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	'''Kachchaleswarar Temple''', also known as the '''Great Kachali Pagoda''', is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Armenian Street, Chennai\|Armenian Street]], in the neighbourhood of [[George Town, Chennai\|Parry's corner (Old: George Town)]] in [[Chennai]] city, Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. Constructed on land belonging to ''dubash'' Kalavai Chetty in 1725, the temple belonged to the [[Idangai\|left-hand castes]] and was the site of the first major conflict between left and [[Valangai\|right-handed castes]] in the then Madras city.		'''Kachchaleswarar Temple''', also known as the '''Great Kachali Pagoda''', is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Armenian Street, Chennai\|Armenian Street]], in the neighbourhood of [[George Town, Chennai\|Parry's corner (Old: George Town)]] in [[Chennai]] city, Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. Constructed on land belonging to ''dubash'' Kalavai Chetty in 1725, the temple belonged to the [[Idangai\|left-hand castes]] and was the site of the first major conflict between left and [[Valangai\|right-handed castes]] in the then Madras city.

	The temple is modelled on the Kachaaleshwarar temple at [[Kancheepuram]]. Kachaaleshwarar ([[Shiva]]) is the main deity and ~~Soundaraambikai~~, the consort deity.		The temple is modelled on the Kachaaleshwarar temple at [[Kancheepuram]]. Kachaaleshwarar ([[Shiva]]) is the main deity and Soundaraambika ([[Parvathi]]), the consort deity.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Facade of Kacchaaleeshwarar Koil, Chennai.jpg\|left\|thumb\|210px\|Facade of the temple]]		[[File:Facade of Kacchaaleeshwarar Koil, Chennai.jpg\|left\|thumb\|210px\|Facade of the temple]]
	[[File:Pillaiyar Thoppu at Kachchaaleeshwar Koil, Chennai.jpg\|thumb\|Pillaiyar thoppu (garden) at the temple, near the entrance]]		[[File:Pillaiyar Thoppu at Kachchaaleeshwar Koil, Chennai.jpg\|thumb\|Pillaiyar thoppu (garden) at the temple, near the entrance]]
	The temple was built in 1725 by Kalavai Chetty, a 'dubash' working for the [[British East India Company]], on a land belonging to him.<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book \| last = Muthiah\| first = S. \| author-link = S. Muthiah \| title = Madras Rediscovered\| publisher = EastWest \| date = 2014 \| location = Chennai \| pages = 383 \| isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> The street on which the temple stands was originally came to be known as "Katchala Pagoda Street", after the "Great Kachali Pagoda" as the temple was known then.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> A huge retinue of dancing girls were attached to the temple in the earlier days.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> These dancing girls resided in a quarter adjoining the temple since about 1700.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

	The temple happened to be the cause of one of "Black Town's" first caste disputes as it belonged to the Left-Hand Caste. With the government's intervention, a new approach to the temple was built without encroaching on Right-Hand Caste property.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>		The temple was built in 1725 by Kalavai Chetty, a 'dubash' working for the [[British East India Company]], on a land belonging to him.<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book \| last = Muthiah\| first = S. \| author-link = S. Muthiah \| title = Madras Rediscovered\| publisher = EastWest \| date = 2014 \| location = Chennai \| pages = 383 \| isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> Chetty was a devotee of Lord Shiva at the namesake temple at Kanchipuram, who used to visit it regularly. When torrential rains prevented him from commuting between Kanchipuram and Chennai, he and his wife Sundariammal decided to build a new temple to the same deity at Chennai and constructed the temple and consecrated within a period of three years by 1728.<ref name="DHRCE_2014">{{cite book \| title = திருக்கோயில்கள் வழிகாட்டி: சென்னை மாவட்டம் \| publisher = Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments \| edition = 1st \| date = July 2014 \| location = Chennai \| pages = 184–186 \| language = ta}}</ref> The street on which the temple stands was originally came to be known as "Katchala Pagoda Street", after the "Great Kachali Pagoda" as the temple was known then.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> A huge retinue of dancing girls were attached to the temple in the earlier days.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> These dancing girls resided in a quarter adjoining the temple since about 1700.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

			The temple happened to be the cause of one of "Black Town's" first caste disputes as it belonged to the Left-Hand Caste. With the government's intervention, a new approach to the temple was built without encroaching on Right-Hand Caste property.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/><ref>{{cite book
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			\| location = Chennai
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	A plaque in the temple records the year of the first ''kumbhaabishekam'' (consecration) as 1728. Post-Independence, a ''mahaa-kumbhaabishekam'' (great consecration) was held on 8 July 1962. A major renovation of the temple began on 20 February 1984 and another great consecration was held on 9 July 1989.		A plaque in the temple records the year of the first ''kumbhaabishekam'' (consecration) as 1728. Post-Independence, a ''mahaa-kumbhaabishekam'' (great consecration) was held on 8 July 1962. A major renovation of the temple began on 20 February 1984 and another great consecration was held on 9 July 1989.

