Chitragupta temple
Kanchipuram district, India
Also known as: चित्रगुप्त मन्दिरசித்திரகுப்தர் கோயில்చిత్రగుప్త దేవాలయం (కాంచీపురం)
Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the rare temples of the Hindu deity Chitragupta, considered to be the assistant of Yama, the Hindu god of death. Chitragupta is believed to have emerged from a painting and set as the accountant of good and bad deeds of human beings by Brahma. The temple has a three-tiered Rajagopuram and a single precinct around the sanctum.[1]
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Key facts
| Location | Kanchipuram district, India |
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| Status | Active |
Sources
- Chitragupta temple, Kanchipuram - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q12426498 — Wikidata