Sitharkadu Sivan Temple

A wonderful temple believed to have been built by the Pandya king Jadavarman Sundara Pandian - 1 in the 9th century.

Though it is called Sitharkadu since in those days Siddhars used to pray in this temple, but the present name of the village is Thirumanam, it is about less than half a kilometer from the outer ring road.

A temple for people who are born in swathi star.

Swami gets a unique name Dhathareeswarar, since swami was prayed by siddhars by placing him under a neli (amla) tree, and Dhathree is a sanskrit word for amla.

Temple was in a poor shape before, due to the efforts of a group of volunteers the temple has really come back to life and now it is not only clean and neat but also has a new kodimaram and a beautiful nicely painted rajagopuram.

Has a huge temple tank, on its right side which is totally dry now, and is sort of common for the perumal temple also. It is so nice to see the steps of the tank on all four sides.

Temple faces east, Swami faces east, Rajagopuram faces east, Ambal faces south, Kodimaram present. Swami and ambal present in one single shrine.

Swami name : Dhathareeswarar
Ambal name : Prasunakunthalambigai

Wonderful temple to visit, kindly check the timings of the temple before visiting. Also do not miss the perumal temple which just a stone throw away from this temple.

Sithukadu Sivan Temple
Highlights : It is located in a pleasant locality surrounded by greenery and paddy fields...
Best time : 6.00am to 12.00pm
Must visit : There is a small pond and theertham near the temple.
Route Details : Chennai - Poonamallee - ORR - Sithukadu
Approx Distance : 30Kms
Parking Facility : Enough parking space available infront of the temple...
Refreshments : No proper shops for refreshments... Better to buy something on the way.
Pros : Cool , Calm and pleasant
Cons : Nothing specific..

Powerful temple.. especially for Swath birth star

Good small nice temple, great ambiance. Spent 2 hours waiting for abishegam and aarthi around 5.15pm. ppl who don't like to wait avoid going there during that time. Temple opens at 4pm in evening. Prefer 4 to 5 or after 7pm

Peaceful and vibrant place. Old temple. Located close to Outer ring road yet retaining the ancient feel.
The pond is not clean.

Very neatly maintained good old temple. Good vibration. Famous for Swathi star days. Near to outer ring road near Pattabiram, Chennai

I'm going to this temple for more than a decade..and loving it every minute..especially on Swathi date pooja..or prothosam n Arudha pooja..

This is a very old Shiva Temple with decent maintenance.

Medium size Temple in a relatively big area.

Enough parking space for both two and four wheelers.

One can fully see the Temple in 20 minutes max.

The well water is potable and infact tastier than packaged water.

No eateries nearby. Bring your own food.

Temple pond is dry as of Feb 2021, which surprising considering the rains received in the recent past. It's a huge tank.

At few metres from this Shiva Temple, there is a Perumal Temple as well.

Please check the timings before you visit.