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<p>Repair or remove missing or deleted templates</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Hindu temple]] in the neighbourhood of [[Adyar (Chennai)|Adyar]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple is located on 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, near the Fortis Malar Hospital. Dedicated to the Hindu god [[Vishnu]], the temple is named after the [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and the deity Vishnu is depicted reclining on the mythological five-headed serpent as in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Thiruvananthapuram. The temple was constructed in 1962 on land donated by [[Chithira Thirunal]], the last [[Maharaja]] of [[Travancore]] and caters to Chennai&#039;s [[Malayali people|Malayali]] community. The temple is constructed in the beautiful Kerala style and is well maintained to this date.<br /> <br /> Within the premises of the temple, lie an &#039;&#039;yagashala&#039;&#039; for conducting daily sermons. There is also a statue of Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharajah of Travancore unveiled by [[John Erskine, Lord Erskine|Lord Erskine]], the then [[Governor of Madras]] on 29 September 1939 commemorating the [[Temple Entry Proclamation]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Portal|India|Hinduism}}<br /> * [[Religion in Chennai]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> * {{cite book|page=105|title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India|volume=1|editor=S. Muthiah|editor-link=S. Muthiah|publisher=Palaniappa Brothers|year=2008}}<br /> <br /> {{Chennai topics}}<br /> {{Places of worship in Chennai}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]</div>

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