Sri Kalahastiswarar Temple, ஶ்ரீ காளஹஸ்தீஸ்வரர் கோயில், செவ்வாப்பேட்டை/ Sevvapet, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Kalahasthiswarar Temple at Sevvapet was part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temples Visit, in Tiruvallur District” on 12^th April 2026.

Moolavar  : Sri Kalahastiswarar

Consort    : Sri Gnanaprasunnambigai

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east, with an entrance from the south, the old entrance. Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam, and Rishabam are on the east side of the temple. Dwarapalakas are at the east side entrance. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Utsavars are in the antarala. Moolavar is on a round avudaiyar. In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.

In the praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas, Bairavar, Nagars with Vinayagar, and Anjaneyar.

Ambal is in a separate shrine that faces south in the ardha mandapam. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.

 Arumugar has 6 heads and 12 hands

ARCHITECTURE

The total temple was constructed with cement concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala / ardha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. The temple was constructed in a Gajaprishta Vimana style from greevam to sigaram. The sanctum sanctorum is square in shape on an upanam and adhistanam with Jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts from pattikai without vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahmakantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The vimanam above the prastaram is with one tala, greevam, and sigaram. Stucco images of  Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtams.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It was said that the Shiva Lingam was worshipped under a thatched shed, without any formal structure. Thinking that a Pallava-period, i.e., 8th- to 9th-century Shiva Temple existed in the same place, the new temple was constructed in the Gajaprishta Vimana Style. Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted recently.

The temple had both dry and wet lands, and details are inscribed on the entrance wall, with survey numbers. It is said that efforts are underway to retrieve the lands. The inscription records as follows…

The trust deed for the administration of this temple is registered at the Tiruvellore Sub-Registrar’s office on the 10^th October 1907. As document No 2514.

Signed by C. Yetherajooloo Naidu.

Dated April 1911.

Another Telugu and Tamil inscription records the endowment of  a Choultry, run by the Arcot Cotah Kothandaraswamy Naidoo’s Charity Choultry, Sevvapet.

Endowments of the said choultry.

1. Properties described in a deed of trust executed by Cotah Yetherajooloo  Naidoo and Cotah Varadappa Naidoo in favour of Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo and Cotah Varadappa Naidoo as Trustees, bearing 16^th September 1914 and registered in the office of the Registrar of Madras and Chincleput as No 2552 in book 1, Volume 562, Pages 241 to 244 on the 18^th September 1914.
2. Properties described in a deed of trust executed by Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo in favour of Cotah Yetherajooloo Naidoo, Cotah Varadappa Naidoo, Janapala GajapathyRamaswamy Naidoo, and Motharapa Venucopaul Naidoo, as Trustees, bearing 16^th September 1914 and registered in the office of the Registrar of Madras and Chincleput as No. 2551 in book -1, Volume 565, pages 231 to 234 on the 18^th September 1914.
3. The properties/ Lands details are given in Schedules 1 and 2.

LEGENDS

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Pournami, Amavasya, Kiruthigai, Sankadahara Chaturthi, Panguni uthiram with thirukalyana utsavam, Thaipoosam, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The moring Pooja timings are 08.00 hrs to 09.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The archakars V D Mohan’s mobile number +919840813056 and Balaji’s mobile number +919865407098 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on the main road, Pattabiram to Tiruvallur, about 11 km from Pattabiram, 9 km from Tiruvallur, and 33 km from Koyambedu.

The nearest Railway Station is Tiruvallur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Thaduthaaleeswarar Sivan Temple / ஸ்ரீதடுத்தாலீஸ்வரர் சிவன் கோயில், Thandalam, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Thaduthaaleeswarar Temple at Thandalam was part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temples Visit, in Tiruvallur District” on 12^th April 2026.

Moolavar  : Sri Thaduthaaleeswarar

Consort    : Sri Kamakshi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance arch on the south side. Nagars with Vinayagar under a peepal tree and Navagrahas are after the main entrance. A stucco image of Shiva with Parvati as Rishabaroodar is on the top of the entrance to the temple. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the entrance to the temple. Vinayagar and Murugan sannidhis are at the entrance of the temple. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is Swayambhu, Theenda Thirumeni, a little short of a round avudaiyar. A balipeedam and a small Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. In the koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.

Another Swayambhu Shiva Lingam called Theenda Thirumeneeswarar, on a square avudaiyar, is in a separate Sannidhi. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the shrine. Vinayagar and Murugan are on either side of the sanctum sanctorum. This sannidhi is believed to be the jeeva samadhi of a Siddhar.  

In praharam, Nalvar, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Suryan, Chandran, Nagars,  Bairavar (Bairavar looking up), and Chandikeswarar.

Ambal Sri Kamakshi is in a separate Sannidhi. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. A mangalyam is on the chest of Sri Kamakshi.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple was built with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, the ardha mandapam, and a mukha mandapam. The adhistanam does not conform to any temple architecture. A brick two-tala, greevam, and a vesara sigaram are on the prastaram desam. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

Even though the temple authorities claim that this is a 1000 – 1500-year-old temple, no evidence has been found. Only 18^th to 19th-century inscriptions are found. The present structure may be 300 - 400 years old.

Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted recently.

LEGENDS

Since a mangalayam is on the chest of Sri Kamakshi, devotees worship Ambal to get rid of Mangalya dosha and marriage obstacles.

According to the legend, Sri Valli wants to marry Murugan and does penance for him. Since Murugan didn’t come, she thought of ending her life by jumping into the fire. Shiva stopped her, and marriage was conducted to Murugan with Sri Valli. Since Shiva stopped Valli from ending her life, Shiva is called Thaduthaleeswarar.

