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Vadapalani Temple
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Speaking about the temples we would like to give you all the different types of
temples situated in and around Chennai. It will help to make your travel list in
and around Madras. Also after knowing all the information about the city you can
decide the travel list and discuss it with the family members so that the tastes
and preferences of the whole family is highlighted. In this section as we are speaking
about temples so over here we will be giving you information about a famous temple
of Chennai which is known as the Vadapalani temple.
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Traveling to the Vadapalani temple is quite easy as it is situated in the Andavar
Koil Street in Chennai. You can just hire any local transport like a luxurious cab,
or a 'call taxi' or the cheap auto rickshaws. The auto rickshaws are quite troublesome
in terms of the negotiation of fares. Even if they are metered it better to settle
the fare first and then begin your travel. You can also hire an call taxi or the
luxurious cabs and complete your Chennai city tour in a day. For hiring the call
taxis you need to call and fix your travel-tour.
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The main deity of the Vadapalani temple is Lord Muruga. This ancient temple has
its origin some 125 years back and also it has an interesting history behind it.
Primarily the Muruga deity resided in a humble thatched roof shed and the god was
worshipped in the form of a painted picture. A humble worshipper of Muruga named
as Annaswami Tambiran worshipped this painted picture of Muruga with the help of
all his limited offerings.
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