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Late medieval · Hindu · India
Venugopalaswami Temple, Kaliappettai
Kaliappettai, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu · 12.7200°, 79.9200°
Krishna (Venugopalaswami)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
17th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A Krishna temple founded in the 17th century at Kaliappettai in Kanchipuram district, the settlement having begun as an agraharam originally called Doddacharpuram.