Nageswarar Temple
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Deity: Shiva Place: Nandambakkam Tamil Nadu
Nageswarar Temple. Dedicated to Shiva. Located in Nandambakkam.
- Primary Deity
- Shiva
- Built
- 12th century
- Builder
- Sekkilar
- Address
- Kundrathur, Pallavaram, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, 600069, India
History
Kundrathur Nageswarar Temple, also known as Vada Thirunageswaram, is a Shaivite temple in the Kundrathur neighbourhood of Chennai, India. The available account states it was built in the 12th century by the Shaivite saint Sekkilar. The temple was modelled on the Thirunageswaram temple at Kumbakonam and is dedicated to Shiva.
Spiritual Significance
A Shaivite shrine dedicated to Shiva, locally known as Vada Thirunageswaram, serving as a place of worship for devotees of Shiva.
- Nearest City: Chennai