Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram
Kancheepuram

Chitragupta temple

Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street in the state of . It is one of the rare temples of the Hindu deity Chitragupta, considered to be the assistant of Yama, the Hindu god of death.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: Hindu temple
  • Also known as: “Chitragupta Temple” and “Chitragupta temple, Kanchipuram”
  • Address: Nellukara Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamakshi Amman Temple and Kumarakottam Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Pratheepps, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , also known as Kamakoti Nayaki Kovil, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kamakshi, one of the highest form of Parvati. is situated 410 metres northwest of Chitragupta temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Rajendran Ganesan, CC BY 2.0.
The Kumara kottam Temple is a in , , . It is dedicated to Lord murugan, the Hindu war god and the son of the gods Shiva and his mother Pārvathi. is situated 590 metres northwest of Chitragupta temple.

Railway station
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is situated 1 km northeast of Chitragupta temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanchipuram.

Photo: Keshav Mukund Kandhadai, CC BY 2.0.
, sometimes called Kanjeevaram or Kanchi, is a small town in . One of the most important spiritual centres of Hinduism, and a major pilgrim destination; has several medieval temples with spectacular architecture.

Chitragupta temple

Latitude
12.83723° or 12° 50′ 14″ north
Longitude
79.70473° or 79° 42′ 17″ east
Open location code
7J4XRPP3+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5471056023
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q12426498
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Telugu—“Chitragupta temple” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شيتراجوبتا”
  • Hindi: “चित्रगुप्त मन्दिर”
  • Tamil: “சித்திரகுப்தர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “చిత్రగుప్త దేవాలయం (కాంచీపురం)”
  • Telugu: “చిత్రగుప్త దేవాలయం”

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