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| Location | Tharanallur,Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu,India |
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| Coordinates | 10°49′22″N78°41′48″E / 10.8227047°N 78.696597°E /10.8227047; 78.696597 |
| Address | Near Big Kammala Street |
| Opening date | 1868; 157 years ago (1868) |
| Previous names | Fort Market |
| Parking | Mixed |
Gandhi Market officially called asMahatma Gandhi Market, is a wholesalefarmers' market in the city ofTiruchirappalli inTamil Nadu,India.
The construction of the market began in 1867, initially known as Fort Market, and was completed in 1868.[1] It underwent expansion in 1927 whenP. Rathinavelu Thevar served as the mayor of Tiruchirappalli. During this period, the market was renamed Mahatma Gandhi Market in honor ofMahatma Gandhi. Rathinavelu Thevar is said to have invited Gandhi to lay the foundation stone for the newly expanded market.[2] A stone tablet inTamil at the site reads, "Gandhi Market opened by Mahatma Gandhi in thePuratassi month, Prabhava year".[2]