It is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district about 85 km from Chennai. Tiruttani hill temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. The hill has 365 steps indicating 365 days of the year. Tiruttani is well connected with both Railway and Bus transport facilities. Nearby Famous temples are Madhur Arulmigu Mahishasuramardhini temple, Nallatur Arulmigu Veera Anjaneya temple, Arulmig
u Arumugaswami temple etc. Legends of Tiruttani
Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna, first Vice President and Second President of India Born at Tiruttani on Sep 5, 1888. He has donated his property to Sri Subramania Swamy Devasthanam. In memory of this humble person, Dr.Radha krishnan Government Boys higher secondary school is in Tiruttani. Presently in his birth place a library and child welfare center are maintained by Subramania Swamy Devasthanam. He has donated lot of books to this library. The current situation of the library is very worst and does not have enough volumes. Geography
Tiruttani is located at. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). Alternate names for tiruttani are Thiruthani, Thiruthanigai, Thanigai. Source
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