Kandanur | |
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panchayat town | |
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  Kandanur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′18″N 78°49′30″E / 10.105°N 78.825°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kandanur is a part of karaikudi city Municipal corporation in Karaikudi taluk, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This town is famous for Kandaneswarar Sivan Kovil, which is a replica to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple built by Nagarathars community.[1] Kandanur Perumal temple is equally popular in the area.[2] Also, near by town Puduvayal is famous for its Veerasekara Umaiyambigai Temple (Sakkottai area).[3]Another Famous Temple, Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Palaiyur, Kandanur.[4]Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician and former attorney who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and formerly served as the Union Minister of Finance of India is from Kandanur
- ^ "List of Tourist Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit in Karaikudi". www.nativeplanet.com.
- ^ "Kandanur Town Panchayat-". www.townpanchayat.in.
- ^ "Veerasekarar Temple Details". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Palaiyur, Kandanur - To Know about this temple Visit". www.srimahalakshmitemple.org.