Sri Thiruvalleswarar Temple in Thiruvalidayam, Chennai, Tamilnadu

SRI THIRUVALLESWARAR TEMPLE

Thiruvalidayam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

God

Sri Thiruvalleswarar Temple main deity is Sri Valithaya Nathar or Sri Valleeswarar. Here lord is an incarnation of Lord Shiva and faces East.

Interesting Facts

Lord Vinayakar’s wedding with Kamalai and Valli took place here.
This temple is considered as one of the Guru Parihara sthalams

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (42°C during day and 30°C during night)Average - May (33.7 °C during the day and 28 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (26 °C during day and 21 °C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Anna Nagar West Bus Depot	2.4 KM	18004194287
Korattur Railway Station	5.5 KM	139
Chennai International Airport	18.2 KM	044-22560551

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Korattur Railway Station	5.5 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Chennai International Airport	18.2 KM	044-22560551

Architecture

Sri Thiruvalleswarar Temple faces East and has a 3-tiered main tower (Rajagopuram). The Vimanam (roof tower) of the sanctum sanctorum has been constructed according to the Gaja Brishtam style of architecture.The temple walls has two corridors and The walls of the inner Prakaram walls are about 10 feet high and the pillars of this temple have beautiful reliefs depicting many gods from the Hindu mythology. These include carvings of Lords Natarajar, Murugan, Kothandaramar, Machavathara Moorthy and Koormavadhara Moorthy. The temple Koneru is named as Baradwaja Theertham.

Religious Significance

LEGEND 1 : According to the legend, Lord Brahma's two daughters - Kamalai and Vimalai wished to marry Lord Shiva. Knowing that their wish is very difficult to be fulfilled, Lord Brahma sent them to worship Lord Shiva on the banks of river Paalaru. Lord Shiva was pleased with their penance and appeared before them. He told them that it was not possible for him to marry them as he was already married to Goddess Parvathi. He further advised them to marry Lord Vinayakar instead. Heading to Lord Shiva’s wishes, they married Lord Vinayakar in this place as soon as he returned after conquering the demon king Gajamukasuran.

LEGEND 2 : Another legend is associated with this place dates back to the time of Mahabharatha. It is believed that Sage Bharadwaj (Dhronachariyar’s father), had visited this temple. It is believed that once Sage Bharadwaj had been cursed to take the form of a bird. He visited many Shiva temples and worship the lord to seek relief from this curse. Finally, he is believed to have reached this place, created a well (Bharadwaja Theertham), worshipped Lord Shiva here and got his curse lifted. The name Thiru Valithayam comes from “Valiyan” – a black bird in Tamil and “Thiru” is a respectful prefix. Hence, the lord here is also praised as Sri Valithaya Nathar.

Saint Arunagirinadhar has sung Thirupugazh hymns for Lord Muruga here. Thiruvalithayam is mentioned in the Arutpa of Ramalinga Swamigal. This ancient temple is believed to have been constructed by Chola kings.

History

It is believed that Lords Indra, Mahavishnu, Ram, Hanuman, Lov, Kush, Manmadan, Sugreeva, Sage Agasthiar, Sage Bharadwaj, Yama, Vayu, Agni, Sun and Moon have worshiped the lord here. It is believed that Planet Jupiter (Brahaspathi /Guru Bhagwan) worshipped Lord Shiva here and got relieved of his sins.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	05:00 AM - 12:00 PM	04:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757