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Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu · 12.8410°, 79.7010°
A Murugan temple standing between the Kamakshi Amman and Ekambareswarar temples at Kanchipuram, rebuilt in 1915 and retaining a Chola-period circular chakra vimana. It is one of the city's twenty-one major temples; Arunagirinathar sang its icon, and the priest Kacchiyappar is said to have composed the Kandha Puranam here.
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 Kandha Puranam relates that Murugan imprisoned Brahma for failing to explain the syllable Om, then did penance before a linga once Shiva ordered the creator's release.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava origin; rebuilt Modern
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