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High medieval · Hindu · India
Prathyangira Devi Temple, Sholinganallur
Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 12.8980°, 80.2355°
Maha Prathyangira Devi in her Shanta (peaceful) formUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the few temples anywhere dedicated to Prathyangira, and said to be the only one enshrining her peaceful Shanta form; it stands between the Buckingham Canal and the Bay of Bengal in south Chennai. Devotees seek the goddess as a counter to witchcraft, and free homas are performed on special occasions.