Kalikambal Temple

The Kālikāmbal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shri Kāligāmbāl (Kāmākshi) and Lord Kamadeswarar, located in Parry's corner (Old: George Town) locality of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is located in Thambu Chetty Street, a prominent financial street at Georgetown, running parallel to Rajaji Salai.

Kālikāmbāl Temple
Kāligāmbāl Temple's Gopuram (Gateway tower) entrance.
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chennai
Deity	Kāligāmbāl (Goddess Pārvathi)
Location
Location	Thambu Chetty Street, Parry's corner (Old: George Town), Chennai
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location in Chennai
Geographic coordinates	13.09455°N 80.2891°E
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Date established	1640
Completed	1678
Temple(s)	1

History

The temple was originally located closer to the sea shore and was relocated to the current site at 1640 CE. It was then built in 1678.[1] Shivaji, the Maratha warrior and the founder of the Hindawi-Swarajya in the 17th century, had worshiped in this temple incognito on 3 October 1667.[2][3] It is believed that a fierce form of Goddess was held in worship earlier and that this form was replaced with the shanta swaroopa (calm posture) form of Goddess Kamakshi. Tamil poet Subramaniya Bharathi was a regular visitor of the temple in the early 20th century.[3]

The main Gopuram (tower) of Kālikāmbāl Temple

In the 1980s, a new 10-metre-high tower (rajagopuram) was added to the existing structure.[3] Another major expansion was made in 2014.

See also

• Religion in Chennai

References

1. "1639 A.D. TO 1700 A.D." History of Chennai. ChennaiBest.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "Chennai High: Where history beckons". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. Muthiah, S. (2014). Madras Rediscovered. Chennai: EastWest. p. 384. ISBN 978-93-84030-28-5.

External links

• Chennai Sri Kālikāmbal Kamadeswarar Devasthanam