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Kunrattur

Tirunageswaram Town



Kunrattur, also called Tirunageswaram, is located near Chennai, at a distance of 8 km from Pallavaram in Tiruvallur District. It is famous as the birthplace of the poet Sekkizhar who composed the epic work Periya Puranam.

Nageswarar temple, Kandaswamy temple, Lord Vishnu temple with sculptures of Ram and Hanuman, and a hill shrine dedicated to Lord Muruga are the temples in Kunrattur.

Skanda Shashti in the month of Aippasi (mid October - mid November) and Padi Utsavam in the month of Vaikasi (mid May - mid June) are the main festivals celebrated there.



Updated on 11th October, 2014
District: Tiruvallur

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