Thiruvallur - Land of the exotic Veeraraghava Swamy temple

Happened to visit , my dad's once upon a time , workplace, Thiruvallur ( My dad was working in Thiruvallur for HM). Too crowded and believe me , for such a small village, it has nearly 2 to 3 marriage halls in every street. Very very narrow roads with buffaloes and pigs all around. A typical village of its kind in all ways. The main reason to visit the place was to see the VeeraRaghava Swamy temple in the middle of the village. Gigantic gopurams gave us a warm welcome. Some construction work was going on in the temple with stones and mud all over. The presiding deity was in His "Anantha Sayanam" posture. What a huge statue. Believe me , the sculptors in those times have been really artists. One cannot take away their eyes from those mammoth statues. This temple is supposedly one of the 108 "Divya desams". If u plan to travel somewhere enroute Thiruvallur, make sure you definitely spend some time in the age old temple. It is definitely worth a watch.