Kadaperi

Kadaperi is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India next to Tambaram.With a population of around 2000 people, Kadaperi is close to the Madras Export Processing Zone,[1] which is the first Special Economic Zone in Chennai. Pachai Malai grassland and lakes are present in the area.

The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Etymology

The name comes from Kada (in Kannada/Tamil), meaning door or gateway and eri meaning lake. Thus, it comes to mean the "gateway lake" in Chennai.

Tambaram Sanatorium Railway station, a bus station and an Air Force station are close by. It is just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the Tambaram Bus Stand and Railway Station where Baju bhai lived. Kadaperi is a junction for most of the buses from the city to the rest of Tamil Nadu.

History

Venkataesa pillai was the first to settle down in Kadaperi in the early 1900s. Kadaperi was initially an agricultural land. Venkataesa pillai was the first Zamindar of kadapaeri. Sungu Vinayagar temple situated in Kadaperi is said to be built by the Pallavas and the temple is reconstructed installed with Vishwanathar, Visalakshi, Dakshinamurthi, Murugar, Durgai, Lingothbavar, Navaneethakrishnar, Mahalakshmi and Navagraham. The Vimanam is similar to Kasi temple. The temple construction has been stopped due to lack of funds. There are other temples like Gangai Amman temple and Sri Muthumariamman temple.

References
  1. "MEPZ". Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. Madhavan, D. (20 December 2012). "National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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