Devotional illustration · Artistic interpretation of the temple
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
An old temple south of Chennai, restored by Chidambara Swamigal around a self-formed image found beneath a palm tree.
What is special here
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Remembered as the place of the battle in the sky
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The image is held to be self-formed, found beneath a palm tree
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Restored in the seventeenth century by Chidambara Swamigal
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Worship is offered to a yantra, as the image itself is not bathed
3 chapters · about 1 minutes. History, what is remembered here, and what makes this place special.
The day at Tirupporur
IN PROGRESS NOW · 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm TEMPLE TIME
Ardhajama pooja
Morning
6:00 am – 12:30 pm
Evening
3:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The temple is closed from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Times change on festival days and through the month of Margazhi.
Poojas and alankarams
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Kalasandhi pooja
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
Uchikkala pooja
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Sayaraksha pooja
8:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Ardhajama pooja
Published by the temple administration · checked September 19, 2026. Times are the temple’s published schedule, not a guarantee. Services move with the calendar, the crowd and the priests’ discretion, so confirm before you travel for a particular kalam.
Festival days are different
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Vaikasi Visakam and Kanda Sashti are the main festivals. Check timings before visiting on those days.
Words used above
Kalam
One of the fixed worship periods of the day. A temple's day is divided into kalams, and each one is a complete service rather than a passing moment.
Abhishekam
The ritual bathing of the deity, with water, milk, sandal, honey and other offerings.
Alankaram
The adornment that follows the bathing: the robes, jewels, sandal and flowers in which Murugan is dressed for that kalam. Several temples give each kalam its own named alankaram, so the same deity is seen in a different aspect through the day.
Deeparadhanai
The waving of lamps that closes a service, when the adorned deity is shown to those standing before the sanctum.
Palliyarai
The night service in the bedchamber, when the processional deity is brought to rest and the temple closes.
Your visit
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Find your way
About an hour south of Chennai by road. The temple closes through the afternoon.
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