Saidapet

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Saidapet is a suburb of the city of Chennai, India. Mambalam, Guindy, K. K. Nagar are its neighbour suburbs. A subway joining Alandur road and Mount Road has been constructed recently. This has made life easy for the residents by providing easy access to Mount Road, the arterial road in Chennai. Saidapet is largely a residential area with very less number of shopping places. It is slowly acquiring some decent sized shopping places although they are not comparable to T. Nagar. There is a small eatery organised by local business people on the back of the Saidapet police station. Mari hotel located centrally in saidapet is famous for Saidapet Vadakari. Residents ride the Chennai suburban railway to nearby T Nagar, which is one of the best places for shopping and dining in Chennai city. It had a large weaver population and handlooms were in operation as late as 1990 maybe even now. It was quite notorious for filariasis in the olden days.

There is a suburban railway station towards the north is Mambalam and Guindy towards the south. Saidapet has a bus terminus located on Mount Road. This part of Saidapet is the eastern part. As we enter the Karunanidhi Arch (looks like two hills with sun rising between them), we come to West Saidapet. This part of Saidapet is located near the Adyar river. It has healthy mix of people from different strata of the society rich to poor. It has Teachers College which is a quite famous landmark.

It has a famous fish market known locally as `meen market' attracting people far and wide.

Kalaignar Karunanidhi, the present Chief Minister of Tamilnadu was once elected from this constituency. It occupies an important place in Tamilnadu politics being the starting place for election rallies. The meeting that is conducted in front of Karaneeswarar temple below theradi has seen lot of fiery speeches and lofty promises which is a sight to behold.

This area has many famous temples:

1. Karaneeswarar temple - This temple lies next to the railway station. Has a 7-storied Gopuram with two prakarams. The main deity is Lord Karaneeswara and Goddess Swarnaambikai. This temple has a beautiful tank. Annual ten day brahmotsavam takes place in the month of Chithirai. Details are as follows: (Day - Morning - Evening) 1-Dwajarohanam-Maavadi sevai 2-Soorya prabhai-Chandra prabhai 3-Adhikara nandhi-bhootam 4-Purushaamirugam-Naagam 5-Pallakku-Velli Vrishabam 6-Thotti sevai-Yaanai 7-Thaer 8-Pallakku-Gudhirai 9-Thotti sevai-Bikshaadanar utsavam 10-Natarajar sevai-Kailasa vahanam/dwajavarohanam 11-Nil-Pushpapallakku

2. Soundareswarar temple - This temple is an ancient temple situated near the new subway. The Pillayar sannidhi of this temple (Varasidhi Vnayakar - facing west) is very famous. The main deity is Soundareswarar and Thiripurasundari.

3. Senguntha Kottam Sri Sivasubramanya swamy temple - Situated in West Saidapet, the main deity of this temple is Lord Muruga. The annual brahmotsavam happens during the month of Maasi.

4. Sri Prasanna Venkata Narasimha Perumal kovil - Popularly known as Perumal Kovil of Saidapet. The main deity is Lord Vishnu. Annual brahmotsavam takes place during the month of Chithirai. Details: (Day-Morning-Evening) 1-Dwarjarohanam / Soorya prabhai-Chandra prabhai 2-Hamsam-Kalpakavriksham 3-Garuda sevai-hanumantha sevai 4-sesham-simham 5-Nachiyar thirukkolam in pallakku-yaazhi 6-Managalagiri-yaanai 7-Thaer 8-Vennai thaazhi krishnan in pallakku-gudhirai 9-Choornaabhishekam-pushpavimaanam 10-thirumanjanam-pushpapallakku/dwajavarohanam

Vaikunta Ekadasi festival is very famous here. Lord Parthasarathy of Thiruvallikkeni comes here once a year during February.

5. Kadumbaadi chinnamman kovil - A very famous Shakthi temple in West Saidapet. Fridays of the months of Aadi and Thai are famous. Annual brahmotsavam takes place during the month of Aadi.

6. Anjaneyar Temple - This is situated on the banks of the Adyar which forms a boundary for this beautiful part of Chennai.


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Saidapet has a very busy shopping market place called the Bazaar Road. It is famous for its fish market attracting buyers from faraway places. Flowers street is known as the Ranganathan St. of Saidapet.

Famous Bus routes: 5B T.Nagar - Mylapore 5E Besant Nagar - Vadapalani 18 Saidapet - Parrys A18 Broadway - Vandaloor zoo 18K West Saidapet - Parrys K18 West Saidapet - Parrys (Via Guindy) 29B Saidapet - Perambur 45A Velachery - V.House 45B Guindy I.E - Anna Square 47A Besant Nagar - ICF 47D Tiruvanmiyur - Avadi A51 Broadway - Tambaram (via Velachery) 54 Broadway - Poonamallee 88C Broadway - Kundrathur

Approximate Auto Fares:

1.Saidapet Bus Stand - Adyar (near Sangeetha Hotel), Thiruvanmiyur, Madhya Kailash- Rs 50 2.Saidapet Bus Stand - Chennai Central Railway Station - Rs 70 3.West Saidapet - Mambalam, T Nagar, Guindy, KK Nagar, Ashok Nagar- Rs 40 4.Saidapet Bus Stand - Egmore Kodambakkam, Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar Temple- Rs 60

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Saidapet
Next station north:
Mambalam		 Chennai suburban railway : South line Next station south:
Guindy
Stop Number:9 KM from starting:{{{5}}}


These are the stations of Chennai suburban railway - South line
Chennai Beach | Chennai Fort | Park Town | Chennai Egmore | Chetpet | Nungambakkam | Kodambakkam | Mambalam | Saidapet | Guindy | St. Thomas Mount | Palavanthangal | Meenambakkam | Tirusulam | Pallavaram | Chromepet | Tambaram Sanatorium | Tambaram | Perungalathur | Vandalur | Urapakkam | Guduvancheri | Potheri | Kattangulathur | Maraimalai Nagar | Singaperumal Koil | Paranur | Chengalpattu | Villiambakkam | Palur | Palayasivaram | Walajabad | Nathapettai | Kanchipuram | Tirumalpur
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