Vadapalani Temple - Chennai
Vadapalani Temple is geographically located at latitude 13° 3' 11" North of the Equator and longitude 80° 12' 48" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of India. Vadapalani Dandayudhapani Temple was built around 1870s. The entrance to Vadapalani Dandayudhapani Temple is crowned with a rajagopuram adorned with several stucco images depicting legends from the Skanda puranam. In front of the temple is the temple tank. The eastern tower rises to a height of 40.8 metres. The 108 bharata natyam dance gestures can be seen on the eastern tower as well. According to the sthalapurana, one Muruga devotee by name Annaswami Tambiran with his limited means built a small thatched hut and kept a Murugan painting for his personal worship primarily. During his meditation and worship, he used to experience some divine power entering his body and inspiring him to utter some mysterious things - whatever he said in his trance was found true. His utterance went by the name of arulvak and relieved people in several ways, like curing diseases and getting jobs, solemnising marriages. Around 7,000 couples are married here each year. Vadapalani Andavar Temple is located at Andavar Koil Street, Vadapalani. It is by Jawaharlal Nehru Road - Inner Ring Rd, near Arcot Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the line of sight between two points and may not be nearest by road.
Pachiappas College Hostels is about 3.1km, NSK Students Home is about 3.5km, The Raintree Hotel is about 3.6km, Taj Hotel is about 3.8km, Breeze Hotel is about 4.7km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Vadapalani Temple.
Tamilvanan Complex is about 3.3km, KRM Centre is about 3.6km, Spencer Plaza is about 5.4km, Chintadripet Market is about 6.9km, Moore Market is about 7.5km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Vadapalani Temple.
Valluvar Kottam is about 3.1km, War Memorial is about 4.8km, Stadium Museum is about 4.9km, Music Academy is about 5.1km, National Art Gallery is about 5.2km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Vadapalani Temple.
Meenakshi College is about 1.5km, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, K. K. Nagar is about 2.2km, Loyola College is about 2.5km, CMC Girls HS School is about 2.8km, Pachiappas College is about 3km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Vadapalani Temple.
t nagar is about 2.2km, Panagal Park is about 2.5km, Tower Park is about 3.8km, Congress Grounds is about 3.8km, Chetpet Lake is about 4km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Vadapalani Temple.