Triplicane (Thiruvallikeni) (Tamil: திருவல்லிகேணி), situated about .5 km (0.31 mi) from the Bay of Bengal coast and Fort St George, is one of the oldest central business districts of Chennai, South India.
Triplicane is one of the famous areas in Chennai city because of its important tourist places like the World's second longest Marina Beach and the Parthasarathy Temple, which is one among the 108 divya desams[1] (holy shrines) of Lord Vishnu. Triplicane, is equally famous for its rich traditional culture which is prominent in and around the mada streets (also known as "mada veethis", in Tamil) of Parthasarthy Temple. Triplicane is thronged by a lot of visitors on weekends, both from Chennai and outside Chennai - while on Saturdays, many visit the Parthasarathy temple; it's the Marina Beach on the Sundays.[2]
Triplicane is also in the heart of Chennai city, well connected and close to Broadway, T.Nagar, Mount Road, Mylapore, which are other important areas of the city. Moreover the most important railway stations of the city, namely, Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore are within a 5 km (3.1 mi) radius of Triplicane.
Triplicane is an area which is always bubbling with activity - be it shopping on pycrofts road - or cultural and religious activities around parthasarathy temple, or perhaps the entertaining evenings at the sandy Marina Beach - or the busy market area at Singrachari street, one could always see Triplicane full of colour and lights in the evenings. The people never seem to be bored, as this area would meet the interests of people of with different tastes - Those who are more oriented towards religion, philosophy and divine traditions, would visit the Parthasarathy temple or chant slokas like vishnu sahasranamams at temples, and would enjoy the temple festivals or utsavams that take place throughout the year, those who like sports would visit the grounds near the marina or chepauk stadium and those who would like to relax, chat with friends or exercise in the mornings or evenings would take a quick trip to the marina, and foodies, have a plethora of options as Triplicane has eatouts that offer a variety of food items.
Triplicane owes its name to its Puranic existence as Tiruvallikeni (or Thiruvallikeni) or Tiru-Alli-Keni (Sacred Lily Pond, in Tamil) denoting the pond in front of the famous Parthasarathy Temple, which was amidst a big Tulasi forest. The place was also referred to as Vrundha-raNyam (beautiful garden) in Puranic scriptures. During the British rule, the Englishmen were unable to pronounce 'Thiruvallikeni' — called it Triplicane.[3][4]
The Parthasarathy Temple is one of 108 very holy shrines (Divya desams) of Sri Vaishnavites who are ardent worshipers of Lord Mahavishnu. This temple is one of the oldest structures in Chennai.[5] Thiruvotriyur, Thiruvellikeni, Mylapore and Thiruvanmiyur were Coastal villages that predate Chennai by at least a couple of Millennia. Amir Mahal, the seat of Prince of Arcot belonging to the Nawabs of Arcot Lineage is located here. Triplicane High Road is one of the roads that had a tram line running through it during the British period.[6][7][8] The Tiruvallikeni village is said to be mentioned in records as early as the Pallava period.
Thirumangai Alvar wrote of Tiruvallikeni as an area so densely wooded that the sun's rays cannot penetrate the canopy formed by the tree tops. He also said Tiruvallikeni was a home for beautiful birds like peacocks and Koels. Triplicane, the Anglicised name that the area now has, bears no resemblance to Tirumangai Azhvar's description of the verdant area. Gone are the trees and birds, and the sun beats down relentlessly; But the only things constant are the Parthasarathy temple, the rich culture and traditions of Tiruvallikeni.[9][10]
The Marina beach in Triplicane is colourful, brightly lit and is beautified by the Chennai Corporation. Today we see tall electric flood lights that light up this place in the late evening. History says that the beach was equally bright,even a millennium back when there was no electricity, by natural means. This is known by the verses (no.2297, related to Triplicane Parthasarathy Temple) of Peyalwar, in the 4000 Divya Prabandham. Translation of the verse from Tamil to English is also given at this reference link. From the verse we could understand: The Sea was so rich, that, in those days, the white waves used to bring to the shore, very precious gems like red corals and white pearls. The light of the dusk (moonlight) falls on these gems at the shore and makes the area brightened with beautiful colours. Amidst this beautiful scenery, we are able to have darshan (sight or worship) of the Lord, who has come to reside along with the lotus lady who graces his auspicious chest.[11]
The ancient temple tank (tiru-alli-keni) has given its name to the locality Tiruvallikeni (which was anglicized by the British to Triplicane). The origins of both the temple and its tank are rooted in legend rather than history. From the hymns of the early alwars (5th and 6th centuries), it is understood that some of the shrines did exist at that time.[5][12]
It is believed that some centuries back, there was a neerodai (rivulet or a small brook or stream) called Kairavani (or Kairaveni) neerodai connecting Mylapore (Thirumayilai) and Triplicane (Thiruvallikeni). The Temple tank of Triplicane, variously known as ThiruAlliKeni (Tamil) or also Kairaveni Pushkaraini (Sanskrit).[13] Since the origin of this rivulet was at this Kairaveni Pushkarini, it came to be called as Kairaveni neerodai. The rivulet was full of fragrant flowers like the lily and the lotus. The other end of the rivulet was in a sacred well (Mani Kairavani) in a flower garden of Adi Kesava Perumal Temple of Mylapore. The priests sailed in the neerodai from Mylapore to Triplicane to perform pooja to Lord Parthasarathy. Peyalwar is said to have incarnated on a red (or crimson) coloured lily (sevalli = sev(red)+ alli(lily), in Tamil ) in this sacred well.[14][15][16][17] He used to visit Lord Parthasarathy every year via this neerodai and propitiate him. This event occurs in September every year.[18] [19]
The thevaram of Thiruveteeswarar Temple near Triplicane Post Office, has a reference of this temple and hence it proves that the temple was in existence in 7th Century.[20]f
In general, the Parthasarathy temple is believed to have been built in the 8th century. Evidence from stone inscriptions indicate that the temple was built by a Pallava King in the eighth century.[5][21] The first architectural expansion of the temple took place during the reign of the Pallavas (Tondaiyar Kon) as vividly described by Tirumangai Azhwar. Reminiscent of this is the inscription of the Pallava King Dantivarman (796-847 A.D.), which is preserved in the temple.[22][23]
The temple was further improved and built by the Cholas during this period.[5] Peyalwar Temple was constructed in 13th Century.[24]
Additions were made by Vijaya-nagar rulers[5]
Madras Founded.[25]
Triplicane annexed to the city.[25]
Chepauk Palace was built by Nawab of Arcot.[25]
Triplicane Big Mosque - Walajah Mosque was built.[25]
Amir Mahal was constructed.
Ice House was built –Ice brought from America through ships was stored here to provide the English a temporary relief from the blistering heat;[5] later named as Vivekananda House.[25]
Hindu Higher Secondary School started.[26][27]
Presidency College was built. In 1870, the college was moved to its present location on Beach Road.[25]
Marina Beach Road formed.[25]
The building which currently serves as the Triplicane police station was built around 1891 to guard Madrasapatnam. This building is the city's oldest police station.[28]
Triplicane had the Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha (SPSS), which was founded in 1900 and operated from the Hindu High School on Big Street.[29][30]
TUCS (Triplicane Urban Co-Operative Society was started. The consumer cooperative society predates even the First Cooperative Credit Societies Act of 1904, which officially ushered in the cooperative movement into India. It runs a super market, self-service department stores, sells automobile fuel and cooking gas, and operates more than 200 rations shops for the Public Distribution System.[31]
Star Theatre was built on Triplicane High Road.[32] This age old theatre has been set for demolition in 2012, March.
Mahatma Gandhi visited the Triplicane Beach to address the huge gathering. Refer the old archives of The Indian Express, dated 20 December 1933,[33][34][35]
First cricket match was played at the Chepauk Stadium.
Ice house renamed as Vivekananda House[36]
Conversion of Bharathiyar Illam into a memorial.[36]
First Train ran through the Thiruvallikeni MRTS Railway Station in October 1997. The train was between Chennai Beach and Thirumayilai.[37][38][39][40][41]
A sad and tragic incident occurred in the early hours on a Sunday morning, the 26th of December 2004 - The tsunami hit the Indian coast, and also the Marina Beach in Chennai. Many residents of Triplicane, which is a stone's throw from the shoreline[42] were extremely shocked and scared after this unprecedented incident. For verifiability of this particular section, please visit the wikipedia article tsunami hit the Indian coast
Triplicane's railway connectivity got a major boost when the MRTS railway network got extended up to Velachery in 2007.
The following are some of the important places in and around Triplicane. The Most famous ones have been described in this article or other articles of wikipedia.
