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Mahalingapuram, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0564°, 80.2318°
An Ayyappan temple built in 1974 in the Mahalingapuram area of Nungambakkam, Chennai, laid out in Kerala style with the eighteen steps and subsidiary shrines to Shiva, Bhagavati, Ganapathi and Subrahmanya.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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