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High medieval · Hindu · India

Agasteeswarar Temple, Kolapakkam

Kolapakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0122°, 80.1507°

Shiva (as Agasteeswarar)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Kolapakkam on the western edge of Chennai, whose complex also holds shrines to the Navagrahas, the nine planetary deities.

Sthala katha — the legend

The sage Agastya is said to have worshipped Shiva here, and the presiding deity takes his name from it.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined