What is Velachery?
[[File:Velachery Railway station June 2010.jpg|225px|thumb|right|Velachery Railway station ]] Velachery is a residential area as well as a locality in Southen part of [[Chennai]] metropolitan area, [[Tamil Nadu]]. This locality is the important and effective centre in Chennai. The [[Velachery Lake]] was historically containing an area of 250 acres. The ancient Selliamman and Narasimhar temples were located on its Southern corner(banks).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://veludharan.blogspot.com/2016/11/sri-yoga-narasimha-swamy-temple.html|title=VELUDHARAN's TEMPLES VISIT : SRI YOGA NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE, VELACHERY, CHENNAI.|first=|last=Veludharan|date=21 November 2016|publisher=}}</ref> Velachery has its own railway station named [[Velachery railway station]]. There are many well known temples are located here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Velachery,+Chennai,+Tamil+Nadu/@12.977395,80.2092433,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3a525d9ff2065a3b:0x66435015604038cc!8m2!3d12.975971!4d80.2212092|title=Velachery|website=Velachery}}</ref> == Colleges == * Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai * Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Pallikaranai * Jerusalem College of Engineering: Located in Velachery-Tambaram Main Road, this engineering college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various disciplines of engineering. ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Chennai]]