Veeraraghava Swamy Temple
Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
Veeraraghava Swamy Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, located in Tiruvallur, Chennai Metropolitan City, an area and headquarters in Tiruvallur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is counted as one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu is worshipped as Veeraraghava Perumal, and his consort Lakshmi as Kanakavalli Thayar.
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Where it is
Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tiruvallur railway station (TRL), about 4 km by road.
- By air: Chennai International Airport (MAA), about 41 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Tiruttani – Tiruttani (Malaikoil), Tiruvallur district (about 41 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 50 km)
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 50 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 51 km)
- Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple – North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai (about 51 km)
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