	[[File:TempleTank KachchaaleshwararKoil Chennai.jpg\|thumb\|210px\|Temple tank during a dry season in September, before monsoon]]		[[File:TempleTank KachchaaleshwararKoil Chennai.jpg\|thumb\|210px\|Temple tank during a dry season in September, before monsoon]]

			==The temple==
			The main deity of the temple is Lord Kachchaleswarar (Shiva) and his consort goddess Soundharambika (Parvathi).<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/> A five-faced Ganesh and Subramanya abut the main sanctum.<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/> The main idol is a 5-tier [[Shiva Ling]], a structure known as the ''panchasanam'', adored with [[tortoise]], [[Serpent (symbolism)\|serpent]], [[Throne#South Asia\|simhasanam]] (lion-throne), yugasanam, kamalam ([[Lotus flower\|lotus]]) and vimalam.<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/> A Shiva–Parvathi idol is present behind the main Shiva Ling.<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/> The inner corridor has several idols including the [[Nayanars\|Shivite saints]] such as [[Sambandar]], [[Appar]], [[Sundarar]], and [[Manikkavacakar]]; Kachchappa Shivacchariyar; and Haradhatta; among others.<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/>

			Other shrines in the temple include [[Navagraha]], [[Dattatreya]], [[Nayanars\|63 Nayanmars]], and [[Ayyappa]].<ref name="DHRCE_2014"/>

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Kachchaleswarar Temple''', also known as the '''Great Kachali Pagoda''', is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]], in the neighbourhood of [[George Town, Chennai|Parry's corner (Old: George Town)]] in [[Chennai]] city, Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. Constructed on land belonging to ''dubash'' Kalavai Chetty in 1725, the temple belonged to the [[Idangai|left-hand castes]] and was the site of the first major conflict between left and [[Valangai|right-handed castes]] in the then Madras city.

The temple is modelled on the Kachaaleshwarar temple at [[Kancheepuram]]. Kachaaleshwarar ([[Shiva]]) is the main deity and Soundaraambikai, the consort deity.

==History==
[[File:Facade of Kacchaaleeshwarar Koil, Chennai.jpg|left|thumb|210px|Facade of the temple]]
[[File:Pillaiyar Thoppu at Kachchaaleeshwar Koil, Chennai.jpg|thumb|Pillaiyar thoppu (garden) at the temple, near the entrance]]
The temple was built in 1725 by Kalavai Chetty, a 'dubash' working for the [[British East India Company]], on a land belonging to him.<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book | last = Muthiah| first = S. | author-link = S. Muthiah | title = Madras Rediscovered| publisher = EastWest | date = 2014 | location = Chennai | pages = 383 | isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> The street on which the temple stands was originally came to be known as "Katchala Pagoda Street", after the "Great Kachali Pagoda" as the temple was known then.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> A huge retinue of dancing girls were attached to the temple in the earlier days.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> These dancing girls resided in a quarter adjoining the temple since about 1700.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

The temple happened to be the cause of one of "Black Town's" first caste disputes as it belonged to the Left-Hand Caste. With the government's intervention, a new approach to the temple was built without encroaching on Right-Hand Caste property.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

A plaque in the temple records the year of the first ''kumbhaabishekam'' (consecration) as 1728. Post-Independence, a ''mahaa-kumbhaabishekam'' (great consecration) was held on 8 July 1962. A major renovation of the temple began on 20 February 1984 and another great consecration was held on 9 July 1989.

[[File:TempleTank KachchaaleshwararKoil Chennai.jpg|thumb|210px|Temple tank during a dry season in September, before monsoon]]

==See also==
* [[Religion in Chennai]]
* [[Heritage structures in Chennai]]
{{Portal|India|Hinduism}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| author-link=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4|page=329}}

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