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Madambakkam (Template:IPA-ta) is a special grade town panchayat and a residential locality present in the suburbs of south Chennai, India. It borders Selaiyur in the west, Sembakkam and Vengaivasal in north and Sithalapakkam in east. The town is well known for its greeneries and the centuries old Dhenupureeswarar temple.
Geography
Madambakkam is located at Template:Coord.[1] It has an average elevation of 29 metres (95 feet).
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[2] Madambakkam had a population of 31,681, Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.
As per the religious census of 2011, Madambakkam had 84.72% Hindus, 2.74% Muslims, 11.79% Christians, 0.07% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.07% Jains and 0.5% following other religions/groups.[3]
Temple
Madambakkam is known for its historic Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The main deity of the temple is Lord Dhenupureeswarar. The temple is believed to be revamped during the tenure of Kulothunga Chola. The temple itself is said to have built during the period of the Parantaka Chola II (Sundara Chola), around 956-973 A.D. It has sculptures and different postures of Shiva.
There is also a universal shrine for Sri Seshadriswamigal, SriChakra mahameru Lalithatripurasundari, SriGuruvayoorappan, 18 Siddars, SriNagarajar with his consorts SriNagalakshmi & SriNagavalli, and a Ghosala for cows which allows worship, irrespective of caste, creed, or religion. 18 Siddars represent the Navagrahas (each planet is represented by 2 Siddars). Siddar Havan is the most popular way of worship, wherein the individuals are permitted to perform velvi by themselves. This is also called as Navagraha Parihara Stalam. This universal shrine for worship is built by Guruji KVLN Sharmaji principle disciple of Sathguru Sri Seshadri swamigal
The temple is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[4]
The Gajaprishta Vimana temple contains inscriptions ranging from the period of Cholas through Sundara Pandya to Vijayanagara kings. The inscriptions reveal that the original name of Lord Dhenupureeswarar was Sittreri Udaiya Nayanar and that of Goddess Dhenukambal was Nampirattiyar. The passageway through which visitors pass to see the main deity belongs to the Vijayanagara period.
NARBHAVEE Ashram run by Sri Ramani Guruji; Sri Sakthi Arutkoodam, 18 Alamelupuram, Madambakkam, Chennai - 600126 [5]
Corporation status Awaited
Madambakkam Town Set to Upgrade as Corporation soon. A proposal was made to TN Government to make Tambaram as Chennai Tambaramcorporation zone. Tambaram corporation will encompass two municipalities, four town panchayats in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Madambakkam and Chitlapakkam, and seven village panchayats including Mudichur, Medavakkam, Vengaivasal, Agaramthen.
A proposal for creating three independent municipal corporations Tambaram, Pallavaram, Avadi under the consideration of the government, official sources privy to the developments said. "We have sent the proposal a few weeks ago. It is under consideration of the government", an official with the commissionerate of municipal administration.
The Madambakkam is chiefly a residential area.
Schools
The neighbourhood has a panchayat union primary school and a government higher secondary school, besides many private schools such as Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (two branches), Alwin Memorial Public School (Zion Group), and Sri Kanchi Mahaswami Vidya Mandir.
RTO
[6] The Madambakkam RTO previously used TN-22-xx-XXXX (MEENAMBAKKAM - Alandur), but currently using TN-11-xx-XXXX (Tambaram).
Church
The Pentecostal Church; Address: Mohan Nagar Main St, Mohan Nagar, Madambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600126 Near UV Global Pre School Timing: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Masjid
- Madeena Masjid - Maruthi Nagar, Madambakkam
- Masjid - Mohan Nagar, Madambakkam
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madambakkam
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns(Provisional). Census Commission of India.
- ↑ Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu. Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ↑ National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan. The Hindu(20 December 2012). Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
- ↑ http://www.arulvanam.org/; For Europe please check: http://narbhavie.com/
- ↑ http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf