Chennai/West

West Chennai is the suburban western part of Chennai.

• 12.9258680.118011 Tambaram  SR  (station code: TBM, தாம்பரம் இரயில் நிலையம்), Railway Station Road, Tambaram East (SW 29 km from Chennai Central). Trains to Chennai Beach (every 5-10 min), Chengalapettu (every 10-15 min) and Kanchipuram (half hourly or so).  

• 13.02996980.1103751 Kamakshi Amman Temple, 21, Permual Koil St, Srinivasa Nagar, Mangadu. 6AM–1PM, 3–8PM. This temple is dedicated to the Divine Mother Shakti as Kamakshi Amman.  (updated Jun 2023)
• Kundrathur Shiva temple (Vada Thirunageshvaram), Kundrathur (Kundrathur bus depot). Sekkizhar built this temple 1,000 years ago. 
• 13.11666780.1166672 Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal. A Shiva temple believed to have been built by Cholas during the 9th century CE. It houses five-tiered gopurams.  (updated Jun 2023)

• 13.0115880.060631 Chembarambakkam Lake. A Chola-era reservoir built by Rajendra Chola I.  (updated Jun 2023)

• 13.0380.121 The Forum Vijaya (Vijaya mall), 183, Arcot Road, NSK Salai, Vadapalani (Opp to Kamala theatre), ☏ +91 44 4904 9000. 10AM-10PM. More than 100 shops occupy its four floors. This mall distinguishes itself by being local by housing Chennai-based brands in the mall.  (updated Sep 2017)