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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Kalikambal Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Kalikambal Temple is in Thambu Chetty Street in the George Town area of Chennai, near Parry’s Corner. It is dedicated to the goddess Kalikambal, a form of Kamakshi, and to Shiva as Kamadeswarar. The temple originally stood closer to the seashore, on the site of the present Fort St. George. When the East India Company built the fort, the temple was moved to its present site on 1 March 1640, and construction continued until 1678.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Kalikambal Temple
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12