Tiruvallur

Tiruvallur is a district and Grade I municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Cooum river about 46 km from downtown Chennai, in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is the authoritative central command of Tiruvallur locale. The city is known for the Veera Ragha sanctuary, one of the 108 sacrosanct hallowed places of Vaishnavites. The tank celebration is held at a lake close to this sanctuary.

A Siva sanctuary close to this sanctum which is mainstream among local people. There is additionally a 40-foot tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman sanctuary, where the murti is made of a solitary green rock stone. Poondi store, from which drinking water is attracted to Chennai city, is around 9 km from Tiruvallur. The area is served by Tiruvallur railroad station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

Starting at 2016, the city had a populace of 176,435. It is one of the quick creating rural areas of Chennai. In the far past, this area was under a chain of administrations starting from the Pallavas amid the seventh century. In 1687, the Golkonda rulers were vanquished and the area went under the Moghul rulers of Delhi. The towns and towns of this area were the scene of Carnatic wars.