Cheyyaru (Tamil: ), also known as Tiruvethipuram (Tamil: ), Thiruvathipuram or Tiruvetipuram is a town in the Tiruvannamalai District near Kanchipuram in the Tamil Nadu state of South India. It gets its name from the Cheyyaru River. The town is situated at 30km from Kanchipuram, 60km from Vellore and 105km from Chennai, well connected by buses on SH 5 and SH 45. The town contains an ancient temple called Vedhapureeswarar temple situated on the banks of the river, and there is a legend that Thirugnana Sambandar, one of the four great saivite saints visited the temple and caused a male palm tree to flower by singing verses in Tamil.There is another famous temple called Patcheeswarar temple in the heart of the town. The town was in the North Arcot District (part of Vellore district) until Tiruvannamalai district was formed. It has a sub collector office and is the third largest town in the district. This town has a Government Arts College, dating from the early...
