Veera Raghava Perumal – tiruvallur

Moolavar : Veera Raghava Perumal – Evvulkidandhan

About the temple

 The temple is one among the 108 divya desams of vaishnavas and a part of tondai naadu divyadesams. Amavasya days are believed to be auspicious for visiting this temple.

The presiding deity Veera raghava perumal is in a reclining position in the temple. The lord’s right hand is positioned on Salihothra Munivar’s head while the left hand is in the Gyana Mudra position indicating the teaching of the four Vedas to the Lord Brahma

Tiruvallur is on the Chennai Tirupati highway. A diversion takes you to the temple.

Nearest Rail Head- Tiruvallur
Nearest Air Head- Chennai



Share autos are the common mode of transport to the temple, although Public transport buses are also there connecting the bus stand and railway station. The temple is close to the bus stand.


The Lord’s abhishekam is performed only with sandalwood oil.

Salt and pepper offered to the god is believed to cure diseases and restore good health to the devotee. Small metal form of parts of body and other symbols are available in the nearby shops and these are put in the hundial by devotees for curing particular disease. This sthala is also believed to bless people with putra Santana. The lord is popularly known as Vaidhya Veeraraghava Perumal.

The temple is open from 6.30 am to 12 noon in the mornings and from 4 pm to 8 pm in the evenings.

The Veeraraghava Perumal Temple in Thiruvallur, Chennai suburb is one of the Divya Desams in Tamil Nadu. It is said that Sri Vishnu came to sage Salihotra in the guise of an old Brahmin and asked for food and shelter. Sage Salihotra who just completed his penance by silently fasting for one full year (after taking bath in the Hrittapanasini tank of the temple), gave away all his food for the Brahmin to eat and his hut for the Brahmin to sleep. In this way, sage Salihotra gave away everything to Sri Narayana and conveyed the message of complete surrender to Sri Vishnu.

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