Thiruneermalai Hill Temple , Chennai

There is this beautiful temple on the top of a hill around 20 kms from Chennai city and another one at the foothills. 

The temple am referring to here is the Thiruneermalai Ranganatha Temple which is among the 108 Divya Deshams and hence, quite an important one. 

Taking 200-250 steps may sound tiring but this one wasn't a difficult task at all. The steps up has enough landing space for the older folks who would like to rest ones in a while. Wish the surroundings were much better maintained. Its painful to see a lot of plastic strewn on either sides as we go up which otherwise would be a much better sight :(

The entrance to the main temple

This isn't a very big temple however attracts a lot of pilgrims. We got their around 5PM and by the time we reached up it was 5:30 (you have ample paid parking space at the foothills). We could finish the darshan in less than 15 min.

The temple has ample space for pradishnam. Inspite of the high temperature, this place is quite windy and that makes the visit quite pleasant. You can easily spend enough time enjoying the breeze.

The main city is behind the temple but what you see is Tambaram on one side and Maduravoyal on the other.


{ Pictures are taken by Veena }