This is a1000 year old temple abounds with Legends is built by the Cholas.  The place was earlier called Vilvavanam (forest of Vilvam trees) and later came to be known as Villivakkam. The sthalavriksham is Vilvam. Sage Agasthya planted a Vilvam plant (which has got medicinal and spiritual healing power) and hence the name. The temple has a very old Vilvam tree which is considered sacred and use its leaves for the daily puja.The Temple complex is big and depicts the South Indian Temple Building stye. Just outside the temple Naagars are around Neem and Peepal tree on a raised platform. Devotees worship during Aadi Tamil month.The temple is very much accessible and is only 150m from Villivakkam bus terminus.

This is a Thevara Padal Vaippu Sthalam (called as Agatheechuram). Lord Agatheeswarar and Goddess Sornambikai are full of grace and divine. When we visited this temple in the year 2017, temple pond was beautiful and well maintained.

Calm Temple, go to the temple with calm mind only then you will be able to feel the good divine energy of the place... Talk to the Deities of the temple... You Can sense miracle do happen as per your thinking..it cant be explained... It has to be felt and experienced within... Your are blessed to have known and go to the temple...

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Lord Sri Agastheeswarar and Goddess Parvathi as Swarna Ambikai Amman.Lord Agathiyar munivar planted Vilvam tree in this temple and worshipped Lord Shiva here, because of this location got its name as Villivakkam. This temple is very old which is closely around 1000 years.When i visited this place i got a feeling like need to see the Lord Shiva again and again. Lord Shiva here is very beautiful and attracts you.Lord Veerabadra have separate temple which is very special, praying here will protect you from any problem you face and gives you lot of wealth and happiness.Here you can also get blessing of Lord Vinayagar,Lord Murugan, Goddess Nagathamman at entrance.As Lord Sevvai prayed Lord Shiva here and got freed from his curse, Sevvai dosham can be reduced by visiting this place often.This temple have very big pond near the entrance of temple.Om Nama Shivaya 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

So peaceful. very well maintained. very cleanAmzing Ancient temple.

Old Shiva Temple. Clean and beautiful. Swarnambikai Ambal. Large temple tank. Spacious parking.

OldPower ful temple of lord shiva

Ancient Lord Shivas temple located inside city.. Historical temple Located very near to Villivakkkam bus depot...

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva in the form of Agastheswarar with Goddess Swarnambika as his consort. It is an old temple and quite vast. The temple has extremely calming and positive vibes. The temple is open from 6am to 12pm in the morning and 4pm to 8.30pm in the evenings. There is a huge tree with Naga devathas right outside the temple. There is also a separate Sannidhi for Veerabadrar outside of the actual temple. There is ample space for car and bike parking. Lot of cows can be found here.

Nice clean and calm temple ideal to offer prayers.

The workers are keen on keeping the temple clean !! NOT so crowded !! You could feel some Silence Inside Your Brain When you enter the temples core(Thats how I felt)..Theres a big lake But theres no water

Agastheeswarar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Villivakkam, Chennai. Presiding Deity is called as Agastheeswarar and goddess ia Swarnambikai. The temple belongs to Chola period. It is believed to have been built by Kulothunga Chola in the 12th century. Perhaps this is one of the oldest temples in Chennai.A Ghosala functions in this temple.

Superb temple visited on Shiva ratri. Heavily crowded.super dharshan

The temple is one of the oldest temples in Tamil Nadu and has lot of history to it. A lovely and powerful placem Decently maintained but management of temple and poojas has lot of scope for improvement.

Very large temple... Nice and must visit

Very old, famous Shiva temple. Temple is very spacious, serene and peaceful. One of the best temples in Villivakkam, Chennai. A must visit. Many other gods are also worshipped in this temple. For peace of mind and for spirituality, a good one.

Very peaceful temple,no money minded gurukals,they dont show any discrimination, good people and good environment

Ancient architecture. Crowd very less AND maintaining social distance due to COVID.

We must thank the great Rajendra Chola for giving this temple for us. Naalvar visited and composed shrine. Shiva lingam was designed by Agasthiyar himselves.

One of the cleanest temples in this surrounding. Peaceful ambience and priests with respect.

Very old and powerful temple.. The legend says the lingam inside the temple was consecrated by non other than the great sage agastheyamuni..

