Sri Pushparatheswarar Temple Timings - Gnayiru Gramam (Chennai)

Pushparatheswarar Temple is located at Gnayiru Gramam Village in Thiruvallur district in the State of Tamilnadu.

Pushparatheswarar is an incarnation of Lord Shiva who is Swayambhu here. The scar caused by the cut of the king is visible on the Shivalinga.

The rays of Sun fall on Lord and Mother during the first 7 days of Chithirai – April- May. It is believed that Sun performs the shiva puja these days. Hence the midday puja is not performed in the temple.

This is the birth place of Sangili Nachiyar, the wife of the Nayanmar Sundarar.

This temple is one among the Navagraha Temples of Chennai or Thondai Mandalam for Suryan.

The temples around Chennai are Pushparatheswarar Temple, Suryan Stahalam.

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Best Time to Visit – September to February

This temple has a 5 tiered Rajagopuram. This temple has Surya Pushkarini. Lotus is the flower offered to god here.

This temple is 500 years old.

The Temple pond, Surya theertham is believed to have medicinal powers which will cure skin and eye related diseases.

Temple Timings :

7.00 am to 12.00 pm

4.00 pm to 8.00 pm

On Sunday

6.00 am to 1.00 pm

3.00 pm to 8.00 pm

How to reach the Temple :

25 kms from Chennai Central Railway station

10 kms from Redhills

25 kms from Koyambedu Bus Stand

47 kms from Tiruvallur

Nearby Temples :

Vyasarpadi, Sri Ravishwarar Temple – 21 kms

Villivakam, Sri Soumya Damodara Perumal Temple – 20 kms

Tondiarpet, Sri Srinivasa Varadaraja Perumal Temple – 25 kms

Mannady, Kachaleeswarar Temple – 26 kms

Sowcarpet, Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple – 28 kms

Trisulam, Sri Trisulanathar Temple – 29 kms

Villivakam, Sri Agastheeswarar Temple – 30 kms

Mylapore, Madhava Perumal Temple – 32 kms

Nanganallur, Anajaneyar Temple – 43 kms

Pudupakkam, Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple – 67 kms