Kurungaleeswarar Temple Koyambedu Chennai

Kurungaleeswarar Temple is a 800(app.) hundred years old Hindu temple 

located in the neighbourhood of Koyambedu in Chennai, India. 

The temple encloses a large tank and dates from the Medieval Chola

period. In this ancient temple for Lord Shiva where the main deity is 

Sri Kurungaaleeswarar also called as Sri Kusalavapureeswarar and 

Goddess Sri Dharmasamvardhani also called Aram Valartha Naayagi.

Inscriptions which date back to Kulothunga Chozha III and Vijayanagara kings. 

Kulothunga Chozha is said to have ruled in the 12th Century and hence it is

said that the temple was built during his period. 



A stone pillared Mandapam is found in front of the temple, in which 

Sri Sarabeswarar is seen on one of the pillars facing west.  Special worships 

are performed to Sri Sarabeswarar on all Sundays during Raahu Kaalam. 

It is said that Lava and Kusa, sons of Sri Rama stayed with Sage Valmiki in his 

Ashram here along with their mother Sita Devi.The temple also has shrines to

Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, Chandikeshwarar, Vishnu Durga, Sastha, Vinayaka, 

Subramanya and Nalvar. Dharmasamvardhini is the goddess whose left foot is 

projected forward. There is also a shrine available for Navagraha.

There is another temple adjacent to this which is dedicated to Maha Vishnu 

called as Sri Vaikunda Vaasa Perumal Temple which is believed to have been 

formed by Lava  and Kusa.