Kamakshi Amman Temple, Mangadu
Tamil Nadu
The Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple is a famous pilgrim destination Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Parvathi, located in Mangadu, a suburb of Chennai, India. The term Mangadu means "Mango Forests or Mango Groves" and as the term implies this must have been a thickly wooded Mango groove in the past.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tirusulam railway station (TLM), about 10 km by road.
- By air: Chennai International Airport (MAA), about 10 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple – North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai (about 22 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 60 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 61 km)
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 61 km)
- Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Tiruttani – Tiruttani (Malaikoil), Tiruvallur district (about 71 km)
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