Temples in Chengalpattu district

Guides to 7 Hindu temples in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, including Acharapakkam and Mamallapuram. Each guide gives the deity, opening hours where a published source gives them, how to reach, festivals and history, and lists the sources its facts were checked against.

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The 7 temples at a glance

Aksheeswaraswamy Temple, Acharapakkam: Shiva as Aksheeswaraswamy, in lingam form, with consort Sundaranayagi. Hours: 6:30 AM to 12 noon and 4 PM to 8:45 PM
Mahishasuramardini Cave Temple, Mamallapuram: Mahishasuramardini, an incarnation of Durga. Hours: 6 AM to 6 PM
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple, Melmaruvathur: Adi Parashakti, the divine mother
Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple, Thiruvidanthai: Vishnu as Sri Lakshmi Varaha Perumal, the boar avatar. Hours: 6 AM to 12 noon, and 3 PM to 8 PM
Patala Athri Narasimhar Temple, Singaperumal Koil: Vishnu as Narasimha, with consort Lakshmi as Ahobilavalli
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram: Shiva linga, with a shrine to a reclining Vishnu
Thiruporur Kandaswamy Temple, Thiruporur: Murugan, known here as Kandaswamy

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