page_title: Tiruvallur
section_title: Places of worship
hierarchical_section_title: Tiruvallur / Places of worship
caption_attribution_description: English: Temple and Tank at Trivaloor, South India (April 1848, p.36, V)
context_page_description: Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Cooum river about 46 km from downtown Chennai and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur district. The city has less dense population spread all over with large area.
  The city is known for the Veera Raghavar temple, one of the 108 sacred shrines of Vaishnavites. The tank festival is held at a pond near this temple. A Siva temple near this shrine which is popular among the locals. There is also a 40-foot tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone.
  Poondi reservoir, from which drinking water is drawn to Chennai city, is about 9 km from Tiruvallur. The neighborhood is served by Tiruvallur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. As of 2016, the city had a population of 176,435. It is one of the fast-developing suburbs of Chennai.
context_section_description: Veera Raghavar temple – a place of worship for Lord Vishnu as Veera Raghavar, an aspect of the deity known for curing abilities. In this temple people offer symbols, small metal sheets with a specific anatomical organ engraved, as a request to cure the illness or problems associated with that organ.
  Sri Arulmigu Poongavanaththamman Angaala Parameswari Amman Temple - Famous For Amman Temple Near To Raamaapuram, Putlur, Thiruvallur
  Sri maha ruthra kali amman Temple – behind the town bus stand, VS Nager, Tiruvallur Town
  Sri Prathiyangira Devi Temple – next to A B S Vidhya Mandhir School, Tiruvallur
  Thiruvallur Jamia Masjid – Mohamad Ali Street, MGM Nagar, Tiruvallur
  Masjide Fathah – Pathiyal Pettai, Pungathur, SP Nagar, Tiruvallur
  Sri Shiva – a Vishnu Temple in Poonganagar, about 2.5 km (2 mi) from Thirvallur town. Both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu (as Sri Pushavaneshwarar and Sri Jalanarayanar idols) are represented here. The Jala Narayanar is a smaller replica of the Budhanilkantha Temple in Nepal.
  Dhakshinamurthy Temple and Sri Nageshwari Devalaym temples – located nearby in Kakkalur Village.
  Sri Mangaleeswarar with Magaleeswari temple – a Siva temple located at Manavala Nagar, known for the sun worship at the next day of Maha sivaratri.
  Hanuman Temple at Kakkalur – 3 km (2 mi) from Tiruvallur, this village temple has a 12-metre (40 ft) green monolithic granite murti of Lord Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman (a.k.a. Panchamukhi Hanuman).
  Temple for Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman – at Periakuppam, Thiruvallur, this 10-metre-tall (32 ft) statue is made of a single piece of green granite which was brought from Hassan in Karnataka.
  Shiva temple in Manavala Nagar (Ondikuppam village) – known for Gangai Naatha swami with neeri nilai naayagai kovil. Moondram pirai sathalam 1.5 km (1 mi) towards Poonamali from the Thiruvallur railway station.
  CSI Goudie Memorial Church – a very prominent church built on memorial of Rev. William Goudie in November 1927. Governor of Madras opened the Church with a Silver Key, in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
  CSI Victorious Cross Church - The Church formed by the CSI Goudie Memorial Church
  St.Francis De Sale Church – a Catholic church, also called St. Annes' Convent, which is the school in the same parish.
  Miracle AG Church – an Assemblies of God church
  Shalom Cathedral – at Kakklur sali, Tiruvallur Town
caption: Temple and Tank at Trivaloor, South India (1848)[9]
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