Tiruvallur

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Tiruvallur is a district in the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Understand

Tiruvallur is famous for its temples.

Get in

Tiruvallur lies 44 kilometres west of Chennai and is well connected by trains and busses.

By Rail

There are many local trains from the Chennai Central Suburban station and some trains from Chennai Beach station to Tiruvallur.

By Road

The government-run busses to Tiruttani and Tirupathi (Routes : 97 series and 101) connect Tiruvallur from Chennai.

Get around

See

  • Situated in the heart of the city is the Sri Vaidhya Veeraraghava Swami Temple. The lord is considered as a form of Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism.
  • The 40 foot tall statue of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman. This statue is made of a single piece of green granite that was brought from Hassan in Karnataka. It is an architectural delight, and an important religious monument.


  • The Veeraraghava Perumal temple pool is said to be the second largest in South India.

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External links

www.panchamukha.org - Website of the Sri Hanuman Ashram in Tiruvallur which houses the tallest Hanuman statue.

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