Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam

Rudravaleeswarar, Pullambakkam

Saivite Temples, Uthiramerur Taluk

God

Rudravaleeswarar, facing east

Goddess

Balakujambal, facing south

Other Deities

Ganesha, Muruga with consorts. Sanctum Niches – Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma, Durga, Chandikeswara

Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam is a small east facing temple with the entrance gate from South. The temple is in a dilapidated condition though attended to and in worship. A single Prakaram houses all the shrines and the Sanctum Sanctorum. Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam is situated beautifully on the south bank of Cheyyar River just a little way away from its confluence with Paalar River.

Holy Water (Theertham) – Cheyyar River

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – Kondrai (Indian Laburnum – Cassia sps)

History

Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam is an old temple. But the historical information is not available as on date.

Legend

No information

Directions

Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam is 22 kilometers west of Chingleput. Take the road to Walajabad, cross the bridge across Paalar right after the hill temple of Lakshmi Narasimha at Pazhayaseevaram, cross Thirumukkoodal temple and drive on for 3 kilometers on the road that follows the banks of Cheyyar River to reach Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam. If you are coming from Uthiramerur, take a right at Kadambar Kovil junction and drive on for 12 kilometers in the Thirumukkoodal road to reach Rudravaleeswarar Pullambakkam.

Stay and Food

None locally. Closest are Uthiramerur or Kancheepuram.

Saivite Temples

Kancheepuram Temples

Tamilnadu Temples