Sri Vadarayaneswarar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Thiruvalangadu 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.
This temple is one of the Pancha Natana Sabhai, as here Lord Shiva is in Oorthuva Thandavam – a cosmic dance with aggresive pose.
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.