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253 of 253 temples. Distances are from Chennai.
The ten nearest, closest first.
Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 3.3 km
Deity: Venkatakrishnan (Parthasarathy) with the arrow scars on his face
Timings: 5.30 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm
Chennai’s oldest temple, the charioteer of the Gita with no weapon in his hand. Vaikunta Ekadasi and the Chithirai Brahmotsavam are its days.
Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 5.6 km
Deity: Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal, with the peacock shrine
Timings: 5.30 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm
Where Parvathi worshipped as a peahen, and Sambandar brought a girl back from a pot of ash. The Panguni Peruvizha and Arupathimoovar are its festivals.
Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 7.3 km
Deity: Murugan as Vadapalani Andavar
Timings: 5.30 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm
Chennai’s Palani, and the city’s busiest wedding mandapam. Thaipusam and Panguni Uthiram are its festivals; visited for marriage and for Sevvai dosham.
Thiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 9.5 km
Deity: Adipureeswarar and Vadivudai Amman with Thyagaraja
Timings: 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm
The northern gate temple of Chennai, sung by all three Saiva saints. Panguni Uthiram and the Aadi festival are its days; visited for marriage and for family peace.
Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 14.8 km
Deity: Masilamaniswarar with Kodiyidai Nayaki
Timings: 6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm
Where the linga rose under a jasmine bush and bled when struck by a plough. Visited for relief from a wound or a chronic complaint.
Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 18.2 km
Deity: Adi Kamakshi and Kamakshi, standing on the pancha agni penance
Timings: 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm
Where Kamakshi stood on one toe in the five fires for Sivan, which is why it is the Chennai temple for a marriage that will not fix. Fridays in Aadi and Thai are its days; lamps of ghee are lit in the Adi Kamakshi shrine.
Thiruverkadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 18.4 km
Deity: Devi Karumariamman in her three forms
Timings: 5.30 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm
Chennai’s Amman for a vow: the Sunday and Friday abhishekams and the Aadi festival fill the streets. Visited for health, for marriage and where Rahu is afflicted.
Thiruneermalai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 20.2 km
Deity: Neervanna Perumal below and Ranganathar on the hill, in four postures
Timings: 6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm
The one Divya Desam with the Perumal standing, sitting, reclining and walking. Visited on Saturdays in Purattasi and at the Brahmotsavam in Masi.
Kundrathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 21.9 km
Deity: Shanmuganathar (Murugan) on the hill
Timings: 6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm
The birthplace of Sekkizhar, who wrote the Periya Puranam, with the Murugan shrine on the hill above. Krithikai days are its days.
Thiruporur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu · 37.7 km
Deity: Kandaswamy (Murugan) of the battlefield
Timings: 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm
Rebuilt by Chidambara Swamigal, with the Vallakottai hills behind. Skanda Sashti and Krithikai are its days; visited for Sevvai and for a delayed marriage.
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