History of Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur. also, the ancient culture of the people there.

1. Sushmitha Shiva 13UTA36
Aishwarya Gopal 13UTA01
Aswanth Kumar 13UTA07
Karthikeya 13UTA17
Vignesh 13UTA37
Arun venkatesh 13UTA05
Bharath 13UTA08
Chennai- Kanchipuram- Thiruvallur
district

2. Chennai
Madras, acquired its name from Madraspattinam
which is a fishing village situated to the north of
Fort St. George
400 years old
36th metropolitan city all across the world.
The Kapaleeshwarar temple, the Pallava Port and
the Parthasarathi Temple of the 7th century are
the effervescent facts to prove that the Chennai
city has been present since the time

3. MadrasChennai
In August 1996, the name of the city was
changed from Madras to Chennai
There are various versions related to the origin of
the name Madras.
1. The name Madre de Deus must be given by
the Portuguese to the village when they arrived
there in the 16th century.
2. The historians believe that it is named after a
prominent Madeiros family who declared the
Madre de Deus as a sacred church in San
Thome in 1575. This church demolished in the
year 1997.
3. The other theory says that the village is named
after an Islamic college named 'A Madrasa'
situated in the same area.

4. Chennai before 1947

5. Acquisitions
Village Year
Madraspatnam 1639
Narimedu (area to the west of Madraspatnam) 1645
Triplicane 1672
Tiruvottiyur 1708
Kottivakkam 1708
Nungambakkam 1708
Egmore 1720
Purasawalkam 1720
Tondiarpet 1720
Chintadripet 1735
Vepery 1742
Mylapore 1749
Chennapatnam 1801

6. Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple
One of the sacred shrines in Tamil Nadu is
Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, in
Chennai City.
It is a Siva Temple, and the name of the Lord is
ARULMIGU KAPALEESWARAR. The name of
the Goddess is ARULMIGU KARPAGAMBAL.
It is a loverly temple with a Stately Spire or
‘Gopuram’ as it is called.
Big tank on its West. The temple and the tank are
surrounded by Broad streets on the four sides.

7. Legend behind the temple
The name Mylapore is derived from the legend
that the Goddess Uma worshipped Siva in the
form of a peacock.
We can see a representation of this legend on
stone in a small Shrine under a Punnai tree
(Sthala Vriksha) in the Courtyard of the temple.

8. Traditional Food

9. Kanchipuram
derived from the “Kanjiyur”, a place in
the Chola country & its name means
"place surrounded by Kanji trees.
72 km south-west of Chennai on the
banks of the Vegavathi River, a
tributary of the Palar River.
Area- 11.6 km2
Elevation- 83.2 m (273 ft) above sea
level
Soil- mixture of clay loam, sand lime,
gravel, soda & laterite

10. Economy
Silk sari weaving and agriculture.
Around 5,000 families are involved in sari production
Main industries- cotton production, light machinery,
electrical goods manufacturing, &food processing
It is a traditional centre of silk weaving & handloom
industries.
Silk trade- 985 – 1014 ( Raja Raja Chola period)

11. Silk sari- Legend &
History
Kanchi silk weavers are the descendants of Sage
Markanda, the master weaver of Gods who is supposed to
have woven tissue from lotus fiber
Contains 50+ % of silver, 5- 6 Gms of gold & rest silk.
Cotton-favorite fabric of Lord Shiva
Silk- favorite fabric of Lord Vishnu
Contrast border color & design

12. Kanchi Kudil
Nandivarma Pallavan II period
Raised platforms, burnt brick roofs, verandah in the
front yard, garden in the backyard, ventilation facilities
and drainage of rainwater system were its specialty.

13. Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
Meaning: “Lord of the Cosmic Mountain”.
16 sided Shivalinga
Built in Dravidian architectural style during 685-
705AD Rajasimha ruler of the Pallava Dynasty
Architecture - 58 small forms of Shiva
A secret tunnel, built by the kings, was used as
an escape route & is still visible.

14. Tiru Parameswara Vinnagaram
Also known as Vaikunta Perumal temple
Constructed by the Pallava King Nandivarman II
in the late 8th century
3 sanctuaries host the image of Vishnu in
different postures - seated (ground floor), lying
(first floor; accessible to devotees only on
ekadashi days) and standing (second floor;
inaccessible to devotees).

15. Thiruvallur
Historical Name: EVVULUR
Saalihothirar – born from “Saali rice”
Silent fasting for a year. He collect some rice and
clean it on the “Thai amavasai”
Narayanan disguise and comes as a sage.
“Evvullil Urangalam”. Vul means place.
“Thiru Evvuloor” now called as Thiruvallur.

16. Vaithya Veeraragaveperumal Temple
The Moolavar (deity) - Lord Veeraraghava
Perumal with his Thayaar (consort) Kanakavalli.
One of the 108 Divya desam.
The Lord here is in reclining posture
on Sesha facing east and his right hand blessing
the devotee. Lord Brahma is also seen meditating
on a lotus from the Lord's navel

17. Irular-People
Irulas located in the Thiruvallur who are generally
called as Negrito people.
Their population in this region is estimated to be
between 1000 to 2000.
Their main occupations are Snake and Rat
catching, coolie in agri land, and also the fishing.

18. Agriculture
Mango, guava and vegetables have also been
cultivated successfully.
Ragi, green gram, black gram, sugar cane and
groundnut.
Soil – Black soil, Alluvial, Colluvia.