As per the hearsay, a Siddhar attained Jeeva Samadhi at this place, and a Shiva Lingam was installed on the Jeeva Samadhi.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from oru kala poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri days, Pournami, Amavasya, Kiruthikai, etc. Since Moolavar is Theenda Thirumeni, the priests do not touch the Shiva Lingam.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open from 09.30 hrs to 18.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The temple priest Kumar may be contacted on his mobile +919894657112 for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Thandalam is on the Kilanur Highway Junction to Tiruvur – Keelanur Road.

The temple is about 5 km from Kilanur Highway Junction, 4 km from Sirukadal, and 12.8 km from Tiruvallur Railway Station.

The nearest Railway Station is Tiruvallur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Sri Velleeswarar Temple/ Shiva Vishnu Temple/ சிவா விஷ்ணு கோவில், வெள்ளியூர்/ Velliyur, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Velleeswarar Temple at Velliyur was part of “Gajaprishta Vimana Temples Visit, in Tiruvallur District” on 12^th April 2026.

Moolavar  : Sri Velleeswarar

Consort    : Sri Vedanayaki

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance from the south. The 3-tier Rajagopuram is on 4 pillars abutting the open mukha mandapam. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is on a square avudaiyar. Utsavars are in the antarala. In koshtam, Vinayagar. Dakshinamurthy with his consort, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai.

In the praharam, Selva Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Sri Vedanayagi, Maha Lakshmi, Sri Sita, Rama, Lakshmana, and Anjaneyar, Sudarsana Chakra with Narasimhar on the back, Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (In koshtam Lakshmi Hayagreevar, Lakshmi Narasimhar, and Lakshmi Varahar), Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas, Gayathri, Saraswati, Garudan, Veerabhadra, and Anjaneyar.

Ambal is in a separate temple that faces east. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.

Dakshinamurthy with his consort

Dakshinamurthy with his consort

Brahma in a sitting posture

Durga - Gayathri

ARCHITECTURE

The total temple was constructed with cement concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala / ardha mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. The temple was constructed in a Gajaprishta Vimanam style from adhistanam to sigaram. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam and adhistanam with Jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts from pattikai without vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahmakantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The vimanam above the prastaram consists of an upari tala, greevam, and sigaram. Stucco images of siddhars are in the upari talam. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtams. 

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It was said that the Shiva Lingam was worshipped without any formal structure, along with a Siddhar’s Jeeva Samadhi. It was said that a Shiva Temple had existed in the same place since the Pallava period, ie, 8^th to 9^th century. So the new temple was constructed in Gajaprishta Vimana style, and Maha kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 05^th July 2017.

LEGENDS

It is believed that Shiva of this temple was worshipped by a Mouna Siddhar, whose identity details are not known. His Jeeva Samadhi is in front of the temple.

As per hearsay, there is a Cobra snake inside the sanctum sanctorum. Devotees believe that siddhars worship Shiva in the form of a snake. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri days, and all important functions.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs. 

CONTACT DETAILS

Gurukkal Manikandan may be contacted on his mobile number +917502660488 for further details.

HOW TO REACH

The temple at Velliyur is on the Tamaraipakkam to Tiruvallur Main Road, 2 km from Tamaraipakkam, 20 km from Tiruvallur, and 22 km from Redhills.

The nearest Railway Station is Tiruvallur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple 

Sri Venkatesa Perumal  

Navagrahas

Mouna Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi is in front of the temple. A Shiva Lingam is installed on the Jeeva Samadhi.

Mouna Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi

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Arulmigu Anbil Mariamman Temple/ அருள்மிகு அன்பில் மாரியம்மன் கோவில், Keelanbil, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Anbil Mariamman Temple at Anbil, Tiruchirappalli District was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and Buddhist Temples Visit in Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli Districts”, from 8^th to 10^th April 2026.

Moolavar: Sri Mariamman

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with a Trishul, Simha vahanam, and balipeedam. The stucco image of Amman is on the top of the mukha mandapam. The Goddess Mariamman is in a sitting posture with ashtabhujas, holding various weapons.

ARCHITECTURE

The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, the ardha mandapam and the maha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is rectangular in shape. A salakara vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. The sanctum sanctorum vimanam was constructed in stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The adhistanam is of pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with vettu pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The brick salakara one-tier vimanam, greevam, and sigaram are above the bhumidesam.

The mukha mandapam was constructed with cement concrete in recent years.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

Anbil Maha Mariamman temple may be from the later Chozha period, about 700 years old. Originally, the Goddess Amman was under a neem tree, and later the temple was constructed. The front mandapam was built in recent years.

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in February 2020. 

LEGENDS

As per the legends, when there was a flood in the Kollidam, the Goddess Mariamman saved the village of Anbil from the flood. Hence, people worship Mariamman as the Kaval Theivam of this village.

It is believed that the Goddess Mariamman will cure chicken pox. So devotees used to stay in the temple itself along with the child affected by the chicken pox.  

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Fridays, Sundays, Amavasya days, Pournami days, Tamil New Year days, Adi Month Fridays, Vaikasi, Ani, Panguni auspicious days, etc.

Devotees pray to Goddess Mariamman for a child boon and get a cure for chicken pox, etc.  

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs and from 16.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

This temple is about 8 km from Lalgudi, 34 km from Tiruchirappalli, 41 km from Thanjavur, and 67 km from Kumbakonam.

The nearest Railway Station is Lalgudi.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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