Velachery
Sign in to saveVelachery is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipakkam in south-west, Adambakkam in the west and north-west. It is the headquarters of Velachery taluk and straddles the boundary between Chennai and Kancheepuram districts.
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Velachery is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipakkam in south-west, Adambakkam in the west and north-west. It is the headquarters of Velachery taluk and straddles the boundary between Chennai and Kancheepuram districts.
==Etymology== Velachery has its origin from the Tamil words வேளர் (Velar) meaning farmers or வேளிர் (Velir) from the name of older Tamilakam tribe and the word சேரி (Cheri) meaning community. The name Veli Cheri is found in an inscription at Selliamman temple dating to the period of Cholas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Velachery” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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