Kundrathur


Kundrathur is a western suburb of the city of Chennai, India. The locality is known for the Kundrathur Murugan Temple, one of the most popular temples in Chennai. Kundrathur comes under Chennai city limits. Kundrathur is also the birthplace of Sekkizhar, a well-known poet-saint who authored the Periyapuranam. Other popular temples in Kundrathur include Kandhazheeswarar Temple, Thiru Ooraga Perumal Temple, Thiru Nageswara Temple, and Deiva Pulavar Sekkizhar Temple. There are many ancient Vedic shrines located here, which have recently been studied by a team of researchers at Yale University. The neighborhood is served by Pallavaram Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

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The area is one of the 163 notified areas in the state of Tamil Nadu.