Vallakottai Murugan temple also known as Vallakottai Subramaniyaswami temple is located in Vallakottai town in Kanchipuram district of TamilNadu. This temple is dedicated to lord Murugan and is constructed in Tamil Hindu style of architecture. It can be found in the Sruperumbudur-Sinaperumalkoil road.
The temple includes a pillared hall and the inner shrine. Every day 5 spiritual rituals will be held in the temple. Every year, festivals like Adi Pooram are celebrated grandly here. It is being maintained & administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the TamilNadu Government.
Significance:
There was a demon named Vallan who was troubling the Devas. They seek help from Murugan to kill the demon. In this place, lord Murugan killed the demon and established the place as Vallan Kottai which means the "Fort of Vallan".
Indra, the king of Devas requested his Guru Brihaspathi to suggest a place for him to worship Murugan. Brihaspathi suggested Vallakottai as the place of worship of Murugan. Indra then, drilled the earth with his Vajrayudha to extract water and created a tank. This is why the temple tank is named as Vajra Theertha.
The temple is believed to have been built during the 9th century with a five leveled rajagopuram, the gateway tower and pillared mandapa in front of it. The garbha griha (inner shrine) faces East and the idol is 7ft tall in standing posture.
How To Reach:
Vallakottai Pirivu is the nearest bus stop to the temple at a distane of around 250 m. You can reach the temple by walk easily from the bus stop. From T. Nagar bus stand, there are frequent buses like 582 running to Vallakottai.
