Driving Wheels of Valluvar Stone Chariot, Chennai
The monument was constructed in 1976 in the memory of Thiruvalluvar, the classical Tamil poet and saint who wrote his famous Thirukkurals about 2,000 years before. All the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural which include 1330 verses are inscribed on bas-relief in the front hall corridors. The construction of Valluvar Kottam is like a temple chariot, and it is a replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. A life-size statue of the Thiruvalluvar stands atop the 39 metre high chariot. The auditorium of Valluvar Kottam can accommodate around 4,000 people.
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