Vadapalani in Chennai is famous for its Muruga Temple. Vadapalani means “Northern Palani” and is one of the busiest areas in Chennai. It is very close to Koyambedu, T.Nagar, Anna Nagar, Guindy and Ashok Pillar in chennai.

The Vadapalani Muruga Temple was built about 125 years back and is one of the most frequented Lord Muruga temples in Tamil Nadu. This Murugar Temple is famous for its marriages and around 7,000 couples get married here, each year!!!

Vadapalani Muruga Temple

History Behind Vadapalani Murugar Temple:

According to the sthalapurana, one Muruga devotee by name Annaswami Tambiran built a small thatched hut with his limited means and kept a Murugan painting for his personal worship primarily. During his meditation and worship, he used to experience some divine power entering his body and inspiring him to utter some mysterious things — whatever he said in his trance was found true. His utterance went by the name of arulvak and relieved people in several ways, like curing diseases and getting jobs, solemnizing marriages, etc. This is how Vadapalani became a very well know temple in Chennai, India.

The moolavar in Vadapalani Muruga Temple is in a standing posture and resembles the Palani Muruga in every respect. In the inner prakara, there are many niches housing Dakshina Murti, Chandikeswar, Mahalakshmi, et al. It has a spacious hall used for conducting marriages and religious discourses. It is one of the most-frequented Murugan shrines in the city of Chennai.

The entrance to this temple is crowned with a rajagopuram adorned with several stucco images depicting legends from the Skanda puranam. In front of the temple is the temple tank. The eastern tower rises to a height of 40.8 metres. The 108 bharata natyam dance gestures can be seen on the eastern tower as well.

There is also a Shiva Temple besides the 100 feet road and the moolavar in this Temple is called Vangeeswarar. The entrance to this temple is also crowned with a big rajagopuram adorned with several stucco images.

Visit the Vadapalani Muruga Temple and the Shiva Temple in a city trip to Chennai, India !!!