Saligramam
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Saligramam is a residential locality situated in the western part of Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India
India
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. Saligramam is surrounded by Vadapalani in the East Virugambakkam in the West, KK Nagar in the South and Koyambedu in the north. Saligramam was having the Majority of Film Studios. Prasad Studio,AVM studios, Majestic Sudios, Vasu tudios, Shyamala Studios, Star studios,Prakash Studios,Bharani Studios,Arunachalam Studios are some among them.Now Prasad Studio,AVM studios are only operational., Prasad Film Labs and other cine production houses and rerecording theatres are located here. Most Cine personalities and workers are resided over them. SSR Pankajam is famous cine theatre. Sooriya Hospital & Bharani hospital are the leading hospitals in Chennai located here.Arcot Road is the Major road connecting Vadapalani and Virugambakkam via Saligramam. Arunachalam Road is the major road with leading Banks, ATMs, Commercial Complexs, major shops, famous Peas and groundnut shop located next to Suriya hospital, hotels and restaurants.

Transport

The frequent buses available from Parrys (Broadway) to Saligramam via central and Egmore
Egmore
-Main places:* Chennai Egmore railway station.* Office of the commissioner of Greater Chennai Police department.* Government Museum, Chennai.* Connemara Public Library, one of the biggest libraries in India.* National Art Gallery...

 railway station, Kodambakkam and Vadapalani
Vadapalani
-Murugan Koyil:Built about 125 years back, this much-hallowed and regularly frequented Lord Muruga sannidhi has emerged from a thatched shed, an unostentatious one enshrining a Murugan picture only, and established for itself a name on par with ancient places of worship...

. Bus numbers are 17E, 17K, 12C, 37 which take you to Saligramam. Many film personalities stay in this area.

The theatres around Saligramam are AVM Rajeswari, SSR Pankajam and Kamala. Of this SSR Pankajam is owned by the yesteryear Tamil actor SS Rajendran and AVM Rajeswari is very much in Saligramam but Post office falls in Vadapalani is owned by AVM. Kamala theatre is now redesigned into Kamala1 and Kamala2 is owned by Chidambaram Chettiar who was known for his philanthropy.

There is a Sri Raghavendra Swamy Brindavanam (temple) on the Ramar Street and Shankara Narayaner temple on the Navalar Nedunjalai, Nehru nagar.

Temples

Temples nearby and in Saligramam are Ponniamman Temple, Vadajothi Vinayagar temple in Vadapalani Bus depot,Adhimoolaperumal Temple in Vadapalani,Vadapalani Murugan temple, Lord Vengeeswarar temple, Kaveri Vinayakar temple, Dhanalakshmi colony Vinakayar temple, Swami Ayyapan Temple at Arunachalam Road, Dharma Muneeswarar temple, Nagaathaman temple and Bharani Colony Ganesha temple.

AIR TRAVELS

FLY WORLD AIR TRAVELS
Air Ticket and Passport Tour Packege
Near St Johns School/Axis Bank

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