Thiruvalangadu

Thiruvalangadu is a village in Tamil Nadu, India.Thiruvalangadu is a village on the western suburbs of Chennai. The railway station is located on the Chennai-Arakkonam Route, the penultimate station before Arakkonam.Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple is situated at a distance of 5 km from the station. It can also be accessed by road on NH205 . A slight detour of about 6 km from NH205 on to the left takes one to the temple town.Dr Ambedkar nagar is one of the famous area in thiruvalangadu.Sri Tazuvikuzandheswarar Temple is another big temple located about two kilometer far south-easterly to Vadaranyeswarar Temple.The templeThe temple, built by the Cholas during the 12th century, is regarded as a sacred Shaivaite temple in that it is one of the 5 majestic cosmic dance halls of Lord Shiva, known as "Ratna Sabai". The other 4 "Sabais" are Chidambaram- Kanaka Sabhai, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thirukutralam - Chitra Sabha and sepparai Temple . Legend has it that when the Lord was once entranced in a deep cosmic dance, the jewels from the Lord's anklets fell onto the earth and scattered in 5 places, Thiruvalangadu being one of them. The site is one of the 275 celebrated Shaivaite sites in TN