Koyambedu Kurungaleeswarar Temple

Koyambedu Kurungaleeswarar Temple is a Hindu Shiva temple located in Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to Lord Shiva as Kurungaleeswarar and Goddess Aram Valartha Nayagi, it is one of the older temples in Chennai. Believed to date to the medieval Chola period with later Vijayanagara contributions, it features Dravidian architecture, a small sanctum lingam, and serves as an important local place of worship and heritage.

Visitors can expect a compact, traditional South Indian temple complex with Dravidian architecture, gopuram entrance, pillared mandapams, and sanctums for Lord Shiva as Kurungaleeswarar and Goddess Dharmasamvardhini. The temple is set in the busy Koyambedu neighbourhood near the market and metro station. Visitors can observe daily pujas, oil lamp rituals, stone sculptures, and a relatively peaceful courtyard for prayer and circumambulation.

Believed to have been originally built during the medieval Chola period, around the 12th century, and later renovated and expanded during the Vijayanagara period. The temple is named Kurungaleeswarar due to the small size of the Shiva lingam. It is among the heritage Shiva temples of the Chennai region and reflects early Dravidian temple construction traditions.

An important Shaivite place of worship in Chennai dedicated to Lord Shiva as Kurungaleeswarar and Goddess Aram Valartha Nayagi. The temple is a centre for daily Shaivite rituals, Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri and other Saivite festivals, and holds local religious significance for residents of Koyambedu and surrounding areas.