KANDA KOTTAM

     This is the temple of Kanda Kottam in Rasappa Chetty Street, Park Town dedicated toTamil Kadavul Murugan. The temple has been in existence for more than 350 years.  The legend behind the temple goes like this.Two friends Mari Chettiar and Kandappa Achari used to visit the Murugan Temple at Tiruporur 40kms away from Madras.  Once after having darshan when they were sleeping under a shadow tree when  God came in their dream and said there is a idol of him in the Ant hill nearby.They found it true and brought the idle to Madras and installed it in a Vinayaka temple in the Garden of Muthialu Naicker in Peddanaickenpet. When mari Chettiar wanted to build a separate temple for the Lord

 Naicker gave him a  piece of land in Park Town and the temple was built in 1673 AD.The Utsavar is called Muthukumaraswamy.  The temple is under the hereditary trusteeship of Ayira Vysya Beri chetty community.

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