Chunampet is a village in the
Cheyyur taluk
Cheyyur taluk is a taluk of Chengalpattu district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Cheyyur.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Cheyyur had a population of 1 with 102,128 males ...
of
Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu State of
India. It is located 99 kilometres from
Chennai and 22 kilometres from
Madurantakam
Madurantakam () is the southernmost suburb of Chennai city and a municipality in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is known for the artificial and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam lake. It is ...
on the Madurantakam-
Marakkanam
Marakkanam is a coastal panchayat town & Taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is well connected to the state capital Chennai and the nearby union territory of Puducherry by the East Coast Road. To the west, Marakk ...
road. It was the seat of the ''
zamindari'' of Chunampet during the
colonial era. It is located at the southern edge of the
Buckingham Canal.
Chunampet is famous for a 19th-century
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
temple dedicated to Kiratamanjeswarar.
[ Temples of Tamilnad, Pg 209] The temple was, till recently, in ruins, and was renovated by Arunachala Mudaliar, the erstwhile zamindar of Chunampet and his descendants.
[ Temples of Tamilnad, Pg xviii]
Chnampet is situated about 9 kilometres from the
Bay of Bengal coast and is surrounded by
salt pans extending for over seven miles.
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{{Chengalpattu district
Villages in Chengalpattu district