- Trisulam: Siva temple.
Distance: 2kms from Pallavaram of chennai.
Main deity: Swayambu lingam known as Thirsula nadhar and Tripura Sundari Amman. Teertham is Brahma teertham.
Importance: Brahma built and worshipped in this temple. The temple is surrounded by mountain.
- Adhampakkam: Nandeeswarar temple.
The temple is near Parangimalai station and the place is known as Adampakkam of chennai.
Main deity: Nandeeswarar and Arunthava nayaki. Sthala vruksham is Nagalinga.
Importance: Bringi muni saw Siva in the form of nandi hence the name Nandeeswarar. Bringai malai was the old name over a period it has changed as parangi malai. Pradosha pooja is important in this place.
There are other deities like Sundara Vinakar, Naga devata, Vishnu, Bairavar, Chandran, Dakshina moorthy, Brahma, Durgai, Chandeeswarar and Navagraha.
- Thiruneer malai:
The temple is One of 108 Divya desam. The place is 25 kms from chennai.
Main deity: Vishnu in 4 different forms together is one divya desam
Importance: On the top of hill three different types of deities, they are Ranganadhar, Narashimar, and Tiruvikramar. Purana says after worshiping three deities on top hill Valmiki muni, came down.
He prayed thinking of Rama, for him Ranganadhar whom he saw appeared like Rama, Lakshimi like Janaki, Adiseshan like Lakshamana, Sanku and chakkra as Baradha and Satrugana, Viswakarma as Sugreeva, and Garuda as Hanuman and disappeared. Valmiki prayed and God appeared as Neervannan. Azwar and Andal sanctum are seen here.
Teertham: Ksheera, Karunya, Siddha and; Swarna pushkarani.together as big pond.known as Manikarnika. Rama here is Kalyana raman.
The up hill is known as Thoyadri malai, about 200 steps to climb. First we have darshan of Ranganadha swamy and Ranganayaki thayar, and as we go around we see come to Thiruvikrama perumal in standing posture known as ulagalandha perumal, and third deity Santha Narashima in sitting posture. This place is considered as mukthi sthala says purana.
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