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Kundrathur  is situated at a distance of 13 km from Tambaram, the southern suburb of Chennai city. The locality is known for its numerous ancient temples.  Kandazheeswarar temple  is one of the main temples located here. Besides providing the details on temple structure, icons, history and legends, this article briefly introduces all the inscriptions. Legend Kundrathur village is associated more with Kartikeya (Murugan) than Shiva or Vishnu. There is a hilltop temple for Murugan, which is always highly crowded. The legend states that he stayed on this hill for a few days while traveling from the Tirupporur battlefield to take rest peacefully in Tiruttani. During his stay here, it is said that he installed a Shiva Linga, which is believed to be the presiding deity of this temple named Kadazheeswarar. History The famous Tamil scholar and poet Sekkizhar was from this village named Kundrathur. He lived in the 12th century C.E. during the period of Kulotunga Chola II. He was t...

Kundrathur  is situated at a distance of 13 km from Tambaram, the southern suburb of Chennai city. The locality is known for its numerous ancient temples.  Tiru Uraga Perumal temple  is one of the main temples located here. Besides providing the details on temple structure, icons, history and legends, this article briefly introduces all the inscriptions. Legend As per the legend, Kulotunga Chola had a disease that no one could cure. Vishnu appeared in his dream and asked him to visit the Tiru Uraga Perumal temple in Kanchipuram. The King did accordingly and got his disease cured. As an act of gratitude, he built a temple for Tiru Uraga Perumal in Kundrathur. While constructing the temple, Vishnu appeared to him in the form of Tirupati Venkatachalapati, and hence the sculpture was made as the replica of Tirupati Balaji. History The famous Tamil scholar and poet Sekkizhar was from this village named Kundrathur. He lived in the 12th century C.E. during the period of Kulotung...

Kundrathur  is situated at a distance of 13 km from Tambaram, the southern suburb of Chennai city. The locality is known for its numerous ancient temples.  Nagesvarar temple  is one of the main temples located here. The ancient temple, built during the Chola period, has more than 45 inscriptions. Besides providing the details on temple structure, icons, history and legends, this article briefly introduces all the inscriptions. Legend The famous Tamil scholar and poet Sekkizhar was from this village named Kundrathur. He lived in the 12th century C.E. during the period of Kulotunga Chola II. He was the author of Periya Puranam, which talks about the lives and greatness of 63 Nayanmars in detail.  It is said that Sekkizhar had once visited Tirunageswaram near Kumbakonam, and he wanted to get darshan of the same deity every day. Hence, he built this temple of Nagesvarar that looks similar to the other one in his native place. A few years ago, as the original Shiva Linga,...