Adyar, Chennai City Corporation - 600020
Adyar or Adayar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar River. It is bounded by the Buckingham Canal to the west, Tiruvanmiyur to the south, and Besant Nagar to the east.The theosophical society, is headquartered in Adyar. The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.The Adyar estuary has been home to over a 100 species of birds but is losing out to frenzied urbanization. The proposed Adyar poonga seeks to restore this fragile eco-system to its natural state.
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Adyar aala maram
There is a famous one here too in Adyar - known as the Adyar aala maram. Believed to be around 400 years old. Its main trunk was destroyed in 1990 or so.
The Adyar Library and Research Centre, founded by Olcott in 1886, is one of the finest libraries in India. Its Collection of 165,000 books and 20,000 palm-leaf and Parchment manuscripts has made it a valuable repository for Indological research. The surrounding tranquil gardens have shrines dedicated to various faiths. The greatest attraction here, however is the 400-years old banyan tree whose spreading branches cover an immense area of 4,180sq m (44,993 sqft). Over the decades, many of the Society's meetings and spiritual discourses were held under its canopy. Unfortunately, a terrible storm in 1989 destroyed its main trunk.
Few Places in Chennai offer greater serenity than the sprawling gardens of the Theosophical Society, situated in the city's Adyar neighbourhood, on the banks of the Adyar river. Founded in New York in 1875, the Society moved here seven years later when it acquired Huddlestone Gardens. Built in 1776 by John Huddlestone, a wealthy civilian, this large mansion is today the world headquarters of the Society. Its magnificent 108-ha estate comprises several 19th Century buildings, one of which is the former home of its founder Colonel Henry S Olcott. The Main building houses the great hall, almost spartan in its simplicity, where prayer meetings are held. Bas-reliefs, representing the different faiths, and engravings of verses taken from the holy books of all world religions can be seen here. There are also marble statues of the founders Colonel Olcott and Helena Petrovana Blavatsky, as well as Annie Besant, who became President in 1907. Anna University and Tamilnadu College of Music are located in the banks of Adyar