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Krishnaswami Temple, Muthialpet
Muthialpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0990°, 80.2894°
Krishna (Krishnaswami)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
18th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A Krishna temple in the old George Town quarter of Chennai, completed in the 18th century. It became the flashpoint of the 1787 riot between the Left-hand and Right-hand caste groupings, which the Madras Presidency authorities had to mediate.