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Govindavadi

Coordinates: 12°56′55″N 79°40′04″E / 12.948478°N 79.66778°E / 12.948478; 79.66778
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Govindavadi
village
Govindavadi is located in Tamil Nadu
Govindavadi
Govindavadi
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Govindavadi is located in India
Govindavadi
Govindavadi
Govindavadi (India)
Coordinates: 12°56′55″N 79°40′04″E / 12.948478°N 79.66778°E / 12.948478; 79.66778
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Govindavadi is a small village near Kancheepuram temple town in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] Kancheepuram is about 100 km from Chennai and is known for its silk sarees. It is also known as Agaram or Govindavadi Agaram. Tirumalpur is the nearby railway station accessible by electric trains which run from Chennai Beach station everyday.

Gurusthalam Temple

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Govindavadi is locally known for the Gurusthalam temple, a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Dakshinamoorthy.

On Thursdays devotees visit the temple in large numbers. It is also the only exclusive shrine for Lord Dakshinamurthy.[citation needed] Normally in other shrines the Lord is in the southern side of the Main/presiding deity with no gopuram/Temple tower. However, at Govindavadi Temple the main presiding deity is Lord Dakshinamoorththy with other deities around.

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