Sri Singeeswarar Temple

About Sri Singeeswarar Temple:

• It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• It is located at Mappedu Village near Perambakkam in Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu. 
• The temple was built by Aditya Karikalan II in the year 976 AD. 

• He is the father of the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Cholan, who built the Thanjavur Big Temple. 

• Later, during the reign of Krishnadevaraya, his viceroy, Dalavai Ariyanadha Mudaliar, used his influence and built the Rajagopuram-Main Tower, compound wall, and 16-pillar Mandap in the year 1501.
• The Temple is built in Dravidian architecture style, and the Rajagopuram consists of 5 tiers.
• The presiding deity is called Singeeswarar. Singeeswarar is found in the form of a slightly big Shiva Lingam in the sanctum.