Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai
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Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai is a Hindu temple situated in the city of Chennai, India. It was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, chief merchant of the Madras factory of the British East India Company.[1]
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Location
The Ekambareswarar Temple is located in Mint Street and is flanked by two Jain shrines and a Kandaswami Temple.[1]
History
The Ekambareswarar Temple was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, a dubash in the service of the British East India Company in the 1680s.[2] The temple is marked in a 1710 map of Madras city as "Allingall's Pagoda".[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Srinivasachari, Introduction, p xxix
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Srinivasachari, Development of the Settlement, pp 24-25
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