Valluvar Kottam !!

 VALLUVAR KOTTAM !

Valluvar Kottam , is one of the dedicated monument to the THIRUVALLUVAR , its located in Nungambakkam Chennai , 

The monument consist of replica of the famous THIRUVARUR CHARRIOT

which is consider as the one of the oldest chariot in Asia, the chariot is made up of  3000 blocks of granite stone from thiruvannamalai weigh about 2700 tons. A statue of valluvar has been installed in the chariot

Also the monument consist of an auditorium where all the 1330 thirukural has been inscribed here.

It was build in the year 1976 , executed by the chief minister M.Karunanidhi  

The most unique feature of this monument is, it stands without the basement and pillars 

Transport :

Nearby public transport is MTC bus stop - Valluvar Kottam 

Nearby Railway station is kodambakam from there you can have a bus ride from (mahalingapuram bus stop ) where 17d,17e,17k,37,37ct,37e,37ect,37g will have ride towards valluvar kottam

Nearby Metro is Vadapalani metro, from there you can have a bus ride from vadapalani kovil bus stop where 17k,37ct,37ect, will have ride towards valluvar kottam

 

where you can have buses in valluvar kottam bus stop like:

Buses :

17D,17E , 17k  - Broadway - Saligramam via vadapalani metro (vadapalani kovil stop) kodambakam railway station (mahalingapuram bus stop), Egmore , Central , Broadway

18G - Tambaram to Broadway via Chrompet, Guindy, T.nagar, saidapet, 

23A -Palavakam to Egmore via Thiruvanmiur, Adayar dept, Besant nagar, Mandaiveli, Rk mutt road, Stella marrys college, USIS, WCC, Patheon road 

Many other buses like 47,47a,47b,47c,47ct,47d,37g,37e,37,37c,37ct,10a,147(v ,x ,s ,n , cet ,c ,b ,a)

Entry fee in valluvar kottam is Rs10 per person during the fest time boo fairs will be condected inside the mahall, 1st floor of the mahall has the 1330 thirukural which was inscribed in the pillars

 Back to the mahall the most famous replica of the thiruvarur chariot has been here, where valluvar statue has been installed in the chariot 

This is the pic of the replica of the thiruvarur chariot 

its height about 128ft and weigh about almost 40tons

"The chariot is made of around 3000 blocks of granite stone from Thiruvannamalai and weighs 2700 tonnes. The largest of these stones weigh as much as 40 tonnes." - Wikipedia 

Nearby Places:

T.nagar

semmolzhi poonga

panangal park

chetpet eco park

egmore mueseum 

vadapalani murugan kovil

jeeva park

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