Thirumullaivoyal

Coordinates: 13°07′55″N 80°07′51″E / 13.13183°N 80.13082°E / 13.13183; 80.13082
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Thirumullaivayal
Neighborhood
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 062
Vehicle registrationTN 13 (RTO, Ambattur)
Websitemunicipality.tn.gov.in/avadi/abs_Municipality.htm

Thirumullaivoyal is a western neighbourhood of

Annanur Railway Station. The region was historically part of Thondaimandalam, a region in Chola Empire
during 9th century CE.

The place was originally called Mullaivanam, a forest, after which the suburb is named. The history of the suburb revolves around the Masilmaninathar temple. The place is also one of the five revenue firkas under the Avadi Taluk.[1] The place is a pilgrimage location and also houses several other religious and natural tourist destinations.

Etymology

In ancient times, the forest surrounding Thirumullaivoyal was occupied by two notorious tribesmen, Vaanan and Onan from the

Nandi in this temple faces outwards, ready to leave for the battle on the orders of Shiva, whereas in all other Shiva temples, it faces inwards facing the sanctum.[2][3]

History

View of the temple tank
The temple tank

The history of the region is obtained from the inscriptions from the Masilamninathar temple. It has inscriptions from the period of

Nandi Bull statue is believed to have been built to commemorate the victory of king Thondaiman over two demon brothers.[6]

Administration

Avadi is the state assembly constituency in

Thiruvallur parliamentary constituency.[7]

Landmark

The Puzhal lake extends to the border of Thirumullaivoyal. Tamilnadu SIDCO Women Industrial Park (Estate) is located 5 km to the north of Thirumullaivoyal at Kattur.[8]

Transport

Thirumullaivoyal is connected by both railways and roadways to other parts of

CMBT
serves residents of Thirumullaivoyal. Some of the important routes include 70, 70A, B70, D70 EXTN, and 77.

Image of the Thirumullaivoyal railway station

Thirumullaivoyal railway station sits on the rail network, which connects Chennai with Bangalore
, Arakonam, West and southern parts of Tamil Nadu and also neighbouring states of Kerala and Karnataka. It is part of West Line in Chennai Railway Network. Senthil Nagar Bus Stand is available next to the Thirumullaivoyal Railway Station.

On 4 October 2013, the Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO extending the entire stretch of the road till Tirutani to 6 lanes at a cost of ₹ 1,680 million, by means of land acquisition from 12 villages.[9] In the first phase, the road will be widened to 100 ft (4 lanes) with center median at a cost of ₹ 980 million.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Revenue administration". Tiruvallur district administration. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Othandeeswarar temple". Dinamalar. 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ R., Dr. Vijayalakshmy (2001). An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam (1st ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies. pp. 386–7.
  4. ISBN 9788183794688
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  5. ^ S.R., Balasubramanyam (1975). Early Chola temples Parantaka I to Rajaraja I (AD. 907-985) (PDF). Thomson Press (India) Limited. pp. 209–14.
  6. ISBN 9789350093917
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  7. ^ "Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ISBN 9788183794688
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  9. ^ "Chennai to Tirupati 6-lane highway soon". The Deccan Chronicle. Chennai. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Encroachments along CTH Road removed". The Hindu. Chennai. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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