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#MarundheeshvararTemple, Thiruvanmiyur
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
18 Kms from Koyambedu Bus Terminus
The Legend of the temple is Lord taught Sage Agasthya the medicinal qualities of herbals and the medicines for various diseases, hence is also praised as Marundeeswarar — Marundhu in Tamil means medicine and Eeswara means God hence God of Medicines.
#MylaporeKapaleeswararTemple
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
8.5 Km from Chennai Central Railway Station.
Kapaleeswarar temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Karpagambal. Karpagambal is a reincarnation of Goddess Parvathi. The name Mylapore is derived from the legend that the Goddess Uma worshiped Siva in the form of a peacock (or Mayil in Tamil).
#ThiruvottiyurThiyagarajaswamyTemple
Adipureeswarar temple or Vadivudai Amman Temple
11 Km from Chennai Central Railway Station
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
This is the place where all the 27 stars worshipped Lord Shiva
Another interesting aspect of this temple is that everything is present in duplets here. There are two presiding deities, two goddesses, two sacred trees, two sacred theerthams and two pooja procedures.
#ThiruvalleswararTemplePadi - Thiruvalithayam
6 Km from Koyambedu Bus Stand
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
It is believed that Planet Jupiter (Brahaspathi /Guru Bhagwan) worshipped Lord Shiva here and got relieved of his sins.
This is the Parihara Sthalam for Lord Guru (planet Jupiter).
#MasilamaneeswararTempleThirumullaivoyal
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
17 Kms from Koyambedu Bus Stand
The Nandhi, vehicle of Lord Shiva accompanied a King in a battle against the demons. Therefore the Nandhi is not facing Lord Shiva in this temple, but looking in the opposite direction. There are no shrines for the Navgrahas or the nine planets as Lord Shiva is predominant. As no abishekam is performed to the Linga, a Mercury linga is placed in a separate shrine for Pujas.
#ThiruverkaduVedapureeswararTemple
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam
6 Km from Koyambedu Bus Stand
Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy are behind the Linga in their wedding form, a special feature in the temple. This is the birth place of Saint Moorka Nayanar, one of the 63 celebrated Saivite Saints.
Since Lord Shiva of this temple is in his wedding form, devotees believe that worshiping the lord here will remove obstacles from their marriage proposals.
