Ekambareswarar Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple may refer to several Hindu temples in India: * Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu * Ekambareswarar Temple, Chettikulam, in Tamil Nadu * Ekambareswarar Temple (Kanchipuram) Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the fi ..., in Tamil Nadu * Kamakshi Ekambareshwarar Temple, in Trivandrum, Kerala {{disambig ...
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Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai
Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of George Town, Chennai, Parry's corner (George Town), Chennai, India dedicated to Shiva, Lord Shiva. It was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, chief merchant of the Madras factory of the British East India Company.#Srinivasachari, Srinivasachari, Introduction, p xxix Location The Ekambareswarar Temple is located in Mint Street, Chennai, Mint Street and is flanked by two Jain shrines and Kandaswami Temple, Georgetown, Kandaswami Temple. History The Ekambareswarar Temple was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, a ''dubash'' in the service of the British East India Company in the 1680s.#Srinivasachari, Srinivasachari, Development of the Settlement, pp 24-25 The temple is marked in a 1710 map of Madras city as "Allingall's Pagoda". Notes References

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