Parangimalai

Coordinates: 13°00′28.1″N 80°11′33.0″E / 13.007806°N 80.192500°E / 13.007806; 80.192500
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Parangimalai
பரங்கிமலை
Bhringimalai
St. Thomas Mount
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Parangimalai (known in English as St. Thomas Mount) is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and very close to Chennai International Airport. By extension, it is also the name of the neighbourhood surrounding the hillock.

The neighbourhood is served by the

Chennai Central.[1]

In the state assembly elections of 1967 and 1971, there was a constituency known as the

Parangimalai
.

Etymology

According to Hindu tradition, sage Bhringi resided and meditated on the hillock in his quest to see Shiva. The locality thus came to be known as Bhringi malai, or "the hill of Bhringi", which over time morphed into "Parangimalai". It is also said that this connects several other regions in the city with the origin of their names. For instance, the place where he laid his pitcher, known in Tamil as kindi while performing worship, has now come to be known as "Guindy".[2]

The place is named St. Thomas Mount in English after Saint Thomas the Apostle, who lived and preached in the locality according to Christian tradition.[2]

Hill shrine

The ancient

Anglo-Indians. The St. Thomas Garrison Church
is at the foot of St. Thomas Mount.

A shrine dedicated to "Our Lady of Expectation" (

stations of the cross
on the way to the summit.

The St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church is located east of the shrine at North Silver Street, footholds of the mountain shrine.

Educational institutions

St. Thomas Mount has several schools and training institutions.

Schools

St Thomas Academy (ca. Aug '22)
  • St. Dominic's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School was founded in July 1901 Holy Apostles Convent European School for children of the British and Anglo Indian Army Personnel. In 1914 it was renamed as St Dominic's School. In 1978 Class 12 was added.[3]
  • Marian Matriculation Higher Secondary School is an English medium, co-educational senior secondary school from lower kindergarten (LKG) to class 12.[4][5]
  • St. Thomas Academy is an English medium, co-educational higher secondary school started in July 2017 and by 2022 had about 400 students. It is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).[6][7]
  • Montfort Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a highly regarded institution that opened in 2002 at this location. Presently, the school has 2500+ students from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve.

Vocational training institutes

  • St. Theresa of Child Jesus School of Nursing is located in St. Thomas Hospital. Started in 1993, by 2012 it was admitting 20 students annually.[8][9]
  • Montfort Technical Institute is a private industrial training institute (ITI). Established in Jan 1972, it is one of 326 private ITIs in the state of Tamil Nadu.[10][11][12]

Governance

The St. Thomas Mount block is a revenue block in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India.[13] As per the Census 2011, the St. Thomas Mount development block covered an area of 86.94 km2 (33.57 sq mi), of which 42.98 km2 (16.59 sq mi) was classified as rural and 43.96 km2 (16.97 sq mi) as urban. The block included 121,017 household with a total population of 475,995. The sex ratio was 978.7 females per 1,000 males. The number of children in the age group 0-6 years was 55,103. Scheduled castes numbered 74,322 (15.6%) and scheduled tribes were 2.544 (0.53%). The literacy rate was 77.6%, with males at 81.3% and females at 73.9%.[14]

The following 15 rural village panchayats come under St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union:[13]

  1. Agaramthen
  2. Medavakkam
  3. Kovilambakkam
  4. Cowl bazaar
  5. Mudichur
  6. Perumbakkam
  7. Nanmangalam
  8. Polichalur
  9. Trisulam
  10. Ottyambakkam
  11. Thiruvanchery
  12. Vengaivasal
  13. Madurapakkam
  14. Moovarasampattu
  15. Sithalapakkam

Gallery

Exterior of the Church

  • Entrance to the Shrine
    Entrance to the Shrine
  • Main entrance to the Church
    Main entrance to the Church
  • Bell tower
    Bell tower
  • Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel
    Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel
  • Mary Untier of Knots
    Mary Untier of Knots
  • Flagstaff
    Flagstaff
  • Mother Teresa
    Mother Teresa

Interior of the Church

  • Nave
    Nave
  • Altar
    Altar
  • Relic of an Apostle
    Relic of an Apostle
  • St. Anthony & Infant Jesus
    St. Anthony & Infant Jesus
  • Gravestone in the entrance
    Gravestone in the entrance

Stations of the Cross

The 14

Stations of the Cross
are positioned along the 160-step climb up the Mount.

  • 3: Jesus falls for the 1st time
    3: Jesus falls for the 1st time
  • 5: Simon helps carry the Cross
    5: Simon helps carry the Cross
  • 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
    10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
  • 13: Jesus is taken down from the Cross
    13: Jesus is taken down from the Cross
  • 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
    14: Jesus is laid in the tomb

Views from the Mount

A panoramic view of the city of Chennai as seen from the top of St. Thomas Mount, from northwest clockwise to southeast
  • View to north-west
    View to north-west
  • Alandur Metro Station
    Alandur Metro Station
  • AirAsia A320 final approach
    AirAsia A320 final approach
  • NE runway, Pallavaram Hill
    NE runway, Pallavaram Hill
  • Indigo A320 touch down
    Indigo A320 touch down
  • International terminal
    International terminal

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Thomas Mount.
  1. ^ Ayyappan, V (28 January 2013). "From Tonga Stop to Transport Hub". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Krupa, Lakshmi (22 August 2013). "What's in a name?". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ "ABOUT ST.DOMINICS". St. Dominic's Anglo-Indian School. 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Marian Matriculation Higher Secondary School, St. Thomas Mount". UrbanPro. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Marian Matriculation Higher Secondary School". Facebook. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Our History". St. Thomas Academy. 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Details OF SCHOOL AFFILIATED TO Central Board of Secondary Education". Central Board of Secondary Education. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Milestones". St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Nursing School". St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Montfort Private Technical Institute". ITI Directory. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ Directorate of Employment and Training (DET). "Welcome to Industrial Skill Training". Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu).
  12. ^ Directorate of Employment and Training (DET). "Name of the Private Industrial Training Institute in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu).
  13. ^ a b "Local Body Ward Delimitation – 2020 – Chengalpattu District | Kancheepuram District,Government of Tamilnadu | City of Thousand Temples | India". Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. ^ Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook Kancheepuram Tamil Nadu Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA). Part XII-B, Series 34. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. 2014. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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