Imuktheeswarar Temple, Periyapalayam, Thiruvallur
Imuktheeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Lord Shiva located at Moongilpattu in Periyapalayam in Thiruvallur District of
Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Imuktheeswarar / Agastheeswarar and
Mother is called as Annapoorani. This temple lies on the banks of Arani river
and other side of the river bank famous Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman Temple
located.
Legends
Imuktheeswarar:
Since Pancha Bhoota Prithvi, Appu, Theyu, Vayu,
Agayam are worshipped the lord here, so lord Siva is called as Imuktheeswarar.
Agastheeswarar:
Lord Shiva of this Temple was worshipped by Sage
Agasthiar and hence he is called as Agastheeswarar.
Sage Valmiki worshipped Lord Shiva here:
It is believed that Sage Valmiki stayed here and
worshipped the Lord Shiva.
The
Temple
This is a west facing temple with a 3 tier
Rajagopuram on the west. Presiding Deity is called as Imuktheeswarar /
Agastheeswarar and is facing west. Mother is called as Annapoorani. There are
shrines of Navagrahas, Vinayaga, Ayyappa, Srinivasa Perumal, Lord Murugan
with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Saneeswara, Bairavar, Veerabhadra, Suryan
and Chandran in the Temple premises.
Connectivity
The Temple is located close to Periyapalayam Bus
Terminus. The Temple is located at about 750 meters from Periyapalayam Bhavani
Amman Temple, 17 Kms from Kavaraippettai Railway Station, 20 Kms from Ponneri, 25
Kms from Redhills, 14 Kms from Thamaraipakkam, 32 Kms from Thiruvallur, 40 Kms
from Chennai and 53 Kms from Chennai Airport. The Temple is situated in Chennai
- Kolkata Highway. The temple is situated on the banks of the Arani river.
Before turning to cross the bridge, the small entrance can be seen on the left
of the road. Buses ply to Periyapalayam from Ambattur (563), T Nagar (592, 547),
CMBT (514, 514x, 92), Thiruvallur (505A) etc. Also, it is well connected
from Redhills and Ponneri.
