Kumarakottam Temple

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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamakshi Amman Temple and Chitragupta temple.

Hindu temple
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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 200 metres southeast of Kumarakottam Temple.

Hindu temple
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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. is situated 590 metres southeast of Kumarakottam Temple.

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is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves as the principal railway station of the temple city of in . is situated 1 km northeast of Kumarakottam Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanchipuram.

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, 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.

Kumarakottam Temple

Latitude
12.84162° or 12° 50′ 30″ north
Longitude
79.70171° or 79° 42′ 6″ east
Open location code
7J4XRPR2+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99616250
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q14848561
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Telugu—“Kumarakottam Temple” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kovili ose Koili Kumarakottam”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli Kumarakotam”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli Kumarakottam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كوماراكوتام”
  • Kannada: “ಕುಮಾರಕೊಟ್ಟಂ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Malayalam: “കുമരകോട്ടം ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Tamil: “காஞ்சிபுரம் சுப்பிரமணியர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “కుమారకొట్టం ఆలయం”

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