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VELLEESWARAR KOIL LEGEND Velleeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Mylapore, Chennai . The presiding deity is Shiva in the form of Velleeswarar. This mid-sized temple, spread over 2 acres is one amongst the Seven Shiva Temples of Mylapore that have been in existence since yore. It is among the 3 principal temples in Mangadu – the other 2 being the Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple and Sri Vaikunda Perumal Temple . The temple is managed by the HRCE Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It is situated about 2 kilometers from Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple in Mangadu. According to popular legend, when the king Mahabali was about to grant Vamana , an incarnation of Vishnu , gifts of land as part of Yagna Dhana, Sukracharya , the preceptor of the Asuras , tried to stop him as he suspected foul play. But Bali was insistent that he cannot stop Dhaanam to a young Brahmachari Brahmin. Sukracharya then changed his form to that of a bee and went into the nozzle of the kamandalu , blockin