T. Nagar
Theagaraya Nagar, popularly known by its abbreviated form T.
Theagaraya Nagar, popularly known by its abbreviated form T. Nagar, and historically as East Mambalam, is a busy shopping district of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated at a minimum distance of about 8 kilometres from kilometre zero of Chennai city and forms part of the Mambalam taluk of Chennai district. Largely comprising retail chains selling jewellery, readymade clothes, undergarments, footwear, utensils, toys and stationery on Ranganathan Street, Usman Road and Pondy Bazaar with Panagal Park at its centre, it is one of the busiest of its kind in Asia.
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Worth seeing in and around T. Nagar
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kapaleeshwarar Temple
The Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
4 km · temple of Shivan (Kapaleeswarar) and a form of Shiva's consort Parvati called Karpagambal ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"), located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia - 02Anna University
Anna University is a public state university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy.
3.2 km · state-run university in Guindy, Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia - 03Madras Observatory
The Madras Observatory was an astronomical observatory which had its origins in a private observatory set up by William Petrie in 1786 and later moved and managed by the British East India Company from 1792 in Madras. The main purpose for establishing it was to assist in navigation and mapping by recording the latitude and maintaining time standards.
3.2 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 04ITC Grand Chola Hotel
The ITC Grand Chola is a high-end luxury hotel in Chennai, India. It is located in Guindy, opposite SPIC building and along the same row of buildings as Ashok Leyland Towers.
3.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 05The Park, Chennai
The Park Chennai is a five-star deluxe hotel located at the Anna Flyover junction on the erstwhile Gemini Studios premises on Anna Salai, Chennai, India. The hotel, part of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, was opened on 15 May 2002 at an investment of around ₹ 1 billion.
2.1 km · Indian Park · Wikipedia - 06Thousand Lights Mosque
The Thousand Lights Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims.
2.7 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 07Valluvar Kottam
Valluvar Kottam is a monument in Chennai, dedicated to the classical Tamil poet philosopher Valluvar. It is the city's biggest Tamil cultural centre.
1.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 08SDAT Tennis Stadium
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium, commonly known as SDAT Stadium, sometimes also called Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium, is located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The stadium was built in 1995 by the Government of Tamil Nadu on the occasion of South Asian Federation Games held in Chennai that year.
1.7 km · stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 09Savera Hotel
The Savera is an 11-storied four-star hotel located in Mylapore, Chennai, India.
3 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Pachaiyappa's College
Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In addition, it is the first sole Indian college in Madras Presidency.
3.5 km · college in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to T. Nagar
- Airports
- Chennai (MAA), 9 km · Tirupati (TIR), 100 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 274 km
- Stations
- Nungambakkam railway station, 2.6 km · Arumbakkam metro station, 3.3 km · Mambalam railway station, 800 m · Kodambakkam railway station, 1.2 km · Chetput railway station, 3.8 km
- Tirupati → T. Nagar2 km · quickest by road, 6 min · ₹13–16
- Bengaluru → T. Nagar4 km · quickest by road, 16 min · ₹46–55
- Tiruchirappalli → T. Nagar22 km · quickest by road, 48 min · ₹170–210
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for T. Nagar
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for T. Nagar. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
- Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
- Get aroundThe fares of Chennai auto-rickshaws have been an enormous political topic for many years and have contributed to the perception that the city's auto-rickshaw drivers never use meters and continually fleece passengers.
- Get aroundHowever, despite the reputation, trips by auto rickshaw actually are quick, but rarely based on the metered price.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaw meters are being outfitted with GPS and electronic digital receipt printers.
From Wikivoyage: Chennai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to T. Nagar
T. Nagar is 7 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- MylaporeNeighbourhood in Chennai3.7 km
- KodambakkamNeighborhood in Chennai1.5 km
- Saidapetsuburb of Chennai2.3 km
- Chetpetneighborhood in Chennai3.5 km
- Nungambakkamneighborhood in Chennai2.6 km
- VadapalaniNeighbourhood in Chennai2.5 km