Kanchipuram

The Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Uthiramerur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture. Vishnu is worshipped as Vaikunta Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Anandavalli. The temple was originally built by Pallavas, with later additions from the Cholas. The temple is known for the inscriptions indicating the democratic practises of electing representatives for the village bodies during the regime of Parantaka Chola (907-55 CE).

Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple (or Thiruporur Murugan temple or Kanthaswamy temple) in Thiruporur, a panchayat town in Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been expanded during the 18th century with the images excavated from Thiruporur.

Nilthingal Thundam Perumal temple (also called Chandrasoodeswarar Perumal temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kanchipuram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is located in a shrine in Ekambareswarar Temple, the largest temple in the town of Kanchipuram, located in the northern part of the town. The temple gopuram (gateway tower) is 59m tall, which is one of the tallest gopurams in India.

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The Iravatanesvara temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan). The temple is classified as one of the minor shrines of Kanchipuram.

Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa (Cave Temple; also known as Yampuri) is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in Mamallapuram. It is the one of the finest testimonials of ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis (Vishwakarma sculpture). Mamallapuram, also popularly known as Mahabalipuram, is a small village to the south of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1984. This Cave Temple has many interesting architectural features of which three exquisitely carved reliefs on the cave walls of three sanctums are prominent. One is of Vishnu reclining on the seven hooded serpent, Adisesha, another of Durga, the main deity of the cave temple slaying the buffalo headed demon Mahishasura, and the third sanctum also has a sculpture of Vishnu. The cave also depicts many scenes from the Puranas (Hindu mythology stories in Sanskrit dating from the 5th century AD).

Muttukadu boat house (Tamil: முட்டுக்காடு படகுக் குழாம்) is a water sport facility on the East Coast Road at Muttukadu, Chennai, India, offering rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding. It is a backwater area of the Bay of Bengal located 36 km from the city centre and 23 km from Adyar on the way to Mamallapuram. The boat house was inaugurated in 1984 and has 15 row boats, 27 speedboats and 9 pedal boats, besides two high-speed aqua scooters. The water depth varies between 3 ft and 6 ft. It is owned and operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). The boating spot receives more than 4,000 visitors every weekend.

Thammanur is a village in Walajabad taluk, in the Kanchipuram district of India. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town of Walajabad near Kanchipuram. It has a population of about 2500. It is situated on the route to Ilayanarvelur (known for Murugan temple) from Walajabad. There is a Panchayat Union Middle School. The village has an ancient Shiva temple which cries for attention. It is surrounded by lush green paddy and sugarcane fields.

Chettinad Health City is a hospital promoted by the Chettinad Group. It is located in kelambakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It also houses a college offering graduate and post graduate studies. The hospital has 600 beds with more than 50 general and specialty units. It was opened in 2007. This campus also houses Chettinad University

Navalur is a south eastern suburb of Chennai, India. It is situated in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, located around 24 km south of the city, along Old Mahabalipuram Road. Navalur is located between Sholinganallur and Siruseri and comes under Thiruporur taluk. The place was once a village but with the advent of IT Companies and the rapid development of the Old Mahabalipuram Road, it has become a bustling suburban. Navalur is an upcoming residential area with many number of Flats coming up, mostly professionals from IT companies renting and buying apartments.

The Acharapakkam block is a revenue block in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 59 panchayat villages.

Trilokyanatha Temple in Thiruparthikundram (also called Thiruparthikundram Jain temple), a suburb in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are dedicated to the Jain religious figures. It is associated with Digambara sect of Jainism. Constructed in Dravidian architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the reign of Pallava dynasty during the 8th century with later contribution from Medieval Cholas, later Pallavas and Vijayanagar kings.

Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India, is a part of the Jesuit Chennai Mission, and is situated 30 kilometres south of Kancheepuram in Uthiramerur taluka. It is a Tamil-medium, coeducational high school that by 1995 had grown to cover grades six through twelve.

Kanthaswamy Temple in Cheyyur, in Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple was constructed during the Cholas during the 10th century. Muruga is worshipped as Kanthaswamy along with his consorts Valli and Deivasena. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines.

Thiruputkuzhi is a small temple town in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated about 7 miles west of Kanchipuram and half a kilometre from Baluchetti Chattiram which lies on the Chennai - Vellore highway.

The Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur is one of the educational institutions functioning under the Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust. The institution is approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the All India Council for Technical Education and is affiliated to Anna University. All the departments of this college were accredited by National Board of Accreditation.

KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India. It achieved criticality on October 29, 1996. Designed and built jointly by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) it produces 30 KW of thermal energy at full power.

Cheyyaru River is an important seasonal river that runs through the Thiruvannamalai District of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is a tributary of Palar River, a river which originates in Jawadhu Hills and flows through Thiruvannamalai district before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The river receives most of its water from the Northeast and Southwest monsoons and is the major source of irrigation for several villages, including the towns of Cheyyaru and Vandavasi along its bank.

DakshinaChitra ("a picture of the south") is a living-history museum in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to South Indian heritage and culture. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south of Chennai. Opened to the public on 14 December 1996, the museum was founded and is being managed by the Madras Craft Foundation (MCF). The MCF was established in 1984. Deborah Thiagarajan, an Indian art historian of American origin, governs the museum.

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a 30-hectare (74-acre) protected area located in the Kancheepuram District of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chennai on National Highway 45 (NH45), south of Chengalpattu. More than 40,000 birds (including 26 rare species), from various parts of the world visit the sanctuary during the migratory season every year.

Vivanta by Taj—Fisherman's Cove, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort near the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. Categorized as a 5-star deluxe resort by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, it is a part of the chain of Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and is classified under the group's leisure/resort hotels section. Owner by the Covelong Beach Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group, the hotel is built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Dutch castle.

The Uttiramerur block is a revenue block in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 73 panchayat villages.

Chemman Cherry, also known as Semmancheri, is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders. The legend depicted in the bas-relief is the story of the descent of the sacred river Ganges to earth from the heavens led by Bhagiratha. The waters of the Ganges are believed to possess supernatural powers. The descent of the Ganges and Arjuna's Penance are portrayed in stone at the Pallava heritage site. The relief is more of a canvas of Indian rock cut sculpture at its best not seen anywhere in India. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram that were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.

Pudupakkam is a village near Chennai, India. It is closer to Siruseri SIPCOT. This village comes under Chengalpet taluk of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. Nearby hospitals include Chettinadu Health City,global hospitals and Tagore medical college hospital. The opening of an IT park in Siruseri, has led to an increase in apartments and villas in the region.

Maduranthakam railway station is a railway station in Maduranthakam, a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It belongs to the Chennai railway division and is officially coded as MMK. The station is one of the major stations on the South line of the Chennai Suburban Railway and handles both regular and suburban traffic. It is connected to several parts of South India namely Chennai, Thoothukudi, Salem, Puducherry, Thiruvananthapuram etc.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput (Latin: Chingleputen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chingleput in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

Chunampet is a village in the Cheyyur taluk of Kanchipuram district in India. It is located 99 kilometres from Chennai and 22 kilometres from Madurantakam on the Madurantakam-Marakkanam road. It was the seat of the zamindari of Chunampet during the colonial era. It is located at the southern edge of the Buckingham Canal.

Cheyyur taluk is a taluk of Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Cheyyur.

Uthiramerur is a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. It consists of Uthiramerur taluk and a portion of Kanchipuram taluk. It falls under Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency). Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Kurumpirai is a village in the Cheyyur taluk under Polambakkam postal area of Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 92 kilometres from Chennai and 7 kilometres from Melmaruvathur.

Yeri Katha Raamar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama located in the town of Maduranthakam, Tamil Nadu, India. This is the sthalam (place) where Udayavar (the presiding deity) was named Ramanuja. The temple is also known by other names such as - Mathuranthaka Chaturvedi Mangalam, Vaikunda Varthanam, Thirumathurai, Thirumanthira Tirupathi, Karunagara Vilagam. Thirumalisai Alvar attained siddhi (enlightenment) in this sthalam (place). Also, Sri Ramanujar was instructed the Pancha Samskara Mantram at this place.

Guruvadi is a village in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Thaiyur is a village located in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, about 31.46 kilometres (19.55 mi) from Chennai. This is primarily an agricultural village. It is also famous for the salt production. An engineering college Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology is situated in this village.

Melamaiyur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Vi Institute of Technology (Tamil: வி தொழில்நுட்ப்ப கல்லுரி) is an engineering college in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai and has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

Panchapandava Cave Temple (also known as Pancha Pandava Temples and Mandapa of the Five Pandavas) is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mandapa (rock sanctuary) is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. It is the largest cave temple in Mahabalipuram. It is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis, of rock-cut cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas. Part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as inscribed in 1984 under criteria i, ii, iii and iv.

