Vilvarani Murugan Temple

Vilvarani Murugan Temple, also known as Nakshatra Giri Temple, is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Muruga. It is located at Vilvarani near Tiruvannamalai. The temple is situated in a hillock with 300 steps to reach the top. The presiding deity, Lord Murugan is a self manifested idol resembling swayambulingam.

As per legend, around 1200 years ago, a saint along with a priest who were staunch devotees of Lord Muruga, were habitual of visiting the Lord at Tiruttani on Aadi Kirthika day every year. When once they were unable to make it to Tiruttani to have darshan, they were extremely disappointed. The same night, Lord Muruga is believed to have appeared in their dreams and pacified them that they no longer needed to worry since the Lord had self manisfested himself in a hillock here in Vilvarani. He directed them to build a temple there and conduct poojas on Krithigai star days. The two devotees then rushed to find the self manifestation of the Lord on the Vilvarani hill and started to worship there since then.

Every month, on the Krithigai day, special poojas and abhishekams are conducted at the temple. Girivalam(circumambulating the hill) is also performed by the devotees. Thai Krithigai, Aadi Krithigai and Kandha Shashti are celebrated in a grand manner at the temple.

Daily Routine:

Pooja Details:

Temple Timings:

08:00 AM to 12:00 PM

04:00 PM to 06:00 PM

Temple Address:

Nakshatra Giri Murugan temple, Chengam, Vilvarani, Tamil Nadu 606906.

Temple Contact Details:

Phone: +91-9994884878, +91-7826809023

How to reach:

By Air:

The nearest airport to the temple is that of Chennai at a distance of 170 km.

By Rail:

The nearest major railway station is that of Tiruvannamalai at a distance of 30 km.

By Road:

The Vilvarani Murugan temple is located in the Polur-Chengam route. There are frequent buses available from Polur which is located about 45 km and 35 km from Vellore and Tiruvannamalai respectively.