Tiruvallur Travel Guide: 8 Places to Visit, How to Reach & Best Time

Places to visit in Tiruvallur

8 places, grouped by kind. Each one shows how well it is verified: an official source, two independent sources, or not yet verified.

District headquarters 1

Tiruvallur (district headquarters) Two sources

Location: Tiruvallur · district headquarters

Headquarters of Tiruvallur district; formed 1 July 1997 (Wikipedia).

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Temples and shrines 5

Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruttani Official source

Highlight · Location: Tiruttani · 84 km from Chennai

Murugan temple crowning a rock about 700 ft high, 13 km from Arakkonam (district portal).

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Bhavani Amman Temple, Periyapalayam Official source

Location: Periyapalayam · about 45 km from Chennai

Busy on weekends and in Aadi and Avani (district portal).

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Devi Karumariamman Temple, Thiruverkadu Official source

Location: Thiruverkadu

Goddess temple (district portal).

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Veeraraghava Perumal Temple Official source

Location: Tiruvallur · town

Vishnu temple (district portal).

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Thiruvalangadu Official source

Location: Thiruvalangadu

One of the Pancha Sabhai shrines (Incredible India, filed under Kanchipuram).

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Beaches, hills and nature 2

Pulicat Official source

Location: Pulicat · about 60 km north of Chennai

Town on the Pulicat lagoon behind Sriharikota (district portal).

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Poondi (Sathyamoorthy) Reservoir Official source

Location: Poondi · about 60 km from Chennai

Reservoir on the Kotralai feeding Chennai (district portal).

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In depth: Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruttani

Tiruvallur, west and north of Chennai, has the Tiruttani Murugan temple on its rock and the Pulicat lagoon on the coast (district portal).

At a glance

Type: Murugan hill temple (district portal) Official source
Height: Rock about 700 ft above sea level (district portal) Official source
Distance: 84 km from Chennai; 13 km from Arakkonam (district portal) Official source

History and significance

Formation: 1 July 1997 (Wikipedia) Two sources

What to see

Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruttani: Murugan temple crowning a rock about 700 ft high, 13 km from Arakkonam (district portal).
Pulicat: Town on the Pulicat lagoon behind Sriharikota (district portal).
Poondi (Sathyamoorthy) Reservoir: Reservoir on the Kotralai feeding Chennai (district portal).
Bhavani Amman Temple, Periyapalayam: Busy on weekends and in Aadi and Avani (district portal).

Visiting

Timings, fees: Not published on the pages read. Confirm locally. Not yet verified

Festivals

Festivals: To document. Not yet verified

Visitor guidelines

October-December is the north-east monsoon on this coast, with heavy rain and cyclone risk; follow official warnings and avoid the sea during alerts (estimate).
Many Tamil Nadu temples set dress codes and restrict entry to inner shrines; check at the gate (estimate).

How to reach Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruttani

By road: Route to confirm. Not yet verified

Month by month

Month	Temp °C	Sunrise	Sunset	Verdict
Jan	IMD normals to add	06:37	18:03	Best: dry and pleasant; Pongal
Feb	IMD normals to add	06:35	18:17	Good: dry
Mar	IMD normals to add	06:20	18:22	Warming
Apr	IMD normals to add	05:59	18:24	Hot
May	IMD normals to add	05:46	18:29	Hottest on the plains
Jun	IMD normals to add	05:45	18:38	Hot; south-west monsoon in the Ghats
Jul	IMD normals to add	05:52	18:42	Warm, humid
Aug	IMD normals to add	05:59	18:34	Warm, humid
Sep	IMD normals to add	06:00	18:14	Humid; showers
Oct	IMD normals to add	06:01	17:53	North-east monsoon begins: heavy coastal rain
Nov	IMD normals to add	06:10	17:42	North-east monsoon; cyclone risk on the coast
Dec	IMD normals to add	06:26	17:47	Rain easing; good from mid-month

Suggested plans

Field visit: Two days with the district administration.

How to reach Tiruvallur

By train: See the sources for the nearest station.
By air: Chennai (MAA), Coimbatore (CJB), Madurai (IXM) and Tiruchirappalli (TRZ) are the main airports (Incredible India).
By road: National and state highways; route details to confirm.
Headquarters: Tiruvallur
Coast: Coastal district

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Best time to visit Tiruvallur

Best time: October to March on the plains; April to June in the hills (estimate).
Climate: Hot plains with a north-east monsoon October-December; cooler Western Ghats hill stations (estimate).

Dates to plan around in Tamil Nadu

Pongal — Statewide: Mid-January (Tamil month of Thai); 2027 date to confirm
Teppakulam float festival — Madurai: January-February (district portal); 2027 date to confirm
Aadi month at Amman temples — Periyapalayam, Thiruvottriyur: Aadi (July-August) (district portal)
Arudhra Darshan — Uthirakosamangai, Ramanathapuram: December (district portal)
Gandhi Jayanti light on the urn spot — Gandhi Memorial, Kanniyakumari: 2 October (district portal)
Thyagaraja Aradhana — Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur: January; 2027 date to confirm
Chitrai festival — Thadikombu, Dindigul: Chitrai (April-May) (district portal)

Where to stay in Tiruvallur

No stays have been verified for Tiruvallur yet — our guide lists a stay only after checking it with an official source.

Quick answers about Tiruvallur

What is Tiruvallur known for?

Tiruttani hill temple, Pulicat lagoon and temples around Chennai's western edge.

What is the one place not to miss in Tiruvallur?

Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruttani. Murugan temple crowning a rock about 700 ft high, 13 km from Arakkonam (district portal).

Which is the nearest railway station to Tiruvallur?

See the sources for the nearest station.

Which is the nearest airport to Tiruvallur?

Chennai (MAA), Coimbatore (CJB), Madurai (IXM) and Tiruchirappalli (TRZ) are the main airports (Incredible India).

When is the best time to visit Tiruvallur?

October to March on the plains; April to June in the hills (estimate).

How many places are there to visit in Tiruvallur?

Our guide lists 8 places in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, across district headquarters, temples and shrines, beaches, hills and nature.

Nearby, in neighbouring districts

Marina Beach, Chennai — Sandy beach of about 12-13 km from Besant Nagar to Fort St George (district portal; Incredible India); the portal calls it India's longest (claim).

Tiruvallur travel guide