Chitragupta temple
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the rare temples of the Hindu deity Chitragupta, considered to be the assistant of Yama, the Hindu god of death. Chitragupta is believed to have emerged from a painting and set as the accountant of good and bad deeds of human beings by Brahma. The temple has a three-tiered Rajagopuram and a single precinct around the sanctum.
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Where it is
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kanchipuram railway station (CJ), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Chennai International Airport (MAA), about 65 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 1 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 2 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 4 km)
- Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Tiruttani – Tiruttani (Malaikoil), Tiruvallur district (about 49 km)
- Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple – North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai (about 81 km)
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