Kundrathur Murugan Temple

Kundrathur Murugan Temple
Kundrathur Murugan Temple
	A view of the temple entrance
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kanchipuram
Deity	Murugan
Governing body	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department
Location
Location	Kundrathur
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location of temple in Chennai
Geographic coordinates	12°59′51″N 80°05′48″E / 12.9974°N 80.0966°E

Kundrathur Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kundrathur, a suburb of Chennai in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu.

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Subramaniar (Murugan) stayed on the hill during his travels from Tiruporur to Tiruttanigai. This place is also known as South Thanigai, as Lord Subramaniar is depicted facing the north, towards Thanigai.

Architecture

This is the only Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu where the God is standing in a north facing direction. This temple was constructed by King Kulothunga Chola II. The speciality of this temple is that Lord Subramaniar can be seen only with one Goddess at a time even though he is there along with both the Goddesses. If the God is viewed from one side he can be seen along with Goddess Valli and viewed from the other side, he can be seen along with Goddess Deivayanai.^[1]

There are 84 steps to reach this hill temple.

Vehicles (cars, bikes, autos) can also be driven up the hill right up to the front of the temple on the hill, for those that cannot walk up the 84 steps. The temple is very close to the outer ring road for those that need faster accessibility to the temple. Pallavaram to Kundrathur there are a lot of buses too but do not go all the way to the temple.

History

Once winning the demons in Thiruporur, Lord Muruga went to Thirutani in a joyous spirit. He placed a Siva Linga, performed pooja and meditated deep. The temple was subsequently constructed by the great Chola King Kulothunga Chola. Lord Siva, worshiped by Lord Muruga graces the worshipers in the name of Kandaleeswarar in a separate shrine.

References

^ Diwakar, Macherla (2011). Temples of South India (1st ed.). Chennai: Techno Book House. p. 146-7. ISBN 978-93-83440-34-4.

Photogallery

Temple on the hill
Main entrance
Front mandapa
Front mandapa with prakara
Another view of the entrance

[Diwakar-1] Diwakar, Macherla (2011). Temples of South India (1st ed.). Chennai: Techno Book House. p. 146-7. ISBN 978-93-83440-34-4.

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