Sri Ramanathaeaswarar (Guru Sthalam) Temple, Porur

Moolavar: Sri Ramanathaeaswarar 

Amman: Sri Sivakama Sundari Ambal

Place: Porur, Chennai

A beautiful temple with a histroy connecting with Ramayanam.

While Sri Rama came in search of Sita he happend to step stumbled on a stone at this place in Porur Chennai and realised it was a swyambu lingam and to clear his dhosham of stepping on the lingam started to do a 45 days penace under the nelli maram ( Amla tree) by just eating one amal a day. Once his penance was completed he could see the sivalingam grown up to a 6 ft high and Sri Rama offered his prayers. In return lord siva informed Rama to head to Rameswaram from here.

Interestingly there are certain practice that we see only in Vaishnava sthalam which is also practiced here in a sivasthalam.People who cannot visit Rameswaram can visit this temple to offer their prayers. Hence aptly this place is called vada rameswaram

Location:

Sri Ramanathaeaswarar (Guru Sthalam) Temple,  Porur

Sri Vengeeswarar Temple , Vadapalani

Moolavar: Sri Vengeeswarar

Amman: Sri Saanthanayaki Ambal

Place: Vadapalani, Chennai

The Vengeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of Vadapalani in Chennai, India. Though the sthalam dates back to vedic age, the temple structure is over 1000 years old and one of the oldest Hindu temples in Chennai city. The temple is dedicated to Shiva who is called Lord Vengeeswarar and the goddess is called Saanthanayaki Ambal. The entrance to this temple is crowned with a big rajagopuram adorned with several stucco images. Other deities: Ganapathi, Kasi Viswanathar and Visalakshi, Bairavar, Lord Subramanya, Goddess Gajalakshmi. There is a separate shrine for Lord Saneeswarar.

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengeeswarar_Temple

Location:

Sri Vengeeswarar Temple, Vadapalani

Sri Kasiviswanather Temple, West Mambalam

Moolavar: Sri Kasiviswanather

Amman: Sri Visalakshi

Place: West Mambalam, Chennai

Kasi Viswanatha Temple is a Hindu temple located in the neighbourhood of West Mambalam in Chennai, India. Dedicated to Siva, the temple is named after the Vishwanatha Temple at Varanasi. Constructed in the 17th century, the temple is also known as "Mahabilva Kshetra".

Around 400 years ago, the part which is today called West Mambalam was a small hamlet with big and enormous vilwa trees. The place had been called Mahabilam. They say that the name became Mambalam in course of time. When a swayambhu lingam appeared in Mahabilam, people built a temple for it. Researchers say that the temple might have been built by a Nayakka king of Vijayanagar Empire. The God appeared in the dream of a Nayakka king after he worshipped Him in Kasi and told him to build a temple for Him. Accordingly, Kasi Viswanatha temple was built in Tenkasi. The sthala purana says that the temple at Mambalam in Chennai was also built during this same period by the Nayakka king. Usually, at the temples built during the Nayakka regimes, an emblem of fish will be seen. At the granite roof of this temple also, figures of fishes are seen. Researchers say that this is a proof for the claim that the temple was built by a Nayakka king

In the sanctum, Kasi Viswanatha, facing the east, blesses His devotees. He is a lingam, installed on a high peedam. The small Nandi in front of the sanctum holds our attention with its beauty. After praying to the Lord, when we move rightward, we see the sannidhi of Lord Vinayaka. Then, we’ve the darshan of Lord Muruga along with His consorts Valli and Devyani. Next is situated the sannidhi of Annai Visalakshi. We feel ecstatic seeing the beautiful Visalashi thaayar in a beautifully built sannidhi.

The prahara is spacious so that devotees can have darshan of deities without difficulty. There are Vasantha mandap and Navagraha mandap too

Pradosham is celebrated here every month on a very grand scale. Also, Sivarathri and Arudra vizha are being celebrated with grandeur.

Those, who are unable to go to Kasi for darshan of God can visit this temple and pray to the deity and be blessed by the Lord with all prosperity

Reference:
http://www.westmambalamkasiviswanathartemple.tnhrce.in/history.html

Location:

Sri Kasiviswanather Temple, West Mambalam