Ayanpuram, or Ayanavaram, is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Konnur High Road, one of the important connecting roads in Chennai runs through Ayanavaram.

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Ayanavaram Ayanpuram
neighbourhood
Panorama of Ayanavaram near Vellala Street at Sunset
Ayanavaram Show map of Chennai Ayanavaram Show map of Tamil Nadu Ayanavaram Show map of India
Coordinates: 13.1°N 80.233°E / 13.1; 80.233
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	Chennai Corporation
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 023
Vehicle registration	TN-01
Planning agency	CMDA
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Etymology

The neighbourhood was originally known as Ayanpuram, with Ayan meaning Brahma. When Lord Muruga admonished Brahma and took over creation, it is believed that Brahma prayed to Shiva here and got his action of creativity back. It is believed that Brahma worshipped Shiva at Parasurama Easwaran Koil. It is in recognition of that Ayanpuram is named. (It was also called Brahmapuri).^{[citation needed]}

Road transport

Main roads that pass through the neighbourhood include Konnur High Road, Pilkington Road, Constable Road, Anderson Road, Loco Works Road, Carriage Works Road, Ayanavaram Road, Medavakkam Tank Road, and Phipps Road. The neighbourhood is served by the Ayanavaram bus terminus which is attached with a depot for maintenance of buses.

Rail transport

The neighbourhood is served by Perambur, Perambur Carriage Works, Perambur Loco Works, and Villivakkam railway stations.

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