About velachery

About Velachery

Velachery lies in the southern outskirts of the Chennai city. The place is about 13 kms far from Chennai central. The region is essentially a residential place and with the increasing commercial and industrial. Velachery  has a historical temple called  Dhandeeswaram  temple  it believed to be made by a great king from the Chola Dynasty in the 11th century .DMK  political party leader and former vice chief minister   M.K stalin  have lived in velachey  for few years .velacher is only area have highest number of restaurant in south india  about 64 restaurant   

Vel achey is good place for worship about 23 worship place in velachery they are

Temples

Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy, Velachery

Velachery is supposed to be abode of Shiva & Vaishnava Gods namely,

Dhandeeswaram (Dhandeeswarar) Temple

                     Sri Narasimha

                     Sri Vasudeva

                     Sri Soundara Narayana

                     Sri Anirudha

Sri Orandi Amman Temple near Police Station

Siva Vishnu Temple located in Vijaya Nagar.

Sri Soundarya Perumal Temple located at the rear side of 100 ft Bye-pass Road.

Thiruveedi Amman Temple located near Gandhi Road.

Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Temple located near Guru Nanak college.

Papathi Karumariyamman Temple, Dr.Ambedkar Nagar, West Velachery,

Muthumariamman Temple, Dr.Ambedkar Nagar, West Velachery.

Throupathi Amman Temple in Jaganathpurum.

Chelliamman Temple in Velachery Main Road.

Ayyappa Temple in 100 Feet Road.

Guruvayoorappan Temple in Dhandeeswaram.

Churches

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church located at Dhandeeswaram Nagar known to be a largest Church in Velachery

Advent Church located in Gandhi Salai it is oldest church in Velachery and has completed 125 years.

CSI Church located at Gandhi road is famous and the oldest one.

Apostolic Faith Church "in Dr Ambetkar Nagar, Velachery west.

Calvary Church located behind TCS lane telugu and English Service.

Masjids

Masjid-e-Allah, near TCS.

Masjid Hawwa, near Velachery lake.

Masjid-e-Rizwan, near Checkpost.

Masjid Elaahi, Gandhi Road Junction.

Velachery is geographically surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east, Adambakkam in the northwest. Most of the lands are populated with houses. As more and more IT parks are emerging on the Old Mahabalipuram road, IT & working-class people are settling in Velachery. 

There are three arterial roads namely Velacheri Main Road, Tharamani Link Road, and Velacheri Bypass Road. and  The most posh areas in velachery are Seethapathy Nagar, Dhandeeswaram and Vijaya Nagar. Some other areas are Ramagiri Nagar, Baby Nagar, Seshadripuram, Annai Indira Nagar, Anna Nagar, Tansi Nagar, Sarathy Nagar, Udhayam Nagar, AG's colony, Ram Nagar, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Gangai Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar and Velachery TNHB.