1. Parthasarathy Temple
2. Marina Beach and Beach Road
3. Chepauk International Cricket Stadium
4. Anna Square
5. Vivekananda House
6. Amir Mahal
7. Bharathiyar Illam on T.P Koil Street.[43]
8. Light House
Triplicane is surrounded by the following 4 Main Roads. In Fact, These four roads, demarcate the heart of Triplicane. However, all regions under the pincode 600005 (pincode of Triplicane) don't fall under the region bounded by these 4 roads.
This runs from Fort St George, through the Secretariat, Napiers bridge along the coast of Bay of Bengal and Marina Beach all, the way through Light House and Santhome. A ride on the beach road is very pleasant and scenic, especially during the mornings when one can see the sun rise or during the evenings when one can enjoy the cool breeze. One can also feel the cold and harsh winds on the beach road when depressions or cyclonic storms hit the Chennai coast. The Beach road is one of the important bus corridors.(See the map in the Public Transport section of this article.)
Triplicane is well connected to important bus terminals like Broadway and AnnaSquare through the Beach Road. Bus Stops on Beach Road (From North to South Direction, along the Bay of Bengal Coastline) : AnnaSquare/Ezhilagam/Chepauk, Kannagi Statue/Triplicane, Vivekananda House/Ice House, IG Office/QMC (for buses turning into Cathedral Road), Light House/AIR. Additionally Beach Road has many buses plying via Santhome, Adyar, Thrivanmiyur to different destinations of the southern or central parts of the city. One can easily reach Kelambakkam/IT corridor, Velachery, Guindy, Airport/G.S.T Road/Tambaram,Mylapore from the Beach road. Apart from this, all buses plying through pycrofts road have to travel through beach road between kannagi statue and Annasquare. This makes the Beach road connected to those areas which are connected by buses through pycrofts road also.
The MRTS elevated rail networks runs roughly parallel to the beach road between Triplicane and Light house railway stations. The Triplicane MRTS Railway station is very close to the Kannagi Statue Bus stop on Beach Road.
The Beach road also hosts a line of statues like Thiruvalluvar statue, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose statue, Gandhi Statue as well as the controversial Kannagi Statue.[44][45] Queen Mary's college,Presidency College, Madras University, Director General of Police office and some state/central govt. buildings are located on the Beach Road.
The beach road is one of the places where one could admire the vivid and colourful nature - the golden sandy marina beach and the bluish vast sky which reflects on the blue sea waters.
This is yet another important road for Triplicane. This runs in the East-West direction from Kannagi statue on Beach Road to Clock Tower/ Express Avenue Mega Mall at Royapettah. Pycrofts road covers Gosha Hospital, Big street, ZamBazaar and Amir Mahal Bus stops.
Pycrofts road has bus connectivity to T.Nagar, CMBT, and various areas of the north/central parts of the city through Egmore and Central Railway stations or through Mount Road.(See the map in the Public Transport section of this article.)
On pycrofts road, the following would be prominent.
i. Book Stores and also book stalls on the platforms
One can find almost a dozen of good book stores on the Pycrofts road in between the MRTS Line - Sangeetha Hotel[46] Stretch. Additionally, a lot of book stalls are there on the roadside platforms which typically sell books at a lower cost or also used books. While the proper book shops in buildings are open from 9 to 9, the road side shops open only after 4 pm (when the anger of the sun subsides) till about 9 pm. Many school and college students visit the pycrofts road to buy books. Also, one can get story books, books for small children, novels, magazines, etc. on the book stores/ platform book stores of this road.
The overwhelming invasion of technology – which offers technical books in compact discs and allows works of fiction to be downloaded from the Internet – has not made these booksellers obsolete. Pycrofts Road – along with some stretch of Mount Road and Moore Market — continues to be an attraction for people still looking for the written word on pavements. Proximity to educational institutions – colleges like Presidency College, Queen Mary's College and Madras University, the movement of beach goers and presence of a considerable amount of school and college student population residing at triplicane makes bookselling a profitable business on Pycrofts Road.[47][48][49][50] Even as the mall culture is fast spreading in the city, there are still some traditional shopping areas that have managed to retain their popularity. Narrow, crowded streets with small, congested shops are characteristic of the old markets located in George Town, Purasawalkam, T.Nagar, Mylapore and Triplicane. They survive because of a combination of factors, prominent among them being competitive pricing, customer loyalty and the rapport between the shopkeepers and consumers. A photo of the old shopping area in Pycrofts road can be seen in this article[51]
ii. Textile Shops
A lot of small, medium and Large Textile showrooms are present on the pycrofts road, between the Sangeetha Hotel to Triplicane High Road Junction Stretch of the Road. Footwear, Ice Cream Shops, Restaurants (like Sangeetha and Adyar Ananda Bhavan), and Bakeries are also present in this stretch. This part of the road is typically crowded during the evenings of festival seasons like Diwali, Pongal, New year/Christmas. There are few branded stores like Reebok, MegaMart, Basics[52] and Bata on this section of the road. Kay, Kings Life Style[53] are some of the big textile stores in this area.[54] The 13 and 45B series buses ply through this part of the road.
It's very common for few people to visit the Sunny Marina on a summer evening and take a walk down the busy and brightly glowing shopping zone of the Pycrofts Road to have a cup of ice cream and then eat plate of Idly Sambar at the Ratna Cafe
iii. Zam Bazaar
The remaining portion of the Pycrofts Road is the ZamBazaar stretch which is very congested, being an old market area.[3]
Chennai today is known more for its multiplexes, shopping malls and retail stores, but if you really want to see and feel what the city is like, nothing can substitute the experience of visiting the town bazaars. Buzzing cycle bells, honking cars, loaded rickshaws, fish carts and shoppers fighting for space and bargaining for the best deal - It's Zam Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the city, was set up in the pre-Independence era and even today, it charms you with its age-old feel. Any resident of Zam Bazaar can trace his or her history in the area back to a minimum of four decades. A row of florists selling huge flower garlands catch one's gaze, followed by small shops selling everything from plastic utilities to steel utensils, colorful sarees and dresses, chappals, hardware and groceries, fruits & vegetables, fish, mutton and other raw non-vegetarian items, wooden frames, huge china jars, etc. Zam Bazaar is also one of the best places to buy ingredients for your grandmother’s remedies. There are a number of shops selling traditional Indian herbal medicines (known as naatu marunthu kadai, in the local language, Tamil) lining the streets. These shops sell herbal roots, country drugs and general medicines for health and beauty. They keep sukku (dry ginger), retha, shikhakai, green amla, akarkara, jivanti, adi madaram (a remedy for chronic cough); medicinal herbal oils, like Rheumatigo oil for joint and back pain relief; baraka (Nigella Sativa), which are black-coloured herbal seeds that are loftily claimed to be a remedy for all diseases; Siddha (a form of treatment) medicines. The vegetable vendors and grocery shopkeepers here have managed to retain a faithful clientele. Besides the abundance of shops, you might also see an old monument at one end of the market. This is Amir Mahal, the palace of the Nawab of Arcot two centuries ago; the Nawab’s successor, Mohummad Abdul Ali, and his three brothers still live here with their families. The building, home to other residents and a mini cricket ground, is currently being renovated by the government.[55][56] Amir Mahal would roughly demarcate the boundary between Triplicane and Royapettah on the pycrofts road. Beyond Amir Mahal, one would find a line of shops selling beds and furniture till the clock tower junction where the Triplicane Sub-Registrar office and the famous Express Avenue Mega Mall are located.
This road runs from ICE house mosque to Triplicane Police station. Ada Market is on this road. The old and famous Ratna Cafe is on this road at its junction with the pycrofts road. Majority of the Buses in one direction of this road terminate at the Vivekanada House (abbreviated as V.House) Bus Terminus, while those on the other direction ply through Simpson and Central Railway Station to various destinations in the north of the city. (See the map in the Public Transport section of this article.) There are a variety of shops on this road, ranging from small textile shops, small jewellery shops, mobile showrooms, etc. The Triplicane Post office and SS Music[57] are located on this road.
This is least congested road of Triplicane in terms of traffic or shops. It connects Beach road and Ice house Police Station/Mosque, beyond which it gets renamed as Peters Road. Vivekananda House, abbreviated as V.House, is located on the junction of this road with beach road. The V.House/ Ice House bus terminus is present here. One set of the buses through the Besant Road ply through Triplicane High road, while some others to Anna Nagar/Avadi, T.Nagar/K.K Nagar, Poonamallee,Velachery, etc. transit via the Peters Road and the remaining proceed through Natesan Road. (See the map in the Public Transport section of this article). Viveka Hotel located near the Parthasarathy Temple Thoranavayil(Entrance route to the temple), Kasthuri Srinivasan Library,[58] NKT school, Lady Willingdon School are locally famous spots on the Besant Road. Ice house police station is located at the end of this road, at its intersection with the Triplicane High Road. The Vivekananda house (V.House) (or Ice house / Lady Willington School )stop has an additional bus stop on the Beach road bus corridor.
