Putlur is a village and suburb in Tiruvallur of Tamil Nadu, India, located on the north-western outskirts of Chennai.

[1] The name "Putlur" comes from the Tamil term putru meaning "snake hole".

Goddess Parvati is believed to have taken the unprepossessing form of a large anthill in this village, where a temple was later built.

The village was eventually called "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill".

[2] According to the legend, the presiding deity is made of sand, which appears like a pregnant woman lying on the ground.