Sri Shiva Nandeeswarar temple - Tirukandalam ( Tiruvallur)

                 தென்னாடுடைய சிவனே போற்றி
                 எந்நாட்டவர்க்கும் இறைவா போற்றி

Moolavar	Shiva Nandeeswarar
Urchavar	Somaskandar
Amman / Thayar	Anandavalli
Thala Virutcham	Kalli
Theertham	Nandi Theertham
Agamam / Pooja	Shivagama
Old year	1000-2000 years old
Historical Name	Tirukallil
City	Tirukandalam
District	Tiruvallur
State	Tamil Nadu

Temple's Speciality:

Lord Shiva appears in the temple as ‘Shakti Dakshinamurthy’ in separate shrine. He is holding the Nectar Pot and the palm leaves in His left hands embracing Mother. Sage Brugu is nearby worshipping the Lord.

Singers
In his Thevaram hymn, saint Tirugnanasambandar describes the mastery of Lord Shiva as a singer, dancer and wearing serpent ornaments.  Yet He holds a begging bowl and resides in a Kalli forest praised by devotee scholars.   This is the 18th Shiva temple in Thondai Mandalam region praised in Thevaram hymns.
 

Temple History:

The ground level of north went deeply down due to the weight of the crowd gathered to witness the wedding Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathi.  Lord Shiva asked sage Agasthya to go to south to balance the earth level equally.  Sage Agasthya implored the Lord that He should grant him the wedding darshan at any place he asks for. The sage was relaxing at Tirupalaivanam.  Lord appeared in the dream of the sage and showed this place.  Lord Shiva granted not only His wedding darshan but also the Somaskanda darshan along with Lord Muruga.  Agasthya prayed to Lord that this darshan should ever be available to all devotees.  Granting the boon to Sage Agasthya, Lord Shiva rose from here as Swayambu Linga and assumed the name Shiva Nandi Eeswara.


General Information:

Lord Vinayaka of the temple is praised as Sundara Vinayaka.  The Vimana-tower above the sanctum sanctorum is known as Gajabrushta Vimana.

Opening Time:
The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Address
Sri Shiva Nandeeswarar Temple, Tirukallil, Tirukandalam-601 103, Oothukottai Taluk, Tiruvallur district.

Phone
+91-44 - 2762 9144. +91- 99412 22814


Location :
Kannikaiper is 36 km from Chennai on Periapalayam route. The temple is 4 km from Kannikaiper. Autos or cabs can be hired from here to reach the temple. Kannikaiper can be reached from Tiruvallur also via Periapalayam.

Near By Railway Station :
Tiruvallur
 

     

Sri Manikandeeswarar temple - Tirumarperu

                 தென்னாடுடைய சிவனே போற்றி
                 எந்நாட்டவர்க்கும் இறைவா போற்றி

Moolavar	Manikandeeswarar
Urchavar	-
Amman / Thayar	Anjanakshi
Thala Virutcham	Vilwa
Theertham	Chakkara Theertham
Agamam / Pooja	-
Old year	1000-2000 years old
Historical Name	Harichakkarapuram, Tirumalperu
City	Tirumarperu
District	Vellore
State	Tamil Nadu

Temple's Speciality

The presiding deity-Moola Linga is made of sand by Mother Parvathi on the banks of Virudaseera River. To avoid dissolution of the sand Linga during abishek, it is covered by a copper pot. Lord Vishnu as Senthamarai Kanna Perumal is near Lord Shiva in a worshipping form. Adhikara Nandhi is in standing form before Lord. Though a Shiva temple, as Lord Vishnu worshipped here, Garuda Seva is celebrated during the Brahmmotsavam festival.

 
Opening Time

The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Address
Sri Manikandeeswarar Temple, Tirumalpur – 631 053, Tirumarperu, Vellore district.  

Phone
91 4177 248 220, 93454 49339

General Information:
The temple covers an area of 1.20 acre with compound walls, two prakaras-corridors and a Rajagopuram facing east.  Chakkara Theertham is before the temple.  Lord’s shrine is facing east and that of Mother the south.  There are shrines of Lords Vinayaka, Chidambareswarar, Somaskandar, Muruga, Chandikeswara, Nataraja and Mother Gajalakshmi in the prakara.   

Temple History:
Lord Vishnu applied His discuss on Sage Thatheesi for a king named Kuban.  When the discus touched the divine body of the sage, it lost is sharpness.  Worried Lord Vishnu consulted with Devas and came to know that Lord Shiva has the Sudharsana discus which he created to destroy demon Chalandarasura.  Lord Vishnu came to this place and worshipped Lord Shiva with thousand flowers a day.  To test the determination of Vishnu, Lord Shiva caused shortage of one flower.  To make up the shortage, Lord Vishnu immediately plucked his eye and offered it in the puja.  Pleased with his determination, Lord Shiva restored His eye saying that “as you offered your eye for a lotus flower, you will have the eye with lotus beauty and you will be known as Padmashan.  Lord Shiva also gave His discus to Vishnu.  Lord Shiva further added that those who chanted his 1000 names or a few of them chanted by Lord Vishnu would be blessed with salvation.  Lord Vishnu prayed to Lord Shiva that the benefit of praying in many temples should be granted to the devotees who pray here.  Lord Shiva assured the boon to Lord Vishnu

Location :
The temple can be reached by bus from Kancheepuram running via Panambakkam (22 km) to Arcot. Those coming from Chennai should take Kancheepuram bus running via Arakonam and get down at Tirumalpur stop.

Near By Railway Station :
Kancheepuram, Arakonam.

Near By Airport :  
Chennai