Sitharkadu is a remote village quite far away from the Outer Ring Road. This Temple is also known as Sri Dhathreeswarar Temple. It has a five tiered East facing Rajagopuram and this Temple was the first to spring up in Sitharkadu much ahead of the Sri Sundara Raja Perumal Temple. There is a huge Sacred Tank to the left of the Temple. Though the Tank is big enough it has to be spruced up and cleaned before it could be used by the Devotees for Divine purposes. The Pushkarani is called as Anandha Pushkarani. On entering throgh the five tiered Rajagopuram various Idols are seen embedded in the lower half of the Rajagopuram making it spectacular. Towards the Moolasthanam there is another small Gopuram on top which Idols of Shiva, Parvathi, Ganesha, Murugan and certain other Gods are colourfully displayed. There is a four pillared Mandapam beyond it and all the four pillars are embedded with Divine sculptures giving an awesome look. Further away is a Bali Peedam, a Dwajasthambam and a Nandhi Vaahanam which is kept in a four pillared Mandapam facing the Sanctum Sanctorum. Even the Nandhi Mandapam is beautifully decorated with multi coloured Idols. Two white Elephants with a Gajalakshmi Idol at the centre is found atop the Moolasthana Mandapam. At the threshold of the Moolasthanam is a pair of Dwara Baalagas and a small Vinayagar next to one of the Dwara Baalakas. In the Sanctum Sanctorum Lord Shiva is known as Dhatreeswarar and He is found in the form of a Shiva Lingam. Since He was excavated here as a Swayabhumoorthy Shiva Lingam amongst the Nellikaadu, He is also called as Nelliappar. To the right of the Presiding Deity of Sri Dhatreeswarar is His Consort Goddess Prasuna Kundalambigai who is South facing and in a standing posture. The Sanskrit version of Her Name is Prasuna Kundalambigai whereas in Tamil She is called as Poonguzhali. It is believed that in the earlier days this area was full of Amla Tree or Nelli Maram and many Siddhars during that time had Prayed Sri Dhatreeswarar. Likewise Aadhi Sankarar, Karaikal Ammaiyar, Kuberamurthy, Avvaiyaar had come here to Worship Sri Dhatreeswarar. It was then that the Pandya King Jata Varma Sundara Pandian I rose up to the occasion and built a Temple a Temple here. In the inner peripheral Suryan, Chandran, Adhikara Nandhi and Veerabadrar are seen facing the Sanctum Sanctorum. There are Sub Shrines for Pradhana Ganapathy, Urchavamoorthies, Valli Devasena Samedha Siva Subramaniyar, Mahalakshmi, Saraswathi, Kanniamman and Aadhi Sankarar. Around the Koshtam of the Moolasthanam is Narthana Ganapathy, Dhakshinamoorthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahmma, Durgai and Chandikeshwarar. In the outer peripheral 4 to 5 Naga Devatha Idols are lined up and kept near the Temple well. The Temple has a Madapalli or a Temple Kitchen and the Temple Office functions within the premises of the Temple. There is a Wooden Kavadi in this Temple and it is said that those childless couples who happen to carry this Wooden Kavadi on their Head and Shoulders are bound to be gifted with beautiful kid. The Temple has a massive compound wall with Nandhi Idols placed at every corner of it. There is ample car parking space just outside the Temple. Pradhasham, Shivarathiri, Skanda Hara Chathurthi, Kirthigai, Shasti are some of the festivals are celebrated in a grand manner.

Contact Details: Kumaran Gurukkal 94447 93942 (Call only after 8 PM), T.P.Ramesh 94456 03942 and Viswanathan 94445 62335

Temple Timing: 8 AM to 11 AM and 5.30 PM to 8 PM

Distance from Tinnanur  to Sitharkadu is 13 Kms

Distance from Thiruvallur to Sitharkadu is 21 Kms

Distance from Poonamallee to Sitharkadu is 9 Kms

Distance from Chenglepattu  to Sitharkadu is 53 Kms

Distance from Sriperumbudhur to Sitharkadu is 25 Kms

Distance from Kanchipuram to Sitharkadu is 56 Kms

Distance from Kalpakkam to Sitharkadu is 80 Kms

Distance from  Ambathur  to Sitharkadu is 17 Kms

Distance from  RedHills  to Sitharkadu is 27 Kms

Distance from Ponneri  to Sitharkadu is 41 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Sitharkadu is 29 Kms

Nearest Railway Station is Pattabiram R.S.

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