About trip

About Temple:This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 17th Shiva Sthalam in Thondai Nadu. This is an east facing temple and has no main tower (Rajagopuram) but has arches on South and East sides. This temple has two corridors.Consecration ceremony was performed on 14th September, 2016 after renovation.This temple is constructed like a madakkoil with steps. Madakkoils are temples that are built at an elevation and have a few steps to be climbed to see the Lord.Lord Shiva gave Sundararamurthy Nayanar a walking stick (Oontrukol), hence the lord here is named “Oontreeswarar”. 

• Moolavar : Oondreeswarar
• Urchavar : Somaskandar
• Amman / Thayar : Minnoli Amman
• Thala Virutcham : Ilandhai
• Theertham : Kuchasthalai River, Kayilaya theertham
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
• Historical Name : Pazhampathi, Tiruvenpakkam
• Location: Poondi,Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.

• Earlier this Shiva temple was situated on the banks of river Kusashthalai in a village called Thiruvulampudur. During the year 1942, Tamil Nadu Government acquired and took over many villages including Thiruvulampudur for construction of the Poondi water dam.
• The Government provided alternative land at Thiruvenpakkam (Poondi) for construction of a new temple in place of the old one at Thiruvalampudur. 
• The idols of deities except the moolavar, pillars and sculptures were removed from the old temple of Thiruvulampudur and reinstated at the new location. 
• For this new temple, the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabishekam) took place on 5th July, 1968. 
• It is said that the idol of the main deity is newly created as the original one had already been installed at Sri Gangadareswarar temple at Purasapakkam, Chennai.
• It is further said that some portion of the old temple’s main tower can still be seen from the banks of the Poondi Lake.
  
• Apart from the main shrines of Sri Oontreeswarar and Sri Minnoliammai, there are idols and shrines for Lords Valampuri Vinayakar, Murugan with his consorts, Mahalakshmi, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, Durgai, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahams, Kala Bairavar, Suryan, Chandran, Nalvars with Sekkizhar and idols of 63 Nayanmars in the hall and the corridors. 
• Devotees facing obstacles in marriage proposals can worship Lord Oontreeswarar and seek his blessings.Also, people with eye sight related problems can worship Goddess Minnoli Ammai for remedy. 
  
  
  

Itinerary

Day 1 - Thiruvallur Sightseeing

On arrival Thiruvallur. Hotel Check in. Then proceed to visit Arulmigu Vaidhya Veeraraghava Swamy. Vadaranyeswarar Swamy Temple. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 2 - Thiruvallur Sightseeing

After Refreshment and Breakfast at Hotel. Then proceed to visit Thiruverkadu Karumari Amman Temple. Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple -Thiruverkadu Arulmigu Periyapalaiyath Bhavani. Cholavaram Lake. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 3 - Thiruvallur Sightseeing

After Refreshment and Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then proceed to visit Highway Grand World (Amusement park) Shri Oondreeswarar Shiva Temple. Sivan Temple. Then Starting Our Journey Towards Theni/Dindigul.