Why visit Poonamalle
Townapedia lists 4 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Maduravoyal Junction and Radiance Royale - OSR.
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About Poonamalle
Poonamallee is a town in the Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, India situated about 23 kilometres (14 miles) west of the capital city of Chennai. Historically, an important administrative and commercial centre and garrison town, Poonamallee serves as a taluk headquarters and is administered by a municipality. Poonamallee has been one of the important transit points on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway and is connected with Chennai city by one of its longest and well-known arterial roads, the Poonamallee High Road. It also has a bus terminus with regular services to Broadway through Poonamallee High Road as well as Mount-Poonamallee Road to Kathipara Junction and Anna Salai thereafter.
From the Wikipedia article Poonamallee (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Radiance Royale - OSR
Park · 0.9 km
72/1 Poonamalle Bypass Road, Chennai
04:00-22:00
Restaurants and cafes4
Lasaka Home Made Foods
Restaurant · Indian · 1.7 km
Mo-Sa 18:00-00:00
Where to stay3
History
Poonamallee might have been inhabited in prehistoric times as the Archaeological Survey of India has discovered a number of Stone Age burials in the region around Poonamallee town. The oldest recorded history of Poonamallee, however, dates from the Chola period. The celebrated Azhwar saint Thirukachi Nambi is believed to have been born in Poonamallee in 1009 CE. A Hindu temple in the town celebrates his memory.
Poonamallee rose into prominence as a town towards the end of the Vijayanagar period when it was the residence of the powerful Velama Damarla family of chieftains. There are also attested European colonies from this period. The Portuguese constructed the Poonamallee Fort in 1553. The Jama Masjid in Poonamallee was constructed during the rule of the Golconda sultanate and has a Persian inscription from the 17th century.
When the British East India Company acquired a grant of land from the Vijayanagar emperor in 1639 for the construction of a factory at Fort St George, the names of the Velama Nayak chieftain, Damarla Venkatappa Nayak and his brother, Damarla Ayyappa Nayak of Poonamallee feature prominently in the negotiations. According to one theory, the name "Chennai" derives from the name of their father, Damarla Chennapa Nayak and the new settlement was named so in deference to the wishes of Venkatappa Nayak.
From the History section of Poonamallee on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship16
Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple
Place of worship · 2.7 km
Thiruverkadu - Ambattur Road
Sri Royale Selvaganapathy Temple
Place of worship · 0.9 km
72/1 Poonamalle Bypass Road, Chennai
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare25
ABHI'S SKIN AND JOINT CLINIC
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 km
853 Thiyagaraja Complex, No 853, Ground Floor, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai
Map of Poonamalle
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chennai International Airport (MAA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Vīrarāghavapuram 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Avadi 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Ambattur 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Pallāvaram 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Saint Thomas Mount 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Tambaram 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Chennai 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Vandalūr 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Tiruvottiyūr 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Kanchipuram 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- West Chennai aerial 2, w:user:PlaneMad, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Poonamallee Govt hospital metro station, TamizhanEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Poonamallee bus stand metro station, TamizhanEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cutie puppies, Hari Samynaath, CC BY 4.0
- SAECBB, Vinay pugal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SAECVB, Vinay pugal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- பூந்தண்மலீ திருத்தல வரலாறு, Paramatamil, CC0
- பூந்தமல்லி வரதராஜப் பெருமாள் கோயில், Paramatamil, CC0
- The Moon from a Telescope, Zshameel, CC BY 4.0
- சூரியன் மறைவு (60717), Kumari Nanjil nanban, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prasad for god, Bhanupriya1244, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ganesh chaturthi, Bhanupriya1244, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side view of the Rajagopuram of Tiruverkadu Temple 05, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street around the Tiruverkadu Temple 06, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entrance of Tiruverkadu Temple, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Main gopuram of Tiruverkadu Temple, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Middle corridor of Tiruverkadu Temple 01, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dwajasthambam of Tiruverkadu Temple, Bhagya sri113, CC BY-SA 4.0
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