The other main roads, which come under the domain of Chennai-600005 pincode are:-
- Bells Road on which the famous Chepauk International Cricket Stadium and Gosha Hospital (one entrance) are located.
- Swami Sivananda Salai (connecting Mount Road with beach road, near Annasquare)
- Natesan Road (which is nothing but an extension of the Triplicane High Road, beyond Ice house Mosque till Citi Center Mega Mall)
- Wallajah Road(Connecting Mount Road with beach Road, near Ezhilagam and Annasquare)
Triplicane Police station and Fire Station are present on the Wallajah Road. The controversial building which was supposed to become the new secretariat is also present on the end of this road at its intersection with the Mount Road.
The four streets that surround the Partha Sarathy Temple and its pond (kulam, in Tamil) are very famous. Known as Mada Veethis in Tamil (meaning mada streets), these are the streets where the rich culture of traditional and age old Triplicane still lives. The Culture is associated with Partha Sarathy Temple. A stay in these streets takes you into the admiration of this culture, especially during urchavams or utsavams (festivals for various gods of the temple). The streets which come under the classification of Mada veethis are Car Street, T.P koil Street, South Mada Street, Singrachari Street and may be Peyalwar Koil street and the streets around the temple tank too. The temple car is stationed at the Car street, and hence the name. The Sunkuwar street connects the Temple tank with the beach road. Vivekananda Kendra, Utradi Mutt, Gangana Mandabam, Krishna Sweets, Shoppers Hut Departmental Store, local fruit/vegetable market are located on or near to Singarachari Street.[59]
This is a long street and has lot of small shops like book stores, stationery and several eatouts. Big street Vinayaka Temple, Mosque are locally famous in this area. Schools like Hindu Senior and Hindu Higher Secondary School are present on Big Street.
Although nothing noteworthy or famous is present on this street, it's a locally important street as it is the longest street which connects the two end main roads (pycrofts road and besant road) of triplicane. It also has a small lane branching to the Triplicane MRTS station.
The famous colleges are Queen Mary's College, Presidency College and Madras University on the Beach Road. The popular schools in this area are Hindu Senior Secondary School, the Kellett higher secondary school, NKT, Rex, Hindu High School, Lady Wellington school, etc. Some of these schools are very old and even dating back to the British Era, like the latter two schools.
Libraries in this area include Kasthuri Srinivasan Library on Besant Road, one on Peyalwar Koil street, Muhammadan Public Library[60] and one on Big street. The Kasturi Srinivasan library is more than 50 years old.[58]
- Shopper's Hut, Market - Near Gagana Mandapam, Near T.P Koil Street
- Daily Needs, Market, near Singarachari Street
- Subiksha, Near Narasimhar Sannidhi Entrance of Parthasarathy Temple
- Gosha Hospital, Bells Road/Victoria Hostel Road, Bus Stop - Pycrofts Road
- Sakthi Hospital, Big Street
- Vivekananda Kendra[61]
- Satyananda Yoga Centre
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- Congested Houses and some narrow streets [63][64]
- Less number of Trees and Plants, opposite to the description by Thirumangai alwar about Thiruvallikeni several centuries back
- Traffic congestion on main roads due to their narrow width and encroachment by unauthorised vendors [63]
- Improper and old drainage system [63][65][66][67]
- Unsafe MRTS Railway station which is dark, scary, inaccessible/lacks access roads, and haunted by anti-social elements.[68] [63]
- Cattle menace, mainly cows roaming and dirtying the streets of triplicane apart from blocking the roads and posing a threat to people. [63]
Triplicane is also famous for the various personalities it has produced over the years. Mathematician S Ramanujam,[69][70][71] Writer Sujatha Rangarajan, and cricketers M.J. Gopalan, Krish Srikkanth and W.V. Raman all hailed from Triplicane. Nobel prize winner Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar attended the Hindu High School (1922–1925) in Triplicane. Subramanya Bharathy, the freedom fighter and poet, lived his last years in a house opposite the parthasarathy temple's western entrance; the house has since been bought and renovated by the Government of Tamil Nadu (in 1993), and named Bharathiyar Illam (Home of Bharathiyar).[43]
Triplicane was also once the seat of Carnatic music - the streets used to resonate with raagas - many famous personalities in this field visited or resided in triplicane.[72] Triplicane was not only known for weekend visits by famous musicians, but also for resident legends such as G.N. Balasubramaniam and M.S. Subbulakshmi. The right atmosphere for music and dance permeated Triplicane. A proliferation of sabhas – Triplicane Arts Academy, Thiruvateeswarar Sabha, N.K.T. Muthu Sabha and Parthasarathy Swami Sabha – drew these heavyweights in the classical arts to the locality.[73] Once musicians used to talk of how they had sung at the Hindu High School or heard GNB at some other Triplicane venue. Sadly, with time, that kind of talk died out. Legends M.S. Subbulakshmi and GNB lived in Triplicane once, and it was said that this was where vidwans would spend afternoons discussing music over hot rava pongal at the Krishna Iyer Hotel. The 1960s and 1970s saw music and dance pervade the area in various sabhas. From the concerts of M.S. and GNB to Manakkal Rangarajan; from the stage plays of M.G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan to actor Sivakumar’s debut play – this place has hosted leading artists of those days. You name them and they have been performed here. Thus Triplicane was the central locality where all the cultural happenings of the city took place, and all the famous personalities used to come down to perform.[74]
Triplicane has a rich culture. The culture associated with Parthasarathy temple, its mada veethis is a traditional and an age old one. Triplicane also has a sizeable Muslim population in Chepauk and Big street areas on the other side of pycrofts road, and triplicane high road, Zam bazaar, where there is Islamic religion based culture. Additionally, the normal chennai culture or Indian Culture can be seen here.
Unlike many other areas, where people remain secluded and confined to their own four walls or compounds of their house, Triplicane has a nice interaction amongst its residents. People tend to mingle not only with their own neighbours, but also interact and befriend people living in nearby streets. This kind of healthy interaction could not be seen in many other areas in the city. From youngsters, to middleaged people to senior citizens, people know at least a handful of others in their area whom they regularly interact with. Triplicane is unique when it comes to its early mornings - the area begins its activity before the rooster does - with prayers, kolams and people listening to the music of long ago.[75]
Thiruvallikeni Thiruvizha, an annual community event is yet another example which shows the culture of this area.[76][77]
Houses:-
Triplicane being an old area in the heart of the city, has a lot space constraint. So almost all the houses are small and lack a compound wall. There is literally no gap between adjacent houses[3] because of high land costs and space constraints. Flat system is becoming popular these days. As far as trees are concerned, one can hardly find any trees in this area. Triplicane is known for its agraharams,the then common charming and traditional houses occupied by people surrounding the Parthsarathy temple. Once entire streets occupied by Brahmins, agraharam architecture is distinctive with Madras terraces, country tile roofing, Burma teak rafters and lime plastering. The longish homes consisted of the mudhal kattu (receiving quarters), irandaam kattu (living quarters), moondram kattu (kitchen and backyard) and so on. Most houses had an open to sky space in the centre called the mitham, large platforms lining the outside of the house called the thinnai and a private well in the backyard. The floors were often coated with red oxide and sometimes the roofs had glass tiles to let in light. It is well-ventilated with wooden beams or terracotta tiles for the ceiling and wooden staircases. However, due to modernisation and impact of the fast moving world, these nice houses are falling prey to the urban development. Space constraint, and skyrocketing land prices in chennai due to rapid development in the city has led to big apartments and flats replacing these agraharams. Still, to some extent, the city has managed to retain the charm of the old lifestyle that existed centuries ago in these traditional houses - some of the agraharams still do exist in Triplicane, Mylapore and around Kothandarama Swamy temple in West Mambalam. [78] [79]
The landscape of Tiruvallikeni might have changed - One does not see the peacocks and cuckoos, nor the dense woods, that Tirumangai Azhwar wrote about, thousands of years back. But the old order has not changed completely yielding place to the new. The temple still follows rituals that are timeless.In the modern world where everything is fleeting and evanescent, it's unbroken traditions such as these that give us a vital link to the past. Triplicane stands apart when it comes to its rich cultural heritage associated with the Parthasarathy Temple, that has stood the test of time, which has passed on over the generations, for over thousands of years.[9]
Mansions:-
Known as "Bachelor's Paradise", Triplicane is one area in Chennai where you will find a lot of mansions, where live single men, students as well as professionals, from other parts of not just Tamil Nadu but also India.[3] Triplicane has lots of lodges and a host of messes.[80] One can search hard and may also find some foreigners. Apart from Mansions for men are some working women's[81] and ladies' hostels too. Mansions starting with basic ones where you share your small room with others, to luxurious single rooms with Air Conditioners, laundry, packaged water, food, TV and other facilities are available depending on the monthly rent. In the last few years, ever since Chennai became a hub for computer software companies, automobile industries and banks, the demand for low-cost accommodation in the city has grown rapidly. The big draw, of course, is the inexpensive food. With many bachelors to feed, Triplicane today has everything from fruit sellers on carts and roadside eateries, to authentic Gujarati, Bengali, Maharashtrian, Chettinad, Nellai and Andhra cuisines. There are several kitchens here that serve 15 to 45 men per sitting. Many housewives also cook meals for the residents of these mansions.[82][83]
Triplicane was also once the seat of Carnatic music - many famous personalities in this field visited or resided in triplicane. The streets literally used to resonate with ragas.[73] Although, some of the music sabhas have shifted out and some of the old icons of cultural reference are now lost, Triplicane still bears elements that make old residents feel at home. The changes have been ones of degree and not those of kind. Numerous music and dance schools in Triplicane still continue to foster the arts. The major factor that keeps many old residents still happy in this locality are its places of worship. The Parthasarathy and Thiruvateeswarar temples make one reluctant to move out from Triplicane to any other part of the city,[64] in addition to the marina beach.
