Ayanavaram

Coordinates: 13°05′55.0″N 80°14′01.3″E / 13.098611°N 80.233694°E / 13.098611; 80.233694
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Ayanavaram
Ayanpuram
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600023
Vehicle registrationTN-01
Planning agencyCMDA
Civic agencyGreater Chennai Corporation
Websitewww.chennai.tn.nic.in

Ayanpuram or Ayanavaram is a neighbourhood in Chennai,[1][2] India. Konnur High Road (Ayanavaram road), one of the important connecting roads in Chennai runs through Ayanavaram.

Etymology

The neighbourhood was originally known as Ayanpuram, with Ayan meaning

Lord Muruga admonished Brahma and took over creation, it is believed that Brahma prayed to Shiva here and got his action of creativity back. It is believed that Brahma worshipped Shiva at Parasurama Easwaran Koil. It is in recognition of that Ayanpuram is named. (It was also called Brahmapuri).[citation needed
]

Gallery

Parasurama Easwaran Koil
Vellala Street
At Ayanavaram
Parasuramalingeswarar Temple
@ Ayanavaram road
Ayanavaram Parasuramalingeswarar Temple
@ Ayanavaram

Road transport

Main roads that pass through the neighbourhood include Konnur High Road, Pilkington Road, Constable Road, Anderson Road, Loco Works Road, Carriage Works Road, Ayanavaram Road, Medavakkam Tank Road, and Phipps Road. The neighbourhood is served by the

Ayanavaram bus depot
. It a terminus which is attached with a depot for maintenance of buses.

Rail transport

The neighbourhood is served by

Perambur Loco Works, and Villivakkam
railway stations.

Medical facility

There is a medical facility viz., ESIS Hospital in Ayanavaram.[3]

Jeeva Park

The Jeeva park in Unitied India colony in Ayanvavaram is with the statue of Sarvajña who was a sixteenth-century poet in the Kannada language. statue has been unveiled by the then Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa in a ceremony that was presided over by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. The statue is installed in the park in reciprocation of installing statue of Tiruvalluvar in Karnataka.

Worship

Parasuramalingeswarar Temple,[4] Kasiviswanathar Temple[5] and Kariyamanikka Perumal Temple[6][7] are situated in Ayanavaram. These three temples are maintained under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Government of Tamil Nadu.[8][9]

Geolocation

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8
    .
  2. ^ Chennai Christian Directory. Church Growth Association of India. 1999.
  3. ^ "Uncleared garbage inside ESI hospital Ayanavaram". The Times of India. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Parasurama Lingeswarar Temple – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Arulmigu Kasiwishva Natha Swami Temple, Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600023, Chennai District [TM000417].,". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Kariyamanika Perumal Temple – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Vishnu temple located in an ancient Chola hub in Chennai". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Arulmigu Parasuramalingeswarar Temple, Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600023, Chennai District [TM000196]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Arulmigu Kariya Manikka Perumal Temple, Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600023, Chennai District [TM000741]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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