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Vedapureeswarar Temple, Puducherry
Puducherry, Puducherry · 11.9399°, 79.8298°
Vedapurishvarar (Shiva), with Tripurasundari (Parvati)Rebuilt under Divan Kandappa MudaliarDravidian
Sacred since
1788 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1788
Rebuilt under Divan Kandappa Mudaliar
History & significance
A Dravidian-style Shiva temple in the town of Puducherry, destroyed in 1748 during the colonial conflicts on the Coromandel coast and rebuilt in 1788 by Divan Kandappa Mudaliar.