Thiruvirkolam, Thiruvalangkadu and Thirupachur temple..

1. Thiruvirkolam:
   
   
   One of 275 Siva Devara sthalam
   
   
   The place is towards Chennai to Arakonam rail route stop at Kadambathoor. 10 kms south from there is the temple. Direct buses are available from Kanchi, Thiruvallore, and Poondhamalli and Sri perumandhur.
   
   
   
   Main deity is Swayambu lingam known as Tripuranthakar and Thirupurasundari ammai. Teertham: Kuvagni teertham. Sthala vruksham: Vilvam.
   
   
   The axle of the charriot broke here at this place, when Siva was leading his ganas to fight against Thirupurasuran, hence the name of the place is Thiruvirkolam.
   
   
   
   Importance: Siva lingam here known as Teenda thiru meniar. So the lingam is always covered by kavacham. Even Sivachariar are not allowed to touch.
   
   
   
   Sambandhar sang in his hymns about the Siva here that linga changes its colour when it is going to rain heavily, and to red colour before the break of war as an indication.
   
   
   
   Sthala purana says that when Siva decided to destroy the asuras Thirupurasuran, Kamalakshan and Vidunmali the world turned into chariot and Surya Chandra as saradhi, Devas as wheels, Meru as bow, and Vasuki as arrow and Agni as tip of arrow.
   
   
   It was at this place the axle broke because they forgot to worship Ganesha before commencing. They realised their mistake and worshipped Ganesha for success in their mission. Utsavar idol of Siva here is with bow and arrow.
   
   
   
   
2. Thiruvalangkadu:
   
   
   
   One of 275 Siva Devara Sthalam.
   
   
   The place is towards Chennai to Arakonam rail route, stop at thiruvalangkadu station. From there 5kms to north east is the temple. Bus facility is available from Arakonam, Kanchi and Thiruvallore. The place is 15 kms distance from Thiruvallore.
   
   
   
   Main deity is Arulmigu Devarsinga peruman and Vandar kuzhali ammai in seperate sanctum.Teertham is Mukthi teertham. Sthala vruksham: Pala (jack fruit.)
   
   
   Importance: Rathna sabha of Nataraja perumal. Siva did urthava thandavam hereas a request of Manji kesa muni and Krkoda muni. To teach a lesson and remove the ego of Badrakali ,he did Urthava thandavam here. He lifted his left leg upto sky and while doing this his earring fell down and he lifted it up and placed it back to its place. Badra kali being a lady was not able to lift her leg as Siva did.
   
   
   
   Karikal ammai came to this place with her head and leg up. She was an ardent devotee of Siva and to her the whole place was considered holy and did not want to keep her leg down. She was blessed by Siva here.
   
   
   
   There are other deities like Akora veerabadharar, Siddhi vinayakar, Lingothbavar, Durgai, Pancha lingam, Kali, Vijayaraagava perumal, Nalvar and Navagraham. We see Badrakali amman sannidhi near the pond.
   
   
   Sambandhar, Navakkuarasar and Sundarar sang hymns on Siva here.
   
   
   
   
3. Thirupachur:
   
   
   One of 275 important Siva temples.
   
   
   The place is towards chennai to Arakonam rail route, halt at Kadambuthur, and 3kms distance from there. The temple is 5kms west of Tiruvallore. Bus facility is available to the place.
   
   
   Main deity: Arulmigu Pasoor nadhar and Pasupathi nayaki. Teertham is Chozha teertham. Sthala vruksham is Bamboo.
   
   
   Importance: There are 16 Ganapathy represting shodasa Ganapathy. Siva here is Theenda thirumeni nadhar. All poojas are done without touching the main deity. Parvathi worshipped Siva here and was given place to left side of his body to reside. Vishnu worshipped Siva here to get rid of his sin of
   Madhukaitapa vadam and was blessed by Siva. Surya and Chandra worshipped Siva here.
   
   
   Sambandhar, Navakkuarasar and Sundarar sang hymns on Siva of this place.