Triplicane is also famous for other festivals like Marghazhi, Golu, and its music festival.[84][85]
During the Tamil month of Margazhi (December–January), many of the roads, lanes and by-lanes in Chennai, especially in the older and more traditional areas such as Mylapore and Triplicane, present a riot of colours, with elaborate kolams drawn using white and coloured powders in front of houses, shops and offices.[86]
The Most famous is Parthasarathy Temple.
Other Temples:-
- Ellai Amman Temple and nearby Sundaramurthy vinayaka temple
- Kulathangarai Anjeneya Temple on the steps on the Parthasarathy temple pond.
- Anjeneya Temple on Tank Street.
- Tula Singa Perumal Temple
- Ahobila Mutt Temple on Car Street.
- Kaama Kala Kameshwari Temple on Hanumantha Rayan street, Near Pycrofts road / Raja Hanumantha Lala Lane[72]
- Muthu Vinayakar Temple on Muthu Kallathy Street, near Pycrofts Road.
- Anjeneya Temple on Ice House main road/Besant Road
- Temple oppposite to Lady Willington School, Ice House on Besant Road.
- Ettampadai Murugan Temple
- Raghavendra Temple and Mutt on T.P Koil Street
- Temples on Raja Hanumantha Lala Lane
- Udupi Sri Krishna Temple and Mutt[87]
- Peyalwar temple is a famous temple constructed in 13th century.[24]
- Thiruveteeswarar temple:-
The thevaram has a reference of Thiruvateeswarar temple and hence it proves that the temple was in existence in 7th C. Scriptures say that this place is equal to Kasi and hence more powerful. Poojas for Raghu and Kethu are done here regularly. During the first week of Panguni, the sun's rays fall directly on the Sivalinga inside the sanctum sanctorum. The temple has a garden tank and separate sannadhis for Siva, Parvathy, Murugan, Vishnu and Chakkarathaalvaar. The Sivalinga here has a cut on the top and hence it is known as Thiruveteeswarar.[20]
Mutts:
- Uttradi Mutt on Singrachari Street
- Ahobila Mutt and Temple on Car Street
- Vanamamalai Mutt on East Tank Square Street[88]
- Raghavendra Mutt and Temple, T.P Koil Street
- Vysaraja Mutt
- Yadugiri Yathiraja mutt
- And few other Mutts situated around Parthasarathy Temple or mada veethis.
Church
On B.V Naicken Street.
Mosques
Located on Pycrofts road, Triplicane High Road, Big Street, Walajah Mosque.
Jain Temple
Located on B.V.Naicken Street.
The famous Parthasarathy(Arjuna's Charioteer) temple dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna, is the heart of Triplicane. It was originally built by the Pallavas in the 8th century and then later refurbished by the Cholas and the Vijayanagara kings. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Parthasarathy Temple is unique in many ways:-
- It has two main shrines built back-to-back – one facing East (for Lord Parthasarathy) and the other facing West (for Lord Narasimha). Both the sannadhis have equal importance and have a dwajasthambam in front of them.
- One of the distinguishing features of the temple is that it contains the deities of the 3 avatars of Vishnu: Narasimha(lion), Rama, and Venketakrishnan(Parthasarathy himself).[89]
- It is one of the very few shrines in the country dedicated to Lord Krishna as Parthasarathy, that is, charioteer of Partha or Arjuna, which role he took in the Mahabharata war. Unusually, he is depicted with a prominent moustache and carries a conch in his hand.
- Also unusual is the iconographical combination found in the sanctum. Called the Panchaveera concept, Here, Krishna is seen standing with consort Rukmini, elder brother Balarama, son Pradyumna, grandson Aniruddha and Satyaki. They are taken to represent Pancha Vrishnis, and conceptually Pancharathra or the Bhagavata worship. Because of the association of the temple with Krishna, Tiruvallikeni came to be regarded as the Southern Brindavana. The temple has inscriptions pointing to Nandi Varma of the 8th Century.
- It is a rare twin temple of the Pallava period.
- Another feature of this temple is that while the utsavar is Parthasarathy the moolavar is Lord Venkatakrishnan.
[90][91] These are very unique representations of Lord Parthasarathi not found anywhere else.[92]
- While there are many temples for Krishna, the Tiruvallikeni temple is special, because it is the only one where He is seen as the Gitacharyan. Leelasukhar in his Krishna Karnamritam paints a beautiful picture of the Gitacharyan's compassion.
History of the Temple:
The temple was extensively built during the Chola period and a lot of inscriptions dating back to the same period are found here. The outer most mandapam is replete with sculptures of various forms of Vishnu, especially the avatars. One can also see inscriptions of Dantivarma Pallava of 8th Century, Chola, Pandiya and Vijayanagara in the temple. The first architectural expansion of the temple took place during the reign of the Pallavas (Tondaiyar Kon) as vividly described by Tirumangai Azhwar. Reminiscent of this is the inscription of the Pallava King Dantivarman (796-847 A.D.), which is preserved in the temple. The temple witnessed a major expansion during the rule of the Vijayanagar kings like Sadasiva Raya, Sriranga Raya and Venkatapati Raya II (16th Century). Many subshrines and pillared pavilions (mandapas) like the Tiruvaimozhi Mandapa were added.
Tiruvallikeni may not be as serene as Tirumangai Azhwar described it, but the aura remains because of the Parthasarathy Swamy temple.
According to the Brahmanda Purana, the presiding deity Vankatakrishnan, appeared in response to the prayers of King Sumati, who prayed to Lord Venkatesa of Tirumala to appear before him as Arjuna's charioteer. The Lord's right hand holds the conch and His left hand is Varada hastam. The idol was installed by Atri maharishi. The purana refers to the area as Brindaranyam because of the tulasi (brinda) plants here. The utsavar Parthasarathy's face is pitted with arrow marks, scars of the Kurukshetra war.
The Ranganatha in this temple is believed to be of earlier origin than Venkatakrishnan. Vedavalli Thayar, seen in a separate sannidhi, is Ranganatha's consort.
The legend goes thus: Mahalakshmi, after a quarrel with Lord Narayana, came down to Brindaranyam, and took the form of a beautiful child. The child was named Vedavalli and was raised by the rishi Bhrigu. When she was of marriageable age, Lord Narayana came down to earth as a handsome prince. On seeing Him, Vedavalli referred to Him as Mannathan - `My husband.' Bhrigu, realising who the young prince was, requested the Lord to remain there so that he could worship Him. The Lord remained here as Ranganatha.
Madhuman, son of a rishi called Sashivadan, heard of the story of Rama from Gargeya rishi, upon whose advice, he came to Brindaranyam. Here he performed penance for a darshan of Rama. The Lord obliged appearing with Sita Devi and His brothers Bharata, Shatrugna and Lakshmana. Unlike the Ranganatha in Srirangam, the Ranganatha in Tiruvallikeni does not face south, but east. But Rama here faces south probably to reassure Vibhishana that He is watching over him.
