Sri Jalanatheesvarar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Thakkolam in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and the Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar and Sundarar.
During the Uttrayana period, the shiva lingam changes its colour to red and during dakshayana period, it is white in color.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
