Kundrathur

Kundrathur குன்றத்தூர்
town
A view of the temple mandap at foot hill along with steps
Kundrathur Location in Chennai, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Metro	Chennai
Population (2001)
• Total	25,028
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600069
Vehicle registration	TN-85

Kundrathur is a suburb of the city of Chennai, Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Famous Kundrathur Murugan Temple is located in this town. It is also a lesser known fact that Kundrathur is home to Navagraha Temples of Chennai / Thondai Naadu.

There are many ancient Vedic shrines located here which have recently been studied by a team of researchers at Yale University.

The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

History

Tamil Poet Sekkizhar who compiled the life of all significant servants of Lord Shiva (Nayanmars numbering 63) in Tamil Nadu in the form of an Epic was born here and his birthplace was made into a Temple. He was the chief minister of Kulothunga Chozhan II alias Anabaya Chozhan. He later renounced his minister post and wrote Periapuranam. His young brother Palaravayar dug a water tank near his residence, which is now called ‘’Palaravayar Kulam’’.

Connectivity

It is very close to the Chennai's new Outer Ring road which connects it to Chennai Bangalore highway in Nazarathpet junction. It is well connected to the city with Porur on one side. Pallavaram on the other side. From Kundrathur the famous Mangadu Kamakshi Amman temple is just 3 Km via the road which leads to Gummananchavadi, Poonamallee. From the Kundrathur Murugan temple there is a road which leads to Thirumudivakkam and Thiruneermalai(Which has famous perumal temple) and West Tambaram area. There is a bus plying every 5 mins from Kundrathur towards various parts of city like Tambaram/Porur/Vadapalani/Parrys. It is also connected to the Sriperumpudur by a separate road through Somangalam.

Chembarambakkam Lake is next to Kundrathur. So water facility is good in this area.

Temples

1. Murugan Temple
2. Kandaleeswarar Temple
3. Thiru Ooraga Perumal temple
4. Sekhizhar temple
5. Nageshwar Temple
6. Sekhizar Mani Mandapam
7. Kaathaayini Amman temple
8. Chelliamman Temple
9. Bhavani amman Temple
10. Mangadu Kamakshi Temple(3 Km away)
11. Kovur sundareswar temple (3 Km away)
12. Thiruneermalai Neervanna perumal Temple (one of 108 divya desam is 4 Km away)

A view of the temple steps - another view

Murugan Temple @ Kundrathur

Front View of Thiru Nageshwaram Temple

Schools

• Round Table 30 Viveka
• Annai Pooranam Nursery & Primary School
• Peace on green earth public school
• Little Flower Matric. Hr. Sec. School
• Kidzee

Child Day Care Centre

• SAIShishya

Colleges

• Chennai Institute of Technology, Sarathy Nagar, Kundrathur
• Madha Group of Educational Institutions, Kundrathur Main Road, Kundrathur
• Madha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam-Kovur, near Kundrathur
• Madha College of Physiotherapy in Somamangalam
• St.Joseph College of Arts and Science, Kovur
• Sri Muthukumaran Group of institutions, Sikkarayapuram, near Mangadu

Parks

Sekkizhar Park and Sambandam Nagar Park are the two parks in the locality.