The Varadar here is Gajendra Varadar, seated on Garuda ready to rush to the aid of His devotees. He appeared before Saptaroma rishi. The Narasimha has been described by Tirumangai Azhwar as Telliyasingar. He appeared before Atri maharishi.
A Pallava king built the present temple in the eighth century. The gopuram was also built by a Pallava king - Tondaiman Chakravarthy. There are inscriptions that record the contributions of the Chola kings Raja Raja and Kulottunga III, Pandya King Maravarman and many rulers of the Vijayanagar dynasty including Ramaraja Venkatapathiraja and Vira Venkatapathy. For a while the East India company administered the temple. The pushkarani is called Kairavani and five sacred teerthams are believed to surround the tank - Indra, Soma, Agni, Meena and Vishnu. Seven rishis - Bhrigu, Atri, Marichi, Markandeya, Sumati, Saptaroma and Jabali - performed penance here. All five deities in the temple have been extolled by Tirumangai Azhvar.
During the Kurukshetra war, when the day's fighting was over, Arjuna and all the others rested, but the Lord comforted the horses and groomed them. Such is the concern that the Gitacharyan has for all creatures, none so insignificant or lowly that they do not get His attention. Indeed it is as a result of His compassion that he appears in Tiruvallikeni with a sword tucked away in His hip. This sword is not a weapon of war in the conventional sense, but it is to drive away our ignorance. Venkatakrishnan also has a moustache, which for all its thickness and the upward curl does not detract from the benignity of His appearance.,[9][15][93]
Tiruvallikeni is noted for its colourful festivals throughout the year. The recitation of the 4000 hymns of the Azhwars is a great tradition preserved in this temple for generations.[22][94]
How to reach Parthasarathy Temple by bus or train: Refer to the maps in the Public Transport section of this article. Also see the bus routes to reach Parthasarathy temple.
These take place round the year in Parthasarathy temple. Urchavams (or utsavams), as these are termed, take place for a particular god at a particular period of ti[95] me in the year. It's a religious practise to carry the different gods of the temple through the mada veethis of triplicane during some of these festivals. The Gods will move in different religiously built temple vehicles (vaghanams, as these are termed in Tamil), like Elephant, Garuda, horse, Yaali (a mythical animal), temple rath (ther in Tamil, chariot or ratham, alternative terms), etc.
The following are the various festivals or urchavams or utsavams or utsav in Parthasarathy temple in different parts of the Tamil calendar year.[94] For the Tamil months refer the wikipedia page Tamil Calendar During festival days the place is given a new look and accompanied by various traditional rites.
1. Chithirai (April–May): Shri Bhrahma Utsav (Brahmotsavam)- Lord Shri Bhrahma himself will perform this most important festival. [96]. A picture of the Temple car (ratham or ther or rath) during this festival can be seen at this link. [97]. The Brahmotsavam will consist of several events which is given at this reference link Seer Shri Udaiyar's Utsav and Vidaiyaatri (Concluding and Leave-Taking Ceremony).
2. Vaigasi (May–June): Vasanthoutsavam- Spring Festival Shri Gajendra Varadaraja Swamy Utsav Shri Ranganatha-Shri Vedavall Thayaar Utsav
3. Aani (June–July): Shri Narasimha Swami BhrahmoUtsavam and Kodai Utsav (Summer Festival)
4. Aadi (July–August): Shri Gajendra Motsham (Salvage for Gajendra-King of Elephants) Shri Parthasarathy .Jyeshtabishekam. Jyeshta-means Chief-in-Brethren: Abhishekam means pouring of selected Holy Liquid and Solid Items (like milk, honey, etc.) on the Lord Thiru Paavadai Utsav Anointing of Epicurean Offerings on the Holy Physique. Thiru Aadi Pooram - Birthday of Shrimadh Aandal on Iler Birth Zodiacical Star Shri Parthasarathy .Jyeshtabishekam.
5. Aavani (August–September): Pavithroutsavam (Thiru Pavithra Utsav) - Santification ceremony. Shri Jayanthi or Krishna Jayanthi (Birthday of Lord Krishna)
6. Puratasi (September–October): Navarathiri -Festival of nine lights Shri Vedavalli Thaayar Laksharachana
7. Iypassi (October–November): Shri Manavaala Mamunigal Utsavam Deepavali or Diwali - Festival of Lights Anna kooda utsavam- offering variety of rice
8. Karthigai (November–December): Thir karthigai Deepam - Various and Varied Lights Thaila Kaapu - anointing of several medicinal oils or his/her corporal
9. Margazhii (December–January): Maargazhii Pagal Pathu (Days-Ten) Shri Vaikunta Ekaadasi (Entering into Heaven) Raa Pathu (Night-Ten)
10. Thai (January–February): Laksharachana of Shri Parthasarathyswamy Rathasapthami (Ratha-Car, Sapthami- Seventh Lunar Occasion) Visiting Festival to Ekkatuthangal
11. Masi (February–March): Masi Magam (Magam-star day) Theppam or Thepotsavam (Float Festival in Temple Tank) Dhavana Utsav (Spring Festival)
12. Panguni (March–April): Panguni Uthram (uthram - a star day) Shri Rama Navami (Birthday of Lord Ram)
The most important among these festivals are the Vaikunda Ekadesi - as huge crowds from not only chennai, but also various parts of Tamil Nadu and India come to the temple on this day; Theppam or Thepotsavam - the colourful float festival, and the utsavam for the main deity lord Parthasarathy.
Also known Teppothsavam (= Theppam + urchavam), this pictorial and colourful festival takes place on 7 days in the Tamil month of masi, 3 days for Lord Parthasarathy, one each for Sri Narasimhar, Sri Ranganathar, Sri Ramar and Sri Gajendra Varadhar. The seven-day event attracts a large number of devotees and onlookers from different parts of Chennai and Tamil Nadu.
A floating structure made up of drums, timber would be constructed and would be beautifully decorated with lights, flowers, religious paintings, silken buntings, etc. which serves as a visual delight. For better ambience, lights were also installed in the garden around the tank and additionally, focus lights were placed on the corners of the neerazhimandapam (the mandapam (structure) in the center of the temple tank). Perumal (God) would come to the temple tank in purappadu (departure) and be placed majestically inside the float. On all the days, the float completed five rounds around the neerazhimandapam. After this, the deities were taken in a procession around the four Mada Streets. Devotees in hundreds would converge and sit everywhere on the steps of the temple tank to have darshan of the Lord on theppam. The speciality of the third day function ‘Thirumanjanam' was performed to the deity inside the float. Other than the bhattachariars (temple priests), no one was allowed inside the float. A Rescue team of about 10 swimmers is usually provided by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services.[94][98][99]
This theppam festival exhibits one of the aspects of the richest cultural heritage aspects of triplicane, age old culture which one could not see anywhere else in chennai, other than mylapore or triplicane.
This temple shows that the age old culture, richness, heritage, and values of India and Tamil Nadu are still living in the very heart of the busy metro chennai, in spite of the so called urbanisation, fast moving world, and westernization.
Vaikunta Ekadesi Festival is very famous in this temple and huge crowds gather to visit the temple on this day.[4][100][101] Vaikunta Ekadesi vrata is observed on Dhanur Masa Shukla Paksha Ekadasi or on the 11th day of bright fortnight during Dhanur Masam. This festival is celebrated with lot of devotion in many Vaishnavaite temples including Parthasarathy temple in South India. Vaikunta Dwara lies in the North side of the temple. Vaikunta Ekadesi is also observed as Mukkoti Ekadesi.
Unmindful of the chill, the streets of Triplicane would be milling with people as early as 2 am on Vaikunta Ekadesi. Women adorning the traditional nine yards or a silk sari would be seen hurrying towards the Parthasarathy Temple to find a place in the long winding queues that stretched infinitely even in those wee hours.
