Lakshmipuram is an old town lying beyond Nagaappa Nagar.Once empty land owned by the Chrome Leather Company, it was sold to builders and the entire land has been developed. Nagappa Nagar is a development which lies beyond New Colony to the west.This is an expensive residential area occupied by business people/professors/teachers. Umayalpuram "Boat Club" area of Chromepet.New Colony is on the west side of the train station, an expensive residential area.This is one area where most of the street names derived from the oldest person lived over there. Chengacheri amman temple, Nagathamman temple (dedicated to Protector of Snake's home), and Abishta varada Maha Ganapathy temple. Ganapathy puram is on the east side of the railway station which has three famous temples in its locality.NeighbourhoodsĬhromepet is made up of communities and townships: Quaid-E-Millath Mohamed Ismail Sahib MP (Father of Indian Muslim's) Founder and Leader Indian Union Muslim League lived and died here.Ĭentral Committee polit bureau of the Communist Party Of India (Marxist), lives in the town.Kulasekarapuram is the name of the area before MIT was established. Residential and commercial development started in the 1960s. Today the lands of Chrome Leather Company and its properties belong to the late Ida L.Chambers and most of the land to the west of the railway station is owned by CLC.Īfter independence, the Madras Institute of Technology (M.I.T) was founded in 1949 in an area extending over 20 hectares at Chromepet. She became the sole owner of the Chrome Leather Company and its properties in 1965 through an Order and Decree passed by the Honourable Court, Madras. After his lifetime the Chrome Leather Company was run by his wife Ida L. The Chrome Leather Company (CLC) was established in this area in 1912 by European merchant Alexander Chambers. British ruleĭuring the British rule in the 18th century, the leather industries developed in the southwest of the city. Later the lands passed on to Pandya, Telugu Chola and the Vijayanagar dynasties between the 12th and 15th centuries. The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south to Adambakkam and Alathur (Alandur) in the north and included Pammal, Pallavaram and Tirunirmalai. Chola periodĭuring the later Chola period (9th to 12th century AD) the area that is now Chromepet belonged to the Churathur Nadu, named after Thiruchuram, the modern Trisulam village near Pallavaram. Narasimhavarman I who succeeded Mahendravarman I waged battles against Pulekesin of the Chalukya dynasty and defeated him at Manimangalam which is 11 km (6.8 mi) south-west of Chromepet. The historic period proper begins with the Pallava kings and the earliest of their stone inscriptions is found nearby in Pallavaram (Pallava puram) in a cave temple excavated by Mahendravarman I (AD 600–630). Chennai, Chengulpet and surrounding area belonged to the Thondai Nadu during the Pallava period (3rd to 7th century AD).
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Later the area was passed on to the chieftains of the Satavahanas. The area was a part of Thondaimandalam ruled by Thodaimans who were allied with the early Cholas from around the first to the second century AD. Earlier the town was the home of Chrome Leathers so the name chrome and pettai ( Tamil: பேட்டை in Tamil means 'a place'). All important festival are celebrated, especially the navarathiri.Hastinapuram Eri / Nanmangalam Reserved ForestĬhromepet is not a Tamil name. Sri Shanthanantha Swamikal was the instrumental in establishing Sri Bhhuvaneswari peetam of Pudukottai. In koshtam Pancha muga Anjaneyar, Durgai and Iyappan.In the prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar, Sri Shanthanantha Swamikal, Dhathreyar foot prints, Navagrahas, Shiva Lingam with nandhi under Vilva tree.The temple was constructed during the year 1982AD and maintained by Sri Bhuvaneswari Bhaktha Mandali. Varaaki and Rajamaathangi area at the entrance of the sannadhi in addition to Vinayagar and Subramaniyar. Lower hands are in abaya and vara hastham. Mata Sri Bhuvaneswari Amman temple is the first temple visited on 29th October 2017 which is about 2 KM from my residence.Presiding Deity : Sri Bhuvaneswari Amman.Some of the important features of this temple are.The temple is facing south with an entrance arch.
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This week end temples visit was to the Nanganallur and Adambakkam temples.