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Thirumazhisai Alwar Temple – With Timings and Contact Address of Thirumazhisai Jagannatha Perumal Temple

Thirumazhisai Alwar Temple is located at Thirumazhisai near Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu as Jagannatha and also to Thirumazhisai Alwar. The temple is located around 24 from Chennai.

The popular belief is that Shiva blessed Thirumazhisai Alwar here after seeing his skill in debates. Bhagvan Vishnu gave darshan to Sage Athiri, Bhrigu, Markandeya and Bhargava here as Jagannatha.

A unique aspect of the temple is the murti of Ganesha here. The malefic planets Rahu and Ketu are tied to the belly of Ganesha. Therefore devotees having trouble with navgrahas Rehu and Ketu perform worship here.

One can see Sage Bhrigu and Sage Markandeya performing worship here.

The pond in the temple is known as Bhrigu Teertha.

The Goddess worshipped in the shrine is Goddess Vaishnavi. She is worshipped for removal of all obstacles in the path of marriages.

Thirumazhisai Alwar Temple Timings
Morning Darshan Time is from
6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Evening Darshan Time is from
4:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Contact Address
Executive Officer
Arulmigu Jagannatha Perumal and Arulmigu Tirumazhisai Alwar Temple
Tirumazhaisai – 600124.
Thiruvallur District
Phone: 044-26810542
E.mail: tirumazhisaialwar @ gmail.com