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The area covered by the temple is about eight acres. [5] The temple tank is 'Saravana Poigai' and the Sthala Viruksham (tree) is Magizham tree. According to the stone inscriptions [5] in the temple, the moolavar vigraham (main idol) of Murugan in this temple was discovered [7] and brought from a tank bund near Thiru porur Shri Kandha Swāmi ...
George Town is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.It is near the Fort Saint George, Chennai.It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner.It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s.
Chennakesava Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the George Town neighbourhood of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Chenna Kesava Perumal . [ 1 ] There is the nearby Chenna Malleeswarar Temple .
Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) [1] is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British ) fortress in India. [ 2 ] The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. [ 3 ]
The temple happened to be the cause of one of "Black Town's" first caste disputes as it belonged to the Left-Hand Caste. With the government's intervention, a new approach to the temple was built without encroaching on Right-Hand Caste property. [1] [3] A plaque in the temple records the year of the first kumbhaabishekam (consecration) as 1728.
Fort St. George: 1640 George Town: First major British settlements in India, leading to the foundation of the city of Madras. One of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu. [27] 24 Kalikambal Temple: Dravidian architecture: c. 1640 George Town: Originally located by the seashore and was relocated to the current ...
In a talk that Tiger Varadachariar gave over the All India Radio, composers and music publishers Tachur Singaracharlu Brothers organised bhajan sessions at this temple in the 1890s. [7] Mint Street has several temples dedicated to Lord Ganesha. [7] Kandaswami Temple, dedicated to Lord Murugan, is located on Rasappa Chetty Street, off Mint Street.
The Kālikāmbal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shri Kāligāmbāl and Lord Kamadeswarar, located in Parry's corner (Old: George Town) locality of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is located in Thambu Chetty Street, a prominent financial street at Georgetown, running parallel to Rajaji Salai .