Vedagiriswarar temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Tirukalukundram (also known as Thirukazhukundram), Tamil Nadu, India.

Kachabeswarar Temple, Thirukachur (கச்சபேஸ்வரர் கோயில், திருக்கச்சூர்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thirukachur, a village in Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Kachabeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Antanatchi and Kanniyumaiyal. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is counted as a twin temple along with Marundeeswarar Temple located in the same village.

Gold Souk Grandé is a shopping mall, in the city of Chennai. Project was unveiled on April 2009 by actress Shobana. It is located next to Crescent Engineering College in Chennai and will be operational by first quarter of 2015. This is creating a record for itself by becoming the longest project in gestation period and construction period. Promoters have done all from their side to apply for Guinness book of world records for the title of most delayed project. Spread in the total built up area of 8,00,000 sq. ft., the mall will have five floors with gross leasable area of 6,00,000 sq ft dedicated to hypermarket, anchors, vanilla brands, multiplex, food court, QSR and Ramada Hotel.

Varaha Cave Temple (also Adivaraha Cave Temple) is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the hill top village, which is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of rathas and the Shore Temple. It is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis, of rock-cur cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas. Part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as inscribed in 1984 under criteria i, ii, iii and iv. The most prominent sculpture in the cave is that of Lord Vishnu in the incarnated form of a Varaha or boar lifting Bhudevi, the mother earth goddess from the sea. Also carved are many mythical figures.

Kattankulathur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Kattankulathur, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 45 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Kattankulathur, with an elevation of 51 m above sea level.

SIPCOT IT Park Information Technology located in Siruseri, along the IT Corridor, Chennai, India. It is developed in 581.2 acres (4 km²) of land by SIPCOT, the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu, a fully government-owned institution.

MGM Dizzee World is a theme park located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in East Coast Road. The park has log flume, Ferris wheel, spider spin, roller coaster, the funny mountain, dashing cars, super trooper, a water world and it also hosts special seasonal shows.

Edaikazhinadu is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Vedal, pronounced as Vaedaal (also known as Chozha Kerala Charurvedi mangalam or Neelasathurvedimangalam or Veera Chozha Sathurvedimangalam) is a village in the Cheyyur taluk, Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 105 kilometres (65 mi) away from Chennai and 45 kilometres (28 mi) away from Pondicherry on the Tamil Nadu East Coast Road ECR. Vedal is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) far from the Bay of Bengal coast and is well known for the temple of Shiva VADAVAYIL ANDAVAR(means - Chola's Northern gateway GOD) located here, once upon a time it was the northern entrance for The great Chola Dynasty. It was the last among the temples built by the king Raja Raja Chola I.

Padalam (Tamil: படாளம்) is an important and an emerging suburb of South-west Chennai, located along the busy GST Road.

The Olakkannesvara Temple ("flame eye"; commonly Olakkanatha; also known as, "the Old Lighthouse") is in Mahabalipuram town, overlooking the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. Like the Shore Temple, the Olakkannesvara Temple is a structural temple. Built in the 8th century, it is situated directly above the Mahishasuramardini mandapa on a hillock which provides scenic views of the town. As the area is within a high security zone because of a nuclear power station a few kilometres to its south, photography is prohibited. The Olakkannesvara Temple is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a Mahishasura temple. It is dedicated to an incarnation of Shiva. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram that were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.

Thirumakaraleeswarar Temple (also called Thirumagaral Temple and Thirumakaral Easwarar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Magaral, a village in Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Thirumakaraleeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Tribuvananayagi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

Mahindra World City, New Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, is India's first integrated business city. It is a public–private partnership promoted by the Mahindra Group and TIDCO. It is situated near Maraimalai Nagar a southern suburb of Chennai. The city is a part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area and also a part of the area covered by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).

Arulmigu Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam pkis situated at Melmaruvathur, 92 km from Chennai (Formerly known as Madras) in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. This is the place where 21 Siddhars (saints) men as well as women from different religion, had their Jeeva-Samadhis (meaning, where the Siddhars left their human forms behind, while they are still alive as holy spirits). Here in Melmaruvathur Adiparashakti Siddhar Peetam, the divine mother Adhi para sakthi transmigrates into Arulthiru Bangaru Adigalar thereby promoting spirituality and devotion.

Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Institute is a state-owned medical college, hospital and research institute in India. It is located in Karapettai, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. It was named after C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. This institution in now a Regional Cancer Centre approved by the Government of India.

Asan Memorial College of Engineering and Technology is a College of Engineering that is located in Thandarai, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ayyampettai is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Chingleput district was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the area of the present-day districts of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur and parts of Chennai city. It was sub-divided into six taluks with a total area of 7,970 square kilometres (3,079 sq mi). The first capital was the town of Karunguzhi, with an interruption between 1825 and 1835, administrative headquarters were transferred to Kanchipuram. In 1859 the capital Saidapet, now a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, was made the administrative headquarters of the district.

Nazarethpettai is a village approximately 10 kilometers north of Chennai. It is the birthplace of former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and leader of the Indian National Congress Minjur Bhaktavatsalam.

"Seven Pagodas" has served as a nickname for the south Indian city of Mahabalipuram, also called Mamallapuram, since the first European explorers reached it. The phrase "Seven Pagodas" refers to a myth that has circulated in India, Europe, and other parts of the world for over eleven centuries. Mahabalipuram’s Shore Temple, built in the 8th century under the reign of Narasimhavarman II, stands at the shore of the Bay of Bengal. Legend has it that six other temples once stood with it.

Nagamalai (Tamil language: நாகமலை; "naga"=snake, "malai"=hill) is a suburb of Madurai situated about 10 km west of Madurai City, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Madurai-Theni highway.

Thailavaram is a village located near Guduvancheri and Potheri of Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Guduvancheri along the GST Road and it is situated 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Chennai, between Tambaram and Chengalpattu highway. The PIN Code of Thailavaram is 603 202.

Uthukadu (Tamil: ஊத்துக்காடு) is a small village in Walajabad panchayat union, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil Nadu state highway 48 is passing through Uthukadu village. Uthukadu is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) distance from its Walajabad town, 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) distance from its district main city Kanchipuram and 67.7 kilometres (42.1 mi) distance from its state main city Chennai.

The Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram is a monument complex on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Thirumalai Engineering College is an engineering college located in Kilambi, kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai.

Sevilimedu is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Acharapakkam is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its ancient Shiva temple, namely Aksheeswaraswamy Temple which is one of the Devaram temples. Acharapakkam town is about 96 km south-west from Chennai city, which is now included with the Chennai Metropolitan Area limits. Hence considered as Chennai suburban area. Atcheeswarar temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Acharapakkam, Tamil Nadu, and India. The temple is praised in the hymns of Saint Tirugnanasambandar. This is the 29th shrine in Thondai region praised in Thevaram hymns. This temple is around 1000-2000 years old. It is believed that Arulmigu Aatcheeswarar Temple is associated with the legend of Tripurasamhaaram (related to that at Tiruvatikai Veerattaanam). Legends state that when Lord Shiva was travelling in his chariot to destroy the Tripurams, the axle of the chariot broke in this village into two pieces. Lord Shiva recollected that he didn't pray to Lord Ganesha before setting out for travel.

Government Law College, Chengalpattu is one of seven government law colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Like the rest of the law colleges in Tamil Nadu, it is administered by Tamil Nadu's Department of Legal Studies, and affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University.

The ruins of Alamparai Fort (also called Alampara) lie near Kadappakkam, a village 50 km from Mamallapuram on the land overlooking the sea. Constructed in the late 17th century during the Mughal era, the Alamparai Fort once had a 100-metre long dockyard stretching into the sea, from which zari cloth, salt, and ghee were exported. During 1735 AD it was ruled by Nawab Doste Ali Khan. In 1750, for the services rendered by the famous French commander Duplex to Subedar Muzarfarzang, the fort was given to the French. When French were defeated by the British, the fort was captured and destroyed in 1760 AD. More recently the structure was damaged in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Thenambakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. It is located in a suburb of Kanchipuram known as the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for many famous Vishnu temples. One of the greatest Hindu scholars of Vaishnava Vishishtadvaita philosophy, Ramanuja is believed to have resided in this temple.

Maraimalai Nagar railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Maraimalai Nagar, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 47 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Maraimalai Nagar, with an elevation of 55 m above sea level.

Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, was established on 9 September 1999. The college functions from a ten–storey building complex of 29,000 square metres to accommodate the demands of students. The Valliammai Engineering College is a part of the SRM Group of Educational Institutions, sponsored by the Valliammai Society. The Valliammai Society was founded by Thiru. Dr.T.R.Paarivendhar, a well-known educationalist, in the name of his beloved mother Smt.R.Valliammai. The Institution is certified with ISO 9001:2008[1] from TUV Rheinland.

Mudaliarkuppam Boat House (Tamil: முதலியார்குப்பம் படகுக் குழாம்), also known as Raindrop Boat House, is a water sport facility located on the East Coast Road, 36 km to the south of Mamallapuram and 92 km from Chennai. It was developed by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation on the Odiyur lake back waters. It has rowing, cruising, speed boating, waters cooting and kayaking facilities.

Anekadhangavadeswarar Temple (also called Anegathangavadham) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram,near Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Anekadhangavadeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon.

Cheyyur (Tamil: செய்யூர்), is a town situated 29 km from Madurantakam, at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Cheyyur taluk. This town was earlier called Jayamkonda Chola Nallur, Veerarajendra Nallur, Jayamkonda-Cholapuram, Seyyur, Seigaiyampathy and valavappuri. In the early days, this area was a dense forest and kept as a reserve for the Chola kings to hunt. Current Cheyyur is a small town which is surrounded by North Cheyyur, East Cheyyur, South Cheyyur and West Cheyyur. It is a regional hub to many small remote villages in and around the town. It is well accessible by bus from Madurantagam & East coast road. Cheyyur has the Taluk Office, Regional Treasury, Banks, ATM's & Cheyyur is an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Cheyyur hosts a weekly market on every Thursday called "Sandhai". Fishing and Agriculture is mostly practiced by people living in and around Cheyyur.

Sundaravarada Perumal Temple in Uthiramerur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple. Vishnu is worshipped as Sundaravarada Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Anandavalli. The temple was originally built by Pallavas, with later additions from the Cholas, Pandyas, Sambuvarayas, Vijayanagara Rayas and the Nayaks.

The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is a 500 MWe fast breeder nuclear reactor presently being constructed at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam, India. The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is responsible for the design of this reactor.

Ottivakkam (Tamil: ஒட்டிவாக்கம்) is a suburb of Chennai located south of Tirumani. It has a suburban railway station and falls under south line.

Chengalpattu Government Medical College is an educational institution located in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, 54 km south-west of Chennai.

Metraleeswarar Temple (மேற்றளீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) (also called Kanchi Metrali) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Pillaiyar Palayam area in Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Metraleeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples revered in the canon. The temple is believed to have expanded during the 13th century by Later Cholas as indicated in the inscriptions.

Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya [ SCSVMV ] is a university at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, India. The university was established with the blessing of Their Holiness Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal . It attained the status of Deemed University in 1993.

Sathyanatheswarar Temple (சத்யநாதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) (also called Karaivananathar Temple or Thirukalimedu temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Thirukalimedu ,near Indira Theertham Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Sathyanatheswarar and his consort Parvathi as Pramarambikai. Sathyanatheswarar is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon.

Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute of Technology , commonly known as SMK FIT, is an engineering college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Institution.

Nathanallur (Tamil: நத்தாநல்லூர்) is a small village in Walajabad taluk, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil Nadu state highway 48 is passing through Nathanallur village. Nathanallur is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) distance from its Walajabad town, 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) distance from its district main city Kanchipuram and 67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi) distance from its state main city Chennai.

Nandivaram-Guduvancheri is a panchayat town located in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Egattur is a village in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, located on the southern outskirts of Chennai, India. It is a suburban area near the SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri. The Mohammad Sathak A.J. College of Engineering is located in this region. It is located between Navalur and Kazhipathur along the Old Mahabalipuram Road parallel to Muttukadu on the ECR.

Padalathri Temple or Narasimhar Temple (also called Singaperumalkoil Temple) is dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu located in Singaperumalkoil, Kanchipuram district, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Rock-cut architecture, dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Narasimhar and his consort Lakshmi as Ahobilavalli. The temple is built by the Pallavas during the 8th century.

Chengalpattu junction railway station is a railway junction of the southern section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network situated in the town of Chengalpattu, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of Chennai Beach. The station falls in the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Officially it bears the code CGL.

