Metraleeswar Temple
Tamil Nadu
Metraleeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple to Shiva in the Pillaiyar Palayam area in Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Metraleeswarar is mentioned in the 7th-century CE Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, and is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples revered in the canon. The temple is believed to have expanded during the 13th century by Later Cholas as indicated in the inscriptions.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kanchipuram railway station (CJ), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Chennai International Airport (MAA), about 67 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 2 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 2 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 5 km)
- Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Tiruttani – Tiruttani (Malaikoil), Tiruvallur district (about 48 km)
- Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple – North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai (about 83 km)
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