Quiet. Peaceful place. Om Namah Shivaya

Nice and holistic place

Ancient and beautiful temple. Well maintained.

An ancient Shiva temple where sage Agasthiya performed Pooja. Well maintained temple

Such a divine place that every Hindu should visit

Devotional place

This temple was so perfectly maintained, and only the sivan and parvathi sanctum was opened during this pandemic period.

Nice ancient temple and got good Dharshan

Best shivan temple in chennai

Very powerful God

One of the temples which still reminds of the earlier centuries. More than 1000 years old, it was built in the 9th century. A big courtyard in front with a small gap between the temple and the tank through which one can take a shortcut to reach the bus terminus. Unfortunately the hard ground has been replaced with cement which takes away a bit of that old feeling.But villivakkam is a hidden gem witha Siva, Vishnu and Amman temple. Add the local markets which sadly do not have the same yesteryear feel and the saiva and vaisnana agarams ( brahmin houses), a beauty.

Very old and heritage spots. A must visit for all the spiritual devotees to enjoy a serene calmness with Lord Agastheeswarar and Sornambal. A must visit for atheist buddies to witness an exceptional engineering and sculptures. The structure is said to be more than 6 centuries old.

Very oldest and powerful temple.

Cleanly maintained temple with good vibrations..

This is a big temple with peaceful atmosphere. This has a very big tank and temple is kept clean. I visit this temple regularly, now the made arrangements for keeping deepam. Must visit temple.

Holy peaceful temple.

Spiritual and peaceful Temple😇ஓம்நமசிவாய😍

Ancient temple. Maintenance is not up to the mark. Centrally located in Villivakkam. Accessibility to it is the plus point.

Good devotional place. Pleasant area. Neer and clean tree are good maintenance. Good maintaining inside and outside. Cow are very beautiful . Differently we have to go already weekly once please by mind release mind.

Lord shiva is the main idol and ambal idol and ganapathi , lord Lakshmi and saraswathi and lord Murugan are inside this temple and outer paragaram 11 lingams and naagar idols and athisankarari and navagarams .this temple is oldest and powerful god and this temple is famous for the aadi month Tuesday .

Very old siva temple in villivakkam

Its an lord Shiva temple.. awesome maintenance.. good place to relaxation.. very peaceful.. lot of gods statues

An age old temple. Can get a good dharshan from Lord shiva.

A shiva temple dedicated to people by sage Agastya is purported to be this one. Recall a tank without a wall made beautiful picture decades ago. Rituals are as per sastras. But crowd management is difficult on certain days. Devotees should lineup as well the trust avoids minting money on such days at this holy place where mahadeva vibes can be felt. Kartikeya swarnambika kalabhairava shrines are there. Eswar can be worshipped from distance even. Parking facility shops there. Chariot and unkempt temple tank can be seen. If temple desilted ground water can be recharged magnificently. Purposeful visit makes a indelible impression indeed. Situated very near to villivakkam bus terminus and walkable from villivakkam railway station. Holy trip.

Very neat and clean temple in villiwakkam.Bigger and majestic moolavar .One of the lingams worshipped by Agasthiyar.

One of the oldest temples with great history and heritage still well maintained. The temple complex is very spacious and the purohits who perform prayers do it with great devotion and dedication. Must visit temple in Chennai.

The pathway leading to the temple is horrible with small stones prickling the foot

One of the Old temple of ancient origin in Chennai. Peaceful and clean ambience. Best place to mediate. Recently renovated and well maintained.

This Sivan koil is in the Villivakkam area very ancient and learnt that built by Chozha Kings.Augatheeswarar with Goddess Sornambiga are prime deities.Temple pond is the attraction.Very peaceful temple with high divinity.Must visit temple regularly for inner peace....

Very peaceful Temple.

Peaceful place in the busy city. Good atmosphere for those who love peace environment.

One of the classy old lord shiva temple in villivakkam... specil pooja on pradosham and on special occasions,... calm and spirutual place to offer prayers

Holy place. Under re-construction now.Inside the temple its maintained clean. Well equipped with necessary lights and fan.

The name of Villivakkam (a locality of Chennai) is derived from Vilva maram (Indian bael) a tree planted by sage Agasthiyar which still stands in the premises of this temple. Its a Shivan temple, well maintained and calm place.

Well maintained temple.

