Parthasarathy Temple

This Divya Desam is located in Tiruvallikkeni ( Triplicane) in  Chennai. The temple and its tank stand as a standing illustration of the co-existence of the present and the past  in the modern meteropolis of Chennai The rapid transport system (railway line) running along the coast of Chennai, bears the ancient name Tiruvallikkeni, on the railway station closest to this ancient temple. The alli flowers in the temple tank lend the name Allikkeni. Tiruvallikkeni is one of the well visited Divya Desams, and is a well known landmark in the Chennai meteropolis.

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On This Day -
1988:  Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.

1987:  Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.

1956:  Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.

1944:  Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.

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