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| Kandaswami Temple |
Kandaswami Temple is a Hindu temple in George Town, Chennai in India dedicated to Murugan. Constructed by the Beri Chetty community in the 1670s, it is considered to be one of the finest in the neighbourhood. The temple is situated in Rasappa Chetty Street, the temple is associated with the life of the Saivite saint Ramalinga Swamigal who composed Deivamanimalai here. The idol of Murugan in the temple was brought from Tiruporur and installed in the 1930s.
When two merchants Mari Chettiar and Kandappa Achari were going to Murugan Temple in Thirupporur, they got tired and slept on the sidewalk. They then both had a same dream, which in their dream they found a Murugan Idol at a place where they slept. They woke up and unearthed the Idol and brought it to Georgetown. They then built a temple for Lord Murugan called Kandaswami Temple. This legend dates back to 1670s. The main deity in this temple is Thirupporur Kandaswamy and the Urchava Moorthi is Muthukumara Swamy. There is a well inside the temple called ‘Saravana Poihai’, in which the water levels never diminished to this day since it was constructed in 1670s some 340 years back. Saivite saint Ramalinga Swamigal composed Deivamanimalai here.
Please visit Ishtadevata for more information on this temple, as well as many others throughout India.
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