Jostling against each other people at a snail's space towards the shrine. It was obvious that they want to cross the Paramapadavaasal along with the presiding deity. More than one lakh devotees visit the temple who are helped by volunteers, temple authorities and police personnel, to move around the prakarams. Police would be stationed around the temple and atop watchtowers at the junction of the Mada Streets to maintain strict vigil.[102][103]
Golu and Navarathiri Festival
Navaratri is a festival which is celebrated with gaiety in temples with strings of colourful bulbs adorning the gopurams and prakarams decorated with fresh flowers.[104] The festival which generally falls in the Tamil month of ‘Purattasi' is the worship of the primordial energy – Aadhi Shakthi. The literal meaning of ‘Navaratri' is nine nights and it is divided into sets of three days to worship different aspects of the supreme goddesses. The first three days are devoted to goddess Durga, who represents heroism and destroys vices by eradicating impure thoughts. The next three days, Goddess Lakshmi – the one who bestows wealth and prosperity – is worshipped. The last three days are devoted to goddess Saraswathi who is the provider of wisdom and enlightenment. Temples offer special pujas during the fest. As Navaratri is a festival of music and dance, where one can reach out to the divine power through singing and dancing, a discourse, dance recital and vocal concert are being organised in the evenings. The Kolu is another integral part of Navaratri in the temples. It is a royal assembly of dolls on makeshift steps made of wood or steel. The display represents in itself a whole gamut of creation and beyond. For the first time Sri Parthasarathy Temple (in 2010), Triplicane, was having a fine and unique display.[104] The Kolu had been kept inside a skilfully made 16-feet long tank (replica of the temple tank) made of fine wood. The dolls had been displayed in the form of a astadik kolu at the centre of this wooden tank. The concept ‘Thiruallikeni Alankara Kolu' has been visualised and brought to life by the Mylapore Trio of Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation.
Famous hotels include:-
- Ratna Cafe
Present at the junction of Pycrofts Road and Triplicane high road, and also having a bus stop named after it, this hotel has been famous for about 50 years, especially for its mouthwatering Sambar Idly dish.[105][106][107][108] You get unlimited amount of sambar for your idlis and everyone typically has more sambar than the usual amount when he or she eats idlis here. The sambar recipe is a well-kept secret and has remained unchanged and unbeatable for those 50 years.[109]
- Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets and Snacks and A2B Restaurant.
This is a very popular chain of hotels and sweets' shop in not only chennai but also other cities of Tamil Nadu. It is known for its very tasty and high quality food - both north and south Indian variety meals are available here in addition to a wide range of sweets and snacks.[110] This veg outlet has been going great guns in the city. Chaats, South Indian tiffin items like dosas, idlis, vada and Chhola Puri are delicious here. The outlet has a good mix of North and South Indian delicacies ( fast food ). The best time to visit this place is between 4 pm and 7 pm, as the place gets really crowded there after. The signature dishes include Pao Bhaji and Adai Avial. The high point here has to be the Kesar Badam Milk, Kaju Cutlets, Poli for their sheer variety and melt-in-the-mouth goodness.[111] A lot of People visit this shop to buy tasty varieties of sweets and savouries during the festival seasons like Diwali. This hotel is located on Pycrofts road[112] very close to the bus stops.
- Sri Krishna Sweets
Known for the famous mysurpa,[113][114] it has branches in chennai and other cities. In Triplicane, it's on singrachari street.
- Other hotels :-
- Sangeetha hotel on pycrofts road[46]
- Viveka Hotel on Besant Road
- Krishna bhavan near Parthasarathy Temple.[115][116]
Apart from these few other hotels are present on Triplicane High Road.
Eat-outs in Big Street and Market area:- A lot of eatouts are present in this Triplicane, especially in Big Street and market area in Singrachari Street or B.V Naicken Street. You will find a lot of people munching chat items, ice creams, juices or south Indian dishes "molaga bajii", "vegetable bonda", "masal vada", or other types of bondas, vadas or samosas at various road side outlets and messes in the evenings.[117] Many road side food outlets in Triplicane vouch for their authenticity, quality and hygiene and open up a whole new avenue of options for vegetarians in the city. Big Street has Eatouts like Nellai, Guru Sweets, Adyar Bakery, Aavin, Monisha Mess, Hema Milk stall, stores like Ambika Applam Depot, TUCS (Triplicane Urban Cooperative Society) and road side shops. Hema Milk stall is a 40 year old location near junction of big street and pycrofts road[118] that serves tasty flavoured milk, masala milk, milk khoa, sweet lassi and butter milk. This milk stall is opposite to aavin stall, so all those who love to drink milk in Triplicane throng this place in the evenings. In aavin milk stall, one could get not only different types of flavoured milk (hot or cold), but also get other milk products like ghee, butter, curd, ghoa, etc. Monisha Mess provides a range of tasty breakfast and dinner options[117] like sambar idly, dosa, pongal, chappati, bonda, vada, apart from tea and coffee. For evening snacks, one can get hot vadas, bondas, samosas, channa masala, tea, coffee and sweets like gulab jamun too. Lunch would have various rice items while dinner would predominantly consist of tiffin items.[119] There are shops serving evening snacks like bajji,bonda, samosa,etc. near Hindu Senior school and market. One such shop is on a pushcart, in this location for almost the past 20 years. This shops sells hot bajjis, samosas, kerai vadai, masala vadai and vegetable bonda in the evenings after around 4 pm.[120]
Apart from this, Marina Beach is known for its own eat-outs that sell items ranging from bajjis, cool drinks, ice-creams, fruits, masala groundnut to the famous sundal and murukku. Other parts of Triplicane also have eatouts, but these are scattered, unlike the ones which are concentrated near Big street and Market.
On the whole, Triplicane is a very lively area - be it shopping, or eating or cultural or religious activities, or entertainment at the sandy marina or the cricket matches at the chepauk stadium or local matches at the marina grounds or Temple processions/urchavams at Parthasarathy temple streets, Triplicane is always buzzing with activity.
1. Express Avenue
This Express Avenue mall is almost at the boundary of Triplicane near the clock tower. To get there from triplicane, one can board bus route in 13 series from Pycrofts road.
2.Chennai Citi Centre This mall is also at the boundary of Triplicane. One can reach there by buses like 45 series, 21G series or 12,12G,32A from various bus stops in Triplicane.
3.Spencer Plaza This mall is also very close to Triplicane. It's one of the oldest Mega Malls of Chennai. One can reach there by bus routes of 27 series (except 27B) from Pycrofts Road.
4. Ampa Skywalk Mega Mall This mall is not so close to triplicane compared to the other three. One can reach there by bus routes numbered 27B, etc.
Triplicane assembly constituency is part of Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency).[121] MLA's Hostel is located on Wallajah Road. Rajaji Hall in the same campus used to have a role in state administration but it been doing duty as an Exhibition hall and Cinema Shooting spot for a long time.
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Chepauk to Triplicane MRTS elevated Rail track
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Marina seen from MRTS trains
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Sri Kamakala Kameshwarar temple,Tripkicane
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Triplicane Pond and Parthasarthy temple Gopuram
Panorama View of Triplicane Marina Beach 
See references for verifying the accuracy of this content and latest updates in transportation. Official site of MTC.[122] Official site of Southern Railways.[123] or erail[124] to refer the sub-urban services for Chennai Beach to Velachery segment. Other sites:[125] for MTC buses, Google Maps[62] for verifying Geographical details like roads, streets, shops, bus stops, etc.
Also refer to wikipedia article - List of MTC Chennai bus routes
Triplicane, being in the heart of the city is well connected to various other places in the city, thorough MTC buses and MRTS elevated Rail Network. The buses ply on the 4 arterial roads mentioned above. Triplicane Railway station is one of the stations on the Chennai Beach-Velachery MRTS sub-urban network.
The 45B and 45E buses heading towards annasquare pass through all the 4 main roads of Triplicane.
Neighbouring areas and How to get there
1. Mylapore By bus: 12G, 21G on Beach Road, 45 series buses (except 45A), 12/12G from V.House. Mylapore can also reached by MRTS.
2. Chennai Central Railway Station By bus: 2A, 6A from Pycrofts road/Anna square, 32 series and 38 series from Triplicane High Road/V.House. By MRTS: Train to Park station.
3.Chennai Egmore Railway Station Lot of buses from Pycrofts road, like 29A, 27B, 127B, 40, 40A, 22, 22A, etc.
4.Mount Road Different points are there are on mount road, which can be reached from Triplicane as follows:
i. Simpson/PORR & Sons: All buses towards Central, 27B.
Chintadripet 27B, MRTS
ii. Shanti Theatre 27H, 27L, All buses towards Egmore except 27B
iii. Near LIC, Spencer Plaza 27H, 27L
iv. Thousand Lights/ Saphire 13 series from Beach Road/Pycrofts Road, 25G from beach Road/V.House, 24 series from V.House
v. DMS, Vanavil, Sun TV 13B
vi. Teynampet Aalai Amman Koil, Eldams Road 13B,12,12G
vii.SIET 45B, 12,12G(from Pondy Bazaar side)
viii. Saidapet 45B, 45E, 45A, etc.
ix. Guindy Flyover/Rly Station/Estate/TNPL 21G, PP21, 60E, 60G, 21K, 45 series (except 45A,E) etc.
