Thiruvallur  - Theertheswarar Temple

The Theertheswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Theertheswarar (தீர்த்தீஸ்வரர்) and Divine Mother Shakti as Tripurasundari Ambal. The temple is located very near to Sri Veeraraghava Swamy Temple.

How to Reach : The temples are situated, 3 miles away from Thiruvallore Railway Station, which is in between Chennai to Arakkonam Railway lane. Plenty of bus facility available from Chennai. 

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