Chunampet

Coordinates: 12°16′N 79°55′E / 12.267°N 79.917°E / 12.267; 79.917
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Chunampet is a village in the

colonial era. It is located at the southern edge of the Buckingham Canal
.

Chunampet is famous for a 19th-century

Hindu temple dedicated to Kiratamanjeswarar.[1] The temple was, till recently, in ruins, and was renovated by Arunachala Mudaliar, the erstwhile zamindar of Chunampet and his descendants.[2]

Chnampet is situated about 9 kilometres from the Bay of Bengal coast and is surrounded by salt pans extending for over seven miles.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Temples of Tamilnad, Pg 209
  2. ^ Temples of Tamilnad, Pg xviii
  3. ^ Routes in the Madras presidency. Government Press. 1879. p. 487.

References

  • v.m.r (2002). Temples of Tamilnadu. illeedu V.N MOORTHY RASHEELA.

12°16′N 79°55′E / 12.267°N 79.917°E / 12.267; 79.917