Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple, Penang
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The Nattukkottai Chettiar Thendayuthapani Temple (Tamil:நாட்டுக்கோட்டை செட்டியார் ஆலயம்), also known as the Arulmigu Thandayuthapani Temple, is a
Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of
Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
. It was built around 1854, after the
Nattukottai Chettiar Nagarathar (நகரத்தார்) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. The Nagarathar community was not originally a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which over time became known under th ...
community at Penang Street bought the piece of land to build a residential quarters. Dedicated to
Lord Murugan Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as th ...
, the temple is adorned with hundreds of religious-themed paintings from
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along the recesses of its roof.


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