page_title: Vedapureeswarar temple, Thiruverkadu
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Vedapureeswarar temple, Thiruverkadu / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Vedapureeswar temple, Thiruverkadu
context_page_description: Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thiruverkadu, a Municipality in Tiruvallur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapureeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Balambigai. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
  The temple complex covers two acres and it houses two gateway towers known as gopurams, each facing the Vedapureeswarar and Balambigai shrine. The temple has a number of shrines, with those of Vedapureeswarar and his consort Balambigai being the most prominent.
  The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and four yearly festivals on its calendar. The Brahmotsavam festival is celebrated during the day of the Magam is the most prominent festival. The temple was reconstructed in 1973 under the technical guidance of G.Yegneswaran with the blessings of Shri Ramadoss swamiji.
context_section_description: This temple is situated 27 km from Chennai in Thiruverkadu, a municipality in Tiruvallur district. The nearest railway station is at Avadi  and the nearest airport is Chennai International Airport. The Shiva temple at Thiruverkadu is spread over an area of 1.5 acres (6,100 m²). The main rajagopuram is on the east side with seven tiers. The temple tank is located outside the main entrance. Inside the temple, there are two corridors. At the main entrance, the sculptures of Ganapathy and Muruga can be found on both the sides. The main shrine accommodates the image of Shiva known as Vedapureeswarar and the Ambal his consort is known as Balambigai. Like the Shiva temples in Thondai Nadu, the sanctum houses ligam and the images of Shiva and Parvathi in wedding posture. There is a separate shrine for Balambigai to the right of Vedapureeswarar's sanctum. The first precinct on the four sides of the sanctum sancotrum are decorated with the images of Nayanmars, Murugan Sannadhi in the northwest and Durga Sannadhi on the northeast.
caption: The gateway tower of the temple
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