Melmaruvathur

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Melmaruvathur
town
Melmaruvathur Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°25′36″N 79°49′48″E / 12.4268°N 79.8300°E / 12.4268; 79.8300
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chengalpattu
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,367
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	603319
Telephone Code	+9144xxxxxxxx
Other Neighborhoods	Chengalpattu, Maduranthakam, Acharapakkam
District Collector	A. R. Rahul Nadh, I. A. S.
Website	https://chengalpattu.nic.in

Melmaruvathur is a town located in Tamil Nadu, India. It is in the Cheyyur Taluk of Chengalpattu district. The town is known for having the shrine of goddess Adhi Parashakthi, the Om Shakti Temple.^[1] It is a very important religious destination because of its location between Tiruvannamalai and Chennai, and also because of its very reachable location, which is blocked neither by mountains nor lakes.