Very good and nice temple

A very ancient temple believed to be built by Sage Agasthiya to Lord Shiva. A very peaceful temple with garden, temple tank, naga vigrahams, nagalinga tree, vilva trees etc. Has madapalli (to cook prasadams) also. Heavy crowd of devotees during pradosham time.

This temple has more historic value, a temple of ancient times. Very near to villivakkam bus stand approximately 10 minutes walk. This temple seems to be crowded during aadi maadham because of aadi sevvai..

God gifted blessings

You can experience peace of mind here. This temple is also for Lord mars (chevvai, angarakkan).during pradosham, sivarathri,lot of people come here. Aadi(July) Tuesday is very important festival here. They offer milk to the snake Lord temple.

One of the Ancient(1000+ years old) Temples in Chennai, Tamilnadu. Built by the Cholas. People with Religious Belief must visit this place once atleast in there life.

Good vibrations

One of the oldest and famous temples in chennai. Renovated and well maintained.

Very old temple, old world charm,like kapaleeswar temple.aadi Tuesdays and Fridays are special.

1000 plus year old Sivan temple. Most famous for pradosham days twice every month and 5 Tuesdays in Tamil aadi month.

Sage Agasthiyar built this temple for worshipping lord Shiva. Temple vasthu is well maintained and built based on agama rules. It has aavudayar in square form means very very old temple.

Location - Near by Villivakkam bus depotCar Park - Available (20 Rs)Poojai items Shop available near car parkAn ancient temple in Villivakkam - pls read details thru Google searchA divine place 🙏🙏Om Nama Shivaya 🙏🙏

Ancient temple, more than 200 years old. Very powerful God Shiva..

Neatly maintained Shivan temple.....so much of divinity

Peaceful atmosphere,pradosham time is really auspicious and believed siddars come there at that time..

Villivakkam agatheeswarar Temple very good good place good officer good stop office staff

Sri Sornambigai sametha Sri Agatheeswarar Temple. Famous for Sevvai worship.

Good place....filled with adtikas and various events on festival days

Also called “Sevvai Kizhamai koil” ( Tuesday temple ). This is one of the temples to visit for those with sevvai dosham especially on Tuesday. The Agastheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Agastheeswarar Swamy and Divine Mother Swarnambigai.Associated with legend of Agastiyar saint killing Vatapi and Illvalan- demons. And the God is worshipped for getting rid of sevvai(Mars) dosham.The pradosham festival is grandly celebrated every fortnight.

In Ayanavaram, this is the most neat and clean temple. Good maintenance work regularly.

Nice vaiberasan TEMPLE IN VILLIVAKKm

It is an old lord Shiva temple.. peacefull

Peace at its best...nice positive vibration around...

Very peaceful and calm temple. One of the oldest temple with rich history

One of the famous and widely worshipped Sivan ( Shiva) temple in Villivakkam. This is the main temple for Villivakkam, lot of pilgrims visit this temple from across the country.One of the must visit temple in Chennai.

Has got parking and its a great temple. Its a pariharam temple

Temple with vibrant spirituality. Very poise and seerine.

Gods Grace

This Temple Is Very Historical Place And The Workship Of Lord Sivan

Nice place and pleasant

Very important temple near by villivakkam busstand

Clean. Divine.

Recently renovated, Chola period temple, near bus stand. Clean and refreshingly green.

The temple is open to all devotees from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.30 in the evening.The temple is located close to the Villivakkam bus terminus, around a kilometer. Many bus tour operators also ply on the route connecting Chennai to other South Indian Cities. One can also use the local state buses, taxis and auto rickshawsThe temple houses other shrines too, such as Lord Nataraja, Veer Bhadra, Kali, Mother Visalakshi and Vilvambika, Bhairava, Acharya Shankara, Subramanya, Kashi Viswanatha, four Saivite Saints and the Navagraha idols.

Ancient sivan temple located in the middle of Villivakkam .very calm and spiritual atmosphere. Seperate temple for Adhi Sankarar. Well maintained sivañ temple.

A great aadi Tuesday temple. Traditional a decade

I loved it with fresh mind and I do believe in God

Very peaceful Temple. U can feel the positive energy.

A must visit place for Hindus.

Very ancient temple. History speaks volumes. Very well maintained

It is a beautiful temple, has a big lake and lots of trees.

Good service by poojaris humble and kind

It is a Sivan temple . Has a peaceful atmosphere.

Yet to darshan, may God bless me soon