Thiruveteeswarar Temple is located at Triplicane in
Chennai District.
The presiding deity of the temple is the Swayambu (self manifest) Lingam. The lingam is also known as Parthapirasuralingam. There are separate worship places for Goddess Senbagambigai,
Vinayaka and Guru
Dakshinamoorthy. The lord Thiruveteeswarar faces east and the goddess, south. Legend is that this is the place where Devi
Lakshmi prayed to
Lord Shiva to be able to marry
Lord Vishnu. The Sthala Vriksham (sacred tree) is Senbaga tree and the
Teertham is Senbagaodai. Pradhosham and
Shivratri are auspicious days for the temple. The temple is well-connected by buses from all parts of
Chennai.
