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வள்ளுவர் கோட்டம்/Valluvar Kottam

The வள்ளுவர் கோட்டம்/Valluvar Kottam is a landmark and tourist spot in Chennai. A large auditorium that is built in the style of a temple hall, and a large stone-built thearu/chariot. It takes its name from Thiruvalluvar, a poet/sage.

 

It was commissioned by Karunanidhi (current CM) when his party - the DMK - was in power in the year 1976.

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Uploaded on November 2, 2008
Taken on November 2, 2008