Chennai district · Tamil Nadu
Vadapalani Andavar Temple
A popular Murugan temple at Vadapalani in Chennai, which began as a thatched shrine around 1890.
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil is at the junction of 6th Main Road and 2nd Avenue in Anna Nagar, Chennai, and is dedicated to Ayyappan. When Anna Nagar was laid out in the late 1960s, Ayyappa devotees in the new Shanti Colony began holding an annual vilakku pooja during the mandala–makaravilakku season. The response led to the founding of the Sri Ayyappa Seva Samajam in 1976, which opened a charitable medical centre in 1979 and from whose work the temple grew.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
Darshan & customs
Darshan
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Photo: Frederick Fiebig · Public domain
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12