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Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple
Port Blair, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands · 11.6631°, 92.7464°
MuruganModern (British period)Dravidian
Sacred since
1926 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1926–32; moved to Port Blair after 1947
Modern (British period)
History & significance
The chief Hindu pilgrimage centre of the Andamans, begun in 1926 for the Tamil staff of the British administration on Ross Island and completed there by 1932, then shifted to Port Blair after independence. A Murugan shrine was added as the temple grew, and it is now the focus of the islands' Hindu festivals.