Saturday, July 1, 2017

Sri Kachchaleeswarar Temple, Parrys

  

Moolavar:Sri Kachaaleshwarar
Amman: Sri Soundaraambikai
Place: Parry's corner, Chennai

Kachchaleswarar Temple, also known as the Great Kachali Pagoda, is a Hindu temple located in Armenian Street, in the neighbourhood of Parry's corner (Old: George Town) in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed on land belonging to dubash Kalavai Chetty in 1725, the temple belonged to the left-hand castes and was the site of the first major conflict between left and right-handed castes in the then Madras city.

The temple is modelled on the Kachaaleshwarar temple at Kancheepuram. Kachaaleshwarar (Shiva) is the main deity and Soundaraambikai, the consort deity.

Location: Sri Kachchaleeswarar Temple, Parrys

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