Dandeeswarar Temple (Shri Dandeeswarar Temple) is a Shiva temple situated in Velachery, a suburb of Chennai. The temple was built during the Pallava reign and was repaired and rebuilt during the Chola reign. The temple complex consists of a main temple complex and a tank, and is 2 kilometers towards the east from Guru Nanak College on the Velachery main road. This temple is administered by the HR & CE Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Endiyur is a village panchayat located in Tindivanam Taluk Villupuram district of Tamil-Nadu State, India. Pin code of Endiyur is 604 001 and telephone STD code is 04147. Native language of the village is Tamil. The village is connected with nearby places through road transport SH-134. Nearest railway station is Tindivanam which is 5 km from the village. Puducherry is 32.8 km from Endiyur. The village has a grand Draupadi Amman temple in the center of the village and the villagers celebrate 7 to 10 days of temple festival in the month of May or June (Tamil month: Panguni) every year including theemidhi thiruvizha (Fire Stamping). Endiyur Boys, a group consisting of youngsters from the village are working towards publishing the goodness of their village online.

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Varanavasi is a village in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet (under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes) and a French fleet (under the Bailli de Suffren) off the east coast of India during the Anglo-French War. Fought on 17 February 1782 near present-day Kalpakkam, the battle was tactically indecisive, but the British fleet suffered the most damage. Under Suffren's protection, French troop transports were able to land at Porto Novo.

The Nemmeli Desalination Plant is a water desalination plant at Nemmeli, Chennai, on the coast of the Bay of Bengal that supplies water to the city of Chennai. It is located about 35 km south of the city centre, along the East Coast Road. Built at a cost of ₹ 5,333.8 million, the plant is the second desalination plant in the city after the 100-MLD plant at Minjur and has a capacity to treat 100 million litres of seawater a day (MLD).

Nattapettai is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The kanchi Kailasanathar temple is the oldest structure in Kanchipuram. Located in Tamil Nadu, India, it is a Hindu temple in the Dravidian architectural style. It is dedicated to the Lord Shiva, and is known for its historical importance. The temple was built from 685-705AD by a Rajasimha ruler of the Pallava Dynasty. The low-slung sandstone compound contains a large number of carvings, including many half-animal deities which were popular during the early Dravidian architectural period. The structure contains 58 small shrines which are dedicated to various forms of Shiva. These are built into niches on the inner face of the high compound wall of the circumambulatory passage. The temple is one of the most prominent tourist attractions of the city.

Ashtabujakaram located in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Ashta Bhuja Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Alamelumangai.

Karunguzhi is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in Nandi Hills, India in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows 93 kilometres (58 mi) in Karnataka, 33 kilometres (21 mi) in Andhra Pradesh and 222 kilometres (138 mi) in Tamil Nadu before its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Chennai. It flows as an underground river for a long distance only to emerge near Bethamangala town, from where, gathering water and speed, it flows eastward down the Deccan Plateau. The cities of Ramanaickenpet, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Gudiyatham, Vellore, Melvisharam, Arcot, Ranipet Walajapet (Anaicut), Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu are located on banks of Palar River. Of all the total of seven tributaries, the chief tributary is Cheyyar River.

Ona Kantheeswarar Temple (ஓணகாந்தேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) (also called Onakanthali) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Panjupettai, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Ona Kantheeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Kamakshi. Ona Kantheeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon.

Wooster Nagar is the name of a small fishing village in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated January 3, 2007, the village consists of 26 homes built with funds donated by citizens of Wooster, Ohio USA. In recognition of these donations, the village residents renamed their village Wooster Nagar. "Nagar" is from Sanskrit and means city.

Anand Institute of Higher Technology (ஆனந்த் இன்ஸ்டிடூட் ஆப் ஹையர் டெக்னாலஜி ) is a College of Engineering that is located in Kelambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Anand Institute Of Higher Technology was founded by T.Kalasalingam. It is a sister institution of Kalasalingam University, Krishnankovil. The Institute is named after the wife of T. Kalasalingam, Mrs. K. Anandham Ammal. There are six departments, providing the courses of Bachelor of Engineering and in 2012-2013, Anand School of Architecture was found. Hostel facilities are given separately for boys and girls. The transport facility must be availed which would be provided with the available 40 buses, reaching almost all the areas of Chennai.

Marundeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thirukachur, a village in Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Marundeeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Balambigai. The presiding deity is associated with the 7th century Tamil Saiva Nayanars Sundarar. The temple is counted as a twin temple along with Kachabeswarar temple located in the same village.

Alapakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.