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			{{Short description\|Shiva temple in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	'''Kurungaleeswarar Temple''' is a historically important [[Hindu temple]] in the neighbourhood of [[Koyambedu]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple encloses a large tank and dates from the [[Medieval Chola]] period.		'''Kurungaleeswarar Temple''' is a historically important [[Hindu temple\|Shiva temple]] in the neighbourhood of [[Koyambedu]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple encloses a large tank and dates from the [[Medieval Chola]] period.

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			{{Portal\|India\|Hinduism}}
	* {{cite book\|page=106\|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}}		* {{cite book\|page=106\|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}}

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	[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]		[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]
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	* {{cite book\|page=106\|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}}		* {{cite book\|page=106\|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}}

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'''Kurungaleeswarar Temple''' is a historically important [[Hindu temple]] in the neighbourhood of [[Koyambedu]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple encloses a large tank and dates from the [[Medieval Chola]] period.

==Etymology==
The name of the neighbourhood comes from ''ko'' meaning horse, ''ambu'' meaning arrow, and ''pedu'' meaning fence, when [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]] caught the horse sent by [[Rama]] in a fence made of arrows.

==Mythology and History==
This temple was believed to be developed by [[Valmiki]] while [[Sita]] has come down with heavy heart after separating from Lord Rama. She had been worshipping Siva and she gave birth for Lava and Kusha. Both have been growing well with the support of Valmiki. One day the [[Ashvamedha|Aswamedha Yagna]] was conducted by Lord Rama at Ayodhya and the horse was running away and reached this place, which is presently called Koyembedu. Earlier it was called Kosai. The horse has to be traced and brought back to the place where Yagna was started. But these two children of Rama kept the horse and firmly resisted Lord Rama's battalion. Finally Lakshman also came and he was also defeated. Finally Lord Rama had to enter into the battle and his sons were preparing. Fortunately, Saint Valmiki made the children realise that they are going to fight against their own father and vice versa. After this the Ram family was united and from then on, this temple is known for family unity and togetherness as Shiva was the cause for the re-uniting of Lord Ram's family.

The temple dates back to the 12th-century [[Kulothunga Chola II|Kulothunga Chola]] period.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Sri Kurungaleewarar (Kusalavapureeswarar)==

Kurungaleeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the neighbourhood of Koyambedu in Chennai City of Tamil Nadu. This temple is situated on the banks of river Cooum at Koyambedu. The presiding deity is called Kurungaleeswarar or Kuchalavapureeswarar and the goddess is called Dharmasamvardhini or Aram Valartha Nayagi. Sthalavriksham (the divine tree of the temple) is a [[Jackfruit|jack tree]].

==See also==
* [[Heritage structures in Chennai]]
* [[Religion in Chennai]]

== References ==
{{Portal|India|Hinduism}}
* {{cite book|page=106|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}}

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Places of worship in Chennai}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]