Sriperumbudur, Chennai

Sriperumbudur is located in Tamil Nadu and is a town panchayat which is 40 kilometres south-west of Chennai, situated on National Highway 4. It comes within the Chennai Metropolitan Area and is renowned for being the birthplace of Sriramanujan, who was one of the eminent Hindu Vaishnava saint. Apart from that, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991 in the same place. Since the year 2000, Sriperumbudur has faced rapid economic growth and industrialization. The places of interest in this area are Adikesava Perumal Temple, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Vallakottai Murugan Temple, Madras Motor Sports Club and Marine Fossil Park.