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Alapakkam | |
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| Coordinates:13°02′56″N80°10′02″E / 13.0490°N 80.1673°E /13.0490; 80.1673 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Maduravoyal Taluk | Chennai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600 116 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West) |
Alapakkam (Tamil:[aːlappaːkkam]) is a neighbourhood in western part of CentralChennai. It belongs to Central Chennai Revenue Division ofChennai district.[1] It is surrounded byPorur,Valasaravakkam andMaduravoyal. It is part ofChennai corporation under zone 11. Entry into Alapakkam is through two main roads, that is,Arcot Road andPoonamallee High Road. Alapakkam belongs toSriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency andMaduravoyal assembly constituency.
Educational institutions in the neighbourhood include:
Nataraja temple
Nataraja Temple is one of the most famous temples in this area. It is one of the two Nataraja temple in Chennai where Nataraja is worshiped as main deity. Here Maragatha Lingam poojai is daily done two times. People around this area call this temple asChennaiyil Chidambaram orChennaiyil Thillai.
Valliserapaleeshwarar Temple
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Valliserapaleeshwarar Temple is a native temple of Alappakkam. One of the oldest temple in the region, this temple is related with Vali in Ramayanam. It is said that Vali got the secret powers from Lord Shiva by doing penance here. The deity here is called as Vali-sera-paleeshwarar, which over time changed to Valliserapaleeshwarar.
Ashtalakshmi Nagar has 4 main roads which are 40 feet wide and 27 streets which are 30 feet wide. Alapakkam Lake, once a 57.48 acre waterbody in Valasaravakkam, has been reduced to 9.88 acre. This waterbody serves as a main source of ground water in the neighborhood.
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