Kailasanathar Temple Thiruporur — Attraction in Tiruporur

Thiruporur Shiva Temple is located at the top of Pranava Malai Hills. It is unusual that Shiva Temple is on the top of the hill and Murugan temple is at the base. Presiding Deity is called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called as Balambigai. Moolavar and Ambal are facing east and Ambal is on the left side of Moolavar. Entrance to the temple is from south Side. Vinayagar, Dhakshinamoorthy, Lingothbhavar, Brahma and Durgai are found in the Koshtams. Chidambaram Swamigal Photo, Kasi Viswanathar Shrine, Bairavar Shrine, Suryan Shrine, Veerabadhrar Shrine are found in the Prakaram. Shrines of Vinayagar, Navagrahas and Vallalar are at the end of the steps. It was believed that there was an underground passage from this temple to Murugan temple, which was used by Srimath Chidambaram Swamigal for Sri Murugan’s Dharshan. Thiruporur Shiva Temple is located in Thiruporur, Chennai suburb. The temple is around 1 km away from the Thiruporur bus terminus. On the way to thiruporur Murugan temple. Thiruporur is well connected to Chennai city by bus. It is 46 km from Chennai on the Old Mahabalipuram road (OMR or IT corridor). Mahabalipuram is 16 Km away from Thiruporur. Thiruporur is also connected to Chengalpet by road. Nearest Railway Station is located at Chengalpet and Nearest Airport is...

A very old ancient Shiva temple, with lot of unique features, situated on top of a small hill. The most important being, a Shiva temple on top of the hill, when near by Lord Muruga is on the plain.

Lot of neem tree grows here, even though this is a hill.

Even before Tiruvannamalai, people are doing Girivalam around this hill.

A secret passage was there from this temple to the ashram of Sri.Chidambara Swamigal at the base of the hill, which has been closed now.

A east facing temple, with both the Lord and the Goddess in separate shrines facing east. No rajagopuram, kodimaram present outside the temple complex.

Lord Name : Kailasanathar. Ambal Name: Balaambigai.

The steps are not that tedious to climb, but still one has to be careful, since they are some what jagged edges here and there. Definitely worth the climb. The view from the top is really beautiful and nice.

The temple is maintained by the Thiruporur Murugan temple authorities. The temple has a close relationship with the murugan temple at the foot hill, since the idols of this temples are kept in the murugan temple for safe keeping.

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Legend has that in this place that Lord Murugan expounds the meaning of Pranava (Om) to Sage Agastya. The very Pranava Mantram itself worshipped Lord Murugan in Thiruporur and took the form of a Hill, called Pranavamalai on which Lord Shri Kailasanathar with His Consort, Goddess Shri Balambigai made their abode. Lord Mahavishnu and Goddess MahaLakshmi who were cursed by Sage Kanva were redeemed of the curse after they worshipped Lord Shiva as Vanmeeganathar in this temple. It is believed that Muruga Himself worshipped Arulmigu Vanmeeganathar (Shiva) and washed off his sins of killing Asura Shoorapadman.

Goddess Mahalakshmi took the form of a Neem tree and did penance for redemption due to curse of Sage Kanva. There is a temple of Lord Ganapati below this tree and He is known as Vembadi Vinayagar here. Lord Veerabhadrar, Lord Kaalabhairavar and Lord Suryan are also present here. A must...