I had an opportunity to visit this temple today morning. It is an ancient temple built by Kulathunga Chola. It is very surprising that such pristine surroundings are found so close to the City.
How to Reach:
On the GST road after you cross the airport there is the Trisoolam railway station on the left. Take the first left after this you will come on to the Railway level crossing which is the gateway to the hilly road . Follow the winding road or 3 kms and you can see the temple arch on the right side turn right to reach the temple
Though the temple is ancient it is very well maintained and has been visited by Adisankara and Shri Chandrashekara saraswathy swami of Kanchi. The priest was telling me he is the third generation of kurukkal here and his family has conducted daily rituals for more than 150 years and seen three kumbabishekams.
Legends about the temple:
Brahma did pooja to Shiva here . The four hills around the temple are considered four Vedas.
(All the pictures here were taken by the permission)
There is a goddess in the main sanctum itself Sri. Sundarambikai but the presiding goddess is Tripurasundari in a south facing sanctum.
The main sanctum has a huge Shivalingam royally bedecked .The Vimanam has the Gajaprushti type of Architecture
The Koshta vigraham has few unique deities.
The Ganapathy is having a Naga Yagnopavetham (Poonal) and is considered very auspicious. to remove obstacles especially for marriage and marital harmony
The panel above this shows Brahma worshipping Shiva
There is the Dakshinamurthy in the Veerasanam posture( left leg bent at the hip and knee)
There are separate Sannidhis for Vinayaka Murugan and Kasi Vishwanata
The Lingodhbhavar has a panel showing Vishnu worshipping Shiva
The Brahma and Durga are also very intricate. 
The panel above the Durga shows Anjeneya worshipping Shiva
The ambal sannidhi has a 5 foot tall Tripurasundari blessing the devotees.
The bhairavar is also famous and poojas are done for him during Rahukalam .
The outer praharam has various trees and a garden The sthala vruksham is the vilvam tree
There is a Banyan tree and naga devathas in the north west corner. The south west corner has a navagraha enclosure. 
The main Complex has separate sannidhi for ayyappan and Adisankara
There is a rare sarabeshwara with two faces carved on the pillar in front
The Kurukkal was very courteous Sri Raja: Cell :+919444764162
The washroom facilities were clean and excellent here.
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