Maduranthakam
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Maduranthakam மதுராந்தகம் |
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 Maduranthakam
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| Coordinates: 12°30′36″N 79°53′06″E / 12.5101°N 79.8849°ECoordinates: 12°30′36″N 79°53′06″E / 12.5101°N 79.8849°E | |
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 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kancheepuram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Maduranthakam municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,796 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 603306 |
| Telephone code | +91-44 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-19 Z |
| Nearest city | Chennai |
| Website | madurantakam |
(Tamil: மதுராந்தகம்) Madurantakam is a town and a municipality in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is known for the man-made and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam Lake. It is believed to be built by the Chola King Uthama Chozha, also called as Maduranthakar, during his reign. It is also home to the Aeri Katha Ramar Temple. As of 2011, the town had a population of 30,796.
Madurantakam is one of the holy places visited by Ramanuja though it has not been sung by the alvars. The place is also unique in that Ramanuja's statue is found dressed in white on all days while in almost all temples the saint is dressed in ochre.
In two of his poems, Saint Manavala Mamunigal asks everyone who wants to cast away his past sins to worship the Lord at this place. There are separate shrines for Lakshmi Narasimhar, Periya Nambi and Ramanuja, Andal, Sudarsana and Vedanta Desika. The holy tank is opposite the temple with a separate shrine for Anjaneya on its banks.
The reservoir near Madurantakam irrigates more than 1000 small villages in and around the town.
12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of Maduranthakam lies the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and KarikiliBird Sanctuary, home to many rare and endangered species of migratory birds.
Sri Kodanda Rama, also known in this region as Yeri Katha Rama (the one who saved the village from flooding from Madurantakam lake), is enshrined in the Aeri Katha Ramar Temple. The temple is about 1300 years old. Sita resides in the temple as Sri Janaki Valli. The other deities enshrined are Sri Chakrathalwar, Sri Ramanuja, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha and Sri Hanuman.
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