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Kasi Viswanatha Temple, Ayanavaram
Ayanavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0980°, 80.2412°
Shiva (as Kasi Viswanatha)Colonial—
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
East India Company era
Colonial
History & significance
A Shiva temple on Konnur High Road in Ayanavaram, Chennai, built during East India Company rule by the Tawker family of the city's Gujarati merchant community. It is now administered by the Tamil Nadu HR&CE department.