5. Royapettah 13 series, 24 series, 25G.
6. Santhome, Adyar-Malar Hospital All buses from kannagi statue/V.house on Beach road except 21G
7. AnnaSquare All buses from Pycrofts road, heading towards beach road, and all buses on beach road (except 22A, 6A, 32A, 38F)
8. Broadway/Parry's Corner/ High Court and Present Secretariat All buses from Kannagi Statue Bus Stop(except 22A), present secretariat(by bus only - not mrts, except 22A,6A from Kannagi Statue bus stop), plus additional buses extended up to secretariat during certain time intervals.
By MRTS: Fort Station to reach Parry's Corner.
Following is the image of various MTC bus stops in various main roads of Triplicane. Click on the image to see the full resolution size and get maximum details and proper view.
Other Areas and How to Get there
1. T.Nagar 13,13A,13B; 12,12G buses from inside Triplicane, 11H from Annasquare/Walajah Road.
2. CMBT, Arumbakkam, Ampa Skywalk Mega Mall, Amjikarai, NSK Nagar, Taylor's Road. 27B, 127B (From Anna Square, Pycrofts Road)
3. Chennai Beach Railway Station Via MRTS or by 6D from Kannagi Statue
4. Adyar By MRTS - Kasturiba Nagar (Madhya Kailash). By Bus - PP21, 21L, 21K, PP51, H51- from Kannagi Statue bus stop,beach road - to reach IIT Madras, Guindy National Park. Malar Hospital - All buses from Kannagi statue except 21G
5.tiruvanmiyur By MRTS, or by bus - 22A, 21H, 6D (via Beach Road -kannagi statue) - Tiruvanmiyur, L.B Road
6.Besant Nagar, Eliots Beach 6A, 6D
7. Velachery 21L, PP51, 45E (goes till Kilkattalai), 45A (extn is up to Madipakkam), MRTS
8. IT corridor MRTS (Kasturiba Nagar/Madhya Kailash and Tiruvanmiyur only), 21H - entire IT corridor.
9. Mandavelli, R.A puram 21G, MRTS
10.Tambaram, Chrompet, Pallavaram, Airport Buses via beach road:21G, PP21; 60E, 60G (via Pallavaram), G21 (up to chrompet). East Tambaram- H51, PP51 not via G.S.T Road.
11.Perungalathur, Vandalur Zoo, Urapakkam, Guduvanchery PP21
12. Annanagar, Avadi 27H, 40A, 27L(up to Annanagar only), 24A( V.House - Annanagar)
13. Perambur 29A -Annasquare, Pycrofts Road.
14. Korukkupet 32B, via V.House, Triplicane High Road.
15. Ayanavaram, ICF 22, 40 (ICF)
16. Ambattur 22A, 40, 24C (via avadi)
17. Purasawalkam 22,22A, 29A
18. ECR Kovalam, Injambakkam - PP19
19. Poonamallee, Porur, Vadapalani, Iyyapanthangal 25G
20. Alwarpet 45 series, 12 series
21.Tollgate 6A,6D,6E (via kannagi statue); 32A(via v.house)
22. Gopalapuram Buses 13,13B,13A. 45A (ADMK office/TTK Road/Gowdia Mutt Road)
The image below shows the bus routes plying through the various roads of Triplicane. Anyone visiting Triplicane could use the following map to demystify the bus routes.
| Bus No. |
Terminal-1 |
Terminal-2 |
Via (From Terminal 1 to Terminal 2) |
Via (From Terminal 2 to Terminal 1) |
Stops in Triplicane |
Passing by Roads in Triplicane |
| 2A |
Annasquare |
MKB Nagar |
Vyasarpadi, Basin Bridge, Regal, Elephant gate, Simpson, Central Railway Station, Mint |
Destination - Annasquare |
Kannagi Statue, Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Rd, Pycrofts Rd, Bells Rd, Walajah Rd. |
| 6A |
Tollgate |
Besant Nagar |
Simpson, Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, Beach Station, Maharani, Washermanpet |
Santhome, Adyar |
Light House, V.House, Kannagi Statue, Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Rd, Pycrofts Rd, Bells Rd, Walajah Rd. |
| 6D |
Tollgate |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Simpson, Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, Beach Station, Maharani, Washermanpet |
Santhome, Adyar |
Kannagi Statue, Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Rd, Pycrofts Rd, Bells Rd, Walajah Rd. |
| 12 |
V.House |
T.Nagar |
Kalyani Hospital, Valluvar Silai, Mylapore-Luz corner, Alwarpet, Teynampet, Pondy Bazaar |
Destination-V.House |
V.House Terminus,NKT school, Natesan Road (Forward), QMC (Reverse) |
Beach Rd (reverse direction), Besant Rd, Natesan Rd. |
| 12G |
AnnaSquare |
K K Nagar |
Kalyani Hospital, Valluvar Silai, Mylapore-Luz corner, Alwarpet, Teynampet, Pondy Bazaar, West Mambalam, Rangarajapuram, Udhayam |
Destination-Annasquare |
V.House, NKT, Natesan Road (Forward), QMC (Reverse), Kannagi Statue |
Beach Rd, Besant Rd, Natesan Rd. |
| 13 |
Triplicane |
T Nagar |
Express Avenue, Royapettah (Hospital, Police Station, Ajantha Hotel, ADMK office stops), Gopalapuram, Thousand Lights, G N Chetty Road - (Sun Theater, Vani Mahal,etc.), Panagal Park (Pothys) |
Destination- Triplicane |
Triplicane Terminus, Gosha Hospital (Adyar Anandha Bhavan - Forward), Big Street, Zam Bazaar, Amir Mahal, Register Office, Express Avenue |
Pycrofts Road |
| 13A |
Annasquare |
T Nagar |
Express Avenue, Royapettah (Hospital, Police Station, Ajantha Hotel, ADMK office stops), Gopalapuram, Thousand Lights, G N Chetty Road - (Sun Theater, Vani Mahal,etc.), Panagal Park (Pothys) |
Destination- Anna square |
Kannagi statue, Gosha Hospital (Adyar Anandha Bhavan - Forward), Big Street, Zam Bazaar, Amir Mahal, Register Office, Express Avenue |
Pycrofts Road,Beach Road |
| 13B |
Annasquare |
T Nagar |
Express Avenue, Royapettah (Hospital, Police Station, Ajantha Hotel, ADMK office stops), Gopalapuram, Thousand Lights, DMS, Vanavil, Teyanmpet Aalaiamman Koil, Pondy Bazaar, Panagal Park (Pothys) |
Destination- Annasquare |
Kannagi statue, Gosha Hospital (Adyar Anandha Bhavan - Forward), Big Street, Zam Bazaar, Amir Mahal, Register Office, Express Avenue |
Pycrofts Road,Beach Road |
| PP19 |
Broadway |
Injambakkam |
Santhome, Adyar (Sathya Studio, Malar Hospital), Thiruvanmiyur (L.B Road), ECR |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, Light House |
Beach Road |
| PP21 |
Broadway |
Guduvanchery |
Santhome, Adyar (Sathya studio,Malar Hospital, bus stand, Sardar Patel Rd, IIT,Anna University), Guindy Railway Station, Airport, Pallavaram, Chrompet, Tambaram, Vandalur Zoo, Urapakkam |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, Light House |
Beach Road |
| 21D |
Broadway |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Santhome, MRC Nagar, Malar Hospital, Indira Nagar, Besant Nagar |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 21K |
Broadway |
Defence Colony |
Santhome, Adyar (Sathya studio, Malar Hospital, bus stand, Sardar Patel Rd, IIT,Anna University), Guindy Railway Station, Butt Road |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 21G |
Broadway |
Tambaram |
Citi Center, Kalyani, Valluvar silai, Mylapore (Luz, Tank), Mandaveli, Kaliappa Hospital, Kotturpuram, Anna University, Guindy, Airport, Pallavaram, Chrompet. |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, Light House |
Beach Road |
| G21 |
Broadway |
Chrompet |
Citi Center, Kalyani, Valluvar silai, Mylapore (Luz, Tank), Mandaveli, Kaliappa Hospital, Kotturpuram, Anna University, Guindy, Airport, Pallavaram. |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, Light House |
Beach Road |
| M21G |
Broadway |
Guindy |
Citi Center, Kalyani, Valluvar silai, Mylapore (Luz, Tank), Mandaveli, Kaliappa Hospital, Kotturpuram, Anna University, |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 21H |
Broadway |
Kelambakkam |
Santhome, Adyar (Sathya Studio, Malar Hospital), Thiruvanmiyur (LB Road), IT corridor (OMR) - SRP Tools, Perungudi, Sathyabama, etc. |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| H21 |
Broadway |
Chemmenchery |
Santhome, Adyar (Sathya Studio, Malar Hospital), Thiruvanmiyur (LB Road), IT corridor (OMR) - SRP Tools, Perungudi, Sathyabama, etc.(same as 21H) |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 21L |
Broadway |
Velachery |
Santhome,MRC Nagar, Adyar (Sathya Studio, Malar Hospital), Anna University, Guru Nanak College, Rajbhavan, Checkpost, Dhandeshwarnagar |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 22 |
Annasquare |
Ayanavaram |
Shanthi, Pudupet (Pantheon Road), Egmore Railway Station, Dharmaprakash, ICF(?), Villivakkam |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 22A |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Ambattur Industrial Estate |
