Saravana Poikai, located at
Tiruttani in
Tiruvallur district, is also known as Kumara
Teertha. It is a sacred tank at the foot of a hill where a famous
Muruga temple is also located. It is said that the sacred water (teertham), as it is rich in minerals, has curative effects for both bodily and mental ailments. Tiruttani, one of the six abodes of
Lord Muruga, is 13 km away from Arkonam and 84 kilometers from
Chennai.
