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George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0946°, 80.2891°
A temple on Thambu Chetty Street in old George Town, moved to its present site on 1 March 1640 when the English East India Company built Fort St George over its original seashore location, with construction continuing to 1678; Shivaji is recorded as having worshipped here on 3 October 1677, and its rajagopuram was added between 1976 and 1983.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The goddess is said to have been worshipped here first in a fierce form, which Adi Shankara replaced with the serene Kamakshi.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Colonial era
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