Shanthi, Pudupet (Pantheon Road), Egmore Railway Station, Dharmaprakash, ICF(?) |
Santhome, Adayar |
AIR, V.House, Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 24A |
V.House |
Annanagar West |
Mirzapet Market, Royapettah (Peters Road New College Hospital), Gemini, Sterling Road,Taylors Road, Ampa Skywalk |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT school |
Besant Road |
| 24C |
V.House |
Avadi |
Mirzapet Market, Royapettah (Peters Road, New College, Hospital), Gemini, Sterling Road,Taylors Road, Ampa Skywalk,Collector Nagar, Annanagar- Blue Star, Chinthamani, Ambattur OT |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT school |
Besant Road |
| 24C |
V.House |
Ambattur OT |
Mirzapet Market, Royapettah (Peters Road, New College, Hospital), Gemini, Sterling Road,Taylors Road, Ampa Skywalk,Collector Nagar, Annanagar- Blue Star, Chinthamani |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT school |
Besant Road |
| 25G |
Annasquare |
Poonamalle |
Mirzapet Market, Royapettah (Peters Road, New College, Hospital), Gemini, Palmgrove, Liberty, Vadapalani, Porur, Iyyapanthangal, Kumananchavadi |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi Statue, V.House Terminus, NKT school |
Beach Road, Besant Road |
| 27B |
Annasquare |
CMBT |
Simpson, Chindadripet, Egmore Railway Station, Ampa Skywalk, Amjikarai, NSK Nagar. 127B- Up to Thiruverkadu |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 27H |
Annasquare |
Avadi |
LIC,Ethiraj College, DPI, College Road/WCC/Shastri Bhavan, Sterling Road, Loyola College, Anna Arch, Thirumangalam, Padi, Ambattur OT |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 29A |
Annasquare |
Perambur |
Shanthi Theater, Pudhupet, Egmore Railway station,Doveton, Otteri, Pursaivakkam |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 32 |
V.House |
V.Nagar |
University Club, Central Railway Station, Simpson |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT, Ratna Cafe, Post Office, Ada Market |
Besant Road, Triplicane High Road, Walajah Road |
| 32A |
Tollgate |
Fore Shore Estate |
Tondriapet, Thyagaraja college, V.Nagar, University Club, Central Railway Station, Simpson |
Santhome |
Light House, V.House Terminus, NKT, Ratna Cafe, Post Office, Ada Market |
Beach Road, Besant Road, Triplicane High Road, Walajah Road |
| 32B |
V.House |
Korukkupet |
Korukkupet Railway station, University Club, Central Railway Station, Simpson |
Destination V.House |
Besant Road, Triplicane High Road, Walajah Road |
| 38C |
V.House |
T.V.K Nagar |
Venus, Perambur, Pattalam, Bhuvaneswari, Doveton, Choolai postoffice, Central Railway Station, Simpson |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT, Ratna Cafe, Post Office, Ada Market |
Besant Road, Triplicane High Road, Walajah Road |
| 40 |
Annasquare |
Ambattur OT |
Shanthi, Pudupet,Egmore, ICF |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 40A |
Annasquare |
Avadi |
Shanthi, Pudupet,Egmore, Annanagar |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital, Chepauk Stadium |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Bells Road, Walajah Road |
| 45A |
V.House |
Velachery |
Mirzapet Market, Royapettah (Police station, Ajantha & ADMK office/Gowdia Mutt), Music Academy, Alwarpet, Saidapet, Chinnamalai |
Destination V.House |
V.House Terminus, NKT |
Besant Road |
| 45B |
Annasquare |
Guindy |
Citi Center, Kalyani, Valluvar silai, Mylapore Luz, Alwarpet, Nandanam, Eldams Road, SIET, Saidapet, Chinnamalai |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital (adyar ananda bhavan - forward), Big street, Ratna Cafe, Ice House NKT, V.House Terminus & IG office (Reverse), Natesan Road (Forward) |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Besant Road, Triplicane High Road (reverse), Natesan road (forward) |
| 45E |
Annasquare |
Kilkattalai |
Citi Center, Kalyani, Valluvar silai, Mylapore Luz, Alwarpet, Nandanam, Eldams Road, SIET, Saidapet, Chinnamalai, Velachery |
Destination Annasquare |
Kannagi statue,Gosha Hospital (adyar ananda bhavan - forward), Big street, Ratna Cafe, Ice House NKT, V.House Terminus & IG office (Reverse), Natesan Road (Forward) |
Beach Road, Pycrofts Road, Besant Road, Triplicane High Road (reverse), Natesan road (forward) |
| H51 |
Broadway |
Tambaram East |
Citi center, Valluvar silai, Mylapore, Adyar, Tiruvanmiyur, SRP Tools, Taramani |
Secretariat,Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| PP51 |
Broadway |
Tambaram East |
Santhome, MRC Nagar, Adyar (malar, sathya studio, bus stand, IIT), checkpost, velachery, kaiveli, pallikaranai, medavakkam, kamarajapuram |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 60E |
Broadway |
Kundrathur |
Santhome, MRC Nagar, Adyar (malar, sathya studio, bus stand, IIT/Anna university), Guindy, Airport, Pammal, Pallavaram, Ankaputhur |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
| 60G |
Broadway |
Pozichalur* |
Santhome, MRC Nagar, Adyar (malar, sathya studio, bus stand, IIT/Anna university), Guindy, Airport, Pammal, Pallavaram |
Secretariat, Parrys |
Ezhilagam, Kannagi statue, V.House (LSS only), Light House |
Beach Road |
Table Footnotes:
These footnotes are applicable for the images too.
1. Bus stops known by multiple names:
- a. P.O.R.R & Sons is alternative name for Simpson, Chindadripet MRTS Railway station is nearby.
- b. Light House/ All India Radio (AIR) bus stops are same.
- c. V.House/Vivekananda House, Ice House, Lady Willington school represent the same bus stop.
- d. IG office, QMC (Queen Mary's college), Gandhi Statue(Beach road) are the same bus stop.
- e. Valluvar silai, Sanskrit college are the same bus stop.
- f. Wesley School (Royapettah), Clock Tower, Express Avenue represent the same bus stop.
- g. Thousand Lights, Gemini , Saphire bus stops are the same.
- h. Guindy Railway station and Industrial Estate are closeby
2. Road is abbreviated for Rd to make table appear smaller and readable.
3. Triplicane MRTS Railway station is located close to Kannagi Statue Bus Stop.
4. 'Via' Explanation:-
This is the route which the bus passes through after crossing Triplicane.
For e.g. 6A in the forward direction from Tollgate (Terminal 1) to Besant Nagar (Terminal 2) passes through Santhome and Adyar after crossing Triplicane.
But, the 6A travelling in the reverse direction from Besant Nagar (Terminal 2) to Tollgate (Terminal 1) passes through Simpson, Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, Beach Station, Maharani, Washermanpet after crossing Triplicane.
(Note the assignment of directions 'forward' and 'reverse' is arbitrary and has no significance. This is merely used to make the explanation simpler)
5. Diversions due to Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) construction work take place. This causes minor changes to bus routes near Mount Road and E.V.R Periyar Road (Poonamallee High Road). These changes may affect one direction of the bus route or sometimes both. These changes, however vary from time to time and the reader is requested to know the updates through newspapers published in the city. The bus routes will mostly be reverted to their original ones once this CMRL construction gets over. Any other Diversion apart from the ones caused by CMRL construction work (such as frequent traffic route changes in the congested T.Nagar, or temporary changes due to cricket matches at Chepauk International Cricket stadium,etc.) would be also be notified through press releases in newspapers and TV channels.
6. Cut Services are those buses which end before their usual destination, while extensions are those which travel beyond their usual destination. These are not mentioned in the table, to avoid complication and also considering the fact that these buses are extremely lesser in frequency compared to their default routes.
7. Secretariat means present TN Secretariat.
8. Broadway, High Court, Parry's corner are close by.
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