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Ikkadu Kandigai
Ikkadu Kandigai is a village near Tiruvallur town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is five kilometers from Tiruvallur town. The population is around 400 families. It is covered by fully cultivated lands. Even though it is in Tamil Nadu, Telugu language is the mother tongue for most of the people. Ikkadu Kandigai consists of three small divisions, Madhakoil, Ikkadu Kandigai and Redhills puram. Madhakoil consists of 97% Telugu Christian families, along with a few Muslim and Hindu families. Religion This Village has two christian congregations, CSI Bethel Church and Alleluia Trinity Church. CSI Bethel church is 140 years old. It was built by Rev William Goudie, Wesleyan Methodist Mission Society, UK. Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Koil was recently built. Two goddess temples Ankaala Parameswari and Maathama are located inside the village. Facilities A CSI hospital is situated at Ikkadu in 2 kilometers away. There is a primary school of the panchayath located in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai (Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur district. The city is known for the Veera Raghavar temple, one of the 108 sacred shrines of Vaishnavites. The tank festival is held at a pond near this temple. A Shiva temple near this shrine which is popular among the locals. There is also a tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone. Poondi reservoir, from which drinking water is drawn to Chennai city, is about from Tiruvallur. The neighborhood is served by Tiruvallur railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. As of 2011, the city had a population of 56,074. It is one of the fast-developing suburbs of Chennai. Etymolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |