List of Monuments of National Importance in Chennai circle

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This is a list of Monuments of National Importance (ASI) as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Tamil Nadu. 403 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Chennai circle of Tamil Nadu. [1] Due to the high amount of ASI-recognized monuments in the Chennai circle the monuments in the districts Kanchipuram and Pudukkottai are put in a separate list:

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List of monuments in the Chennai circle

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Nithyakalayana Perumal temple in Thiruvidandai, a village in Chennai, Chengalpattu district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to Varaha, the boar avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Nithyakalayana Perumal (Varaha) and his consort Lakshmi as Komalavalli Thayar. The original structure of the temple was built by the Pallavas during the 7th century CE, with later additions from the Cholas during the 11th century.

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  1. ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Chennai Circle - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ātmaprajñānanda Saraswati: Airävateswara Temple, Däräsuram". 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ātmaprajñānanda Saraswati: Airävateswara Temple, Däräsuram". 13 October 2012.


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