Vedagiriswarar temple
A Shiva temple at Thirukazhukundram, south of Chennai.
- Where
- Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.6067, 80.0625
Get the Vedagiriswarar temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vedagiriswarar temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vedagiriswarar temple
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary 12 km
Protected by villagers since the eighteenth century.
Pancha Rathas 14 km
Five temples each cut from a single granite outcrop in the seventh century, and none of them ever finished.
Arjuna's Penance 14 km
A rock relief thirty metres long with over a hundred figures, one of the largest open air carvings anywhere.
Varaha Cave Temple 14 km
A seventh century Pallava cave whose panel of Vishnu lifting the earth is among the best rock cut relief in India.
Shore Temple 15 km
Standing against the Bay of Bengal for thirteen centuries, the last of the legendary seven pagodas.
Tiger Cave, Mahabalipuram 17 km
A rock-cut shrine with eleven tiger heads round the opening, in a grove by the sea.
Nithyakalyana Perumal temple 26 km
A temple to Vishnu as the boar at Thiruvidandai, sung by the Alvars more than a thousand years ago.
DakshinaChitra 29 km
Eighteen heritage houses from four southern states, taken down where they stood and rebuilt here.
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Questions
Where is Vedagiriswarar temple?
Vedagiriswarar temple is in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (12 km), Pancha Rathas (14 km), Arjuna's Penance (14 km).
How do I get the Vedagiriswarar temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vedagiriswarar temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vedagiriswarar temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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