Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Tiruvottiyur

Marundeeswarar Temple

Marundeeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, located in , adjacent to the beach of . It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where two of the most revered Nayanars, Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their verses during the 7th century CE.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: Hindu temple in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Marudeeswarar Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thiruvanmiyur railway station and Ashtalakshmi Temple.

Railway station
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Thiruvanmiyur is a station on the Chennai MRTS in India. Located opposite the Tidel Park on Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. is situated 1 km northwest of Marundeeswarar Temple.

Hindu temple
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The Ashtalakshmi Kovil is a , which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in , . The temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms – the Ashtalakshmi – the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Marundeeswarar Temple.

Railway station
Indira Nagar is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located opposite the Institute of Chemical Technology on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station can also be accessed through canal bank road, . is situated 1½ km northwest of Marundeeswarar Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thiruvanmiyur and Indira Nagar.

Suburb
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is a largely residential neighborhood located in the south of , , India. witnessed a spike in its economy with the construction of Chennai's first dedicated technology office space, the Tidel Information Technology Park in neighboring Taramani.

Locality
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is a neighbourhood in , India. The region was developed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It contains residential plots, apartments, commercial complexes, large arterial roads, school zones, bus terminals, and slums.

Neighborhood
Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of , the southernmost state of India. It is located on the of the .

Marundeeswarar Temple

Latitude
12.98486° or 12° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
80.2606° or 80° 15′ 38″ east
Open location code
7M42X7M6+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 680969891
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6777963
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Telugu—“Marundeeswarar Temple” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد مارونديسوارار”
  • Malayalam: “മരുന്നീശ്വരർ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Oriya: “ଔଷଧୀଶ୍ଵର ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Oriya: “ମରୁନ୍ଦୀଶ୍ଵରର ମନ୍ଦିର, ତିରୁକଚୁର”
  • Tamil: “திருவான்மியூர் மருந்தீசுவரர் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “திருவான்மியூர் மருந்தீஸ்வரர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “మరుందీశ్వరర్ ఆలయం (తిరువాన్మియూరు)”
  • Telugu: “మరుందీశ్వరర్ ఆలయం”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marundeeswarar Temple”. Photo: Nsmohan, CC BY-SA 3.0.