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Apparswami Temple
Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0403°, 80.2675°
Apparswami (Shaivite saint), worshipped as a shivalingaModern—
Sacred since
1800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
19th c.
Modern
History & significance
A Shaivite shrine on Royapettah High Road in Chennai raised over the tomb of Apparswami, a 19th-century saint. His chief disciple Chidambaraswamy set a shivalinga above the grave, around which the temple grew.