PILLAIPAKKAM, TAMIL NADU
Pillaipakkam is located in Sriperumbudur Tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is at a distance of around 2.9 kms. from Sriperumbudur and 30.3 kilometers away from Kancheepuram town. The other nearest town is Thiruvallur which is situated at 19.6 kms from Pillaipakkam.
Pondicherry is 112.7 kms, Bangalore is 259.2 kms and Hyderabad is 520.1 kms from Pillaipakkam. Pillaipakkam is located at about 3 kms from the Bangalore highway en route Manimangalam.
The nearest railway station to Pillaipakkam is Karasangal which is located 11.1 kilometers from it.
Vaitheeswaran Temple which is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva is one of the famous temple located at Pillaipakkam. The presiding deity is known as Vaitheeswaran and the female Mother God is known as Thaiyal Nayagi. Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from ‘Vaidya’ meaning ‘Doctor’ and ‘Ishvara’ meaning ‘God’. Shiva is worshipped as Vaitheeswaran or the "God of Healing". It is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases.
Vaitheeswaran Temple, Pillaipakkam is a Pallava era temple which was renovated later by Paranthaka Chola II (Sundara Chola). The temple was destroyed by the invasion of Golkonda Nawab around 550 years back and renovated in 1977 by Sri Namachivaya Chettiar of this village.
Legends describe Vaitheeswaran Temple’s history to how Lord Vaitheeswaran displayed his curing power when he saved a priest's son from a snake bite.
The presiding deity in Vaitheeswaran Temple, Pillaipakkam, Tamil Nadu is known as God Vaitheeswaran and the divine Mother God is known as Thaiyal Nayagi. The vimanam of Lord Vaitheeswaran in this temple is Gajaprashta Style.
Lord Dakshinamoorthy is very special here and known as Kala Dakshinamoorthy. He is seen with Sulaayutham and Nagabaranam. He is considered to relieve people from Naga Dhosham. Kala Bairavar is also present in this temple premises.
As a special feature of this temple, Chandikeshwari is also present along with Chandikeswarar.
Pillaipakkam is a culturally rich town with temples for both God Shiva and Vishnu.
There is a pond brimming with water near the Vaitheeswaran Temple which is an ideal place for leisure and tourism. The atmosphere near the Shiva temple is divine and serene. The flora and fauna here are a pleasure to our eyes.
With almost nil pollution, Pillaipakkam is an ideal place for religious tourism.
'Kalyana Jagannathar Temple' is another famous temple in this village. The temple is dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu.
Kalyana Jagannathar Temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Maha Vishnu.
The Presiding Deity here is known as Kalyana Jagannathar and the divine Goddess is Kalyanavalli Thayar.
The main deity which is ‘Sri Kalyana Jagannathar’ is present with Sridevi and Bhoodevi in standing posture.
Hanuman is present in front of the God Sri Kalyana Jagannatha in the usual place of Garuda.
As the name of the God suggests, marriage prayers are answered by praying to the God here.