city's four prime residential areas; Wallace Gardens, Khader Nawaz Khan Road and Kothari Road, are in Nungambakkam. Good Shepherd Higher Secondary Matriculation school, Loyola College, MOP Vaishnav college, SDAT Tennis Stadium, Mexicano Griller, Ispahani Center, Women's Christian College, GG Hospitals, SIMS Hospital, PERS Enterprises Pvt LTD Childs Trust Hospital and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan are some of the city's prominent landmarks. The SDAT stadium hosts the long-running ATP event, the Chennai Open. Valluvar Kottam, dedicated to the Tamil Saint-Poet Thiruvalluvar (திருவள்ளுவர் in Tamil), is a popular tourist attraction in Chennai. Nungambakkam is also the Occidental cultural district of Chennai, being home to the Alliance Française and Max Mueller Bhavan. It is also home to many expensive western fashion boutiques and malls. The Regional Passport Office of Chennai is located on Haddows Road, Nungambakkam. This office issues passports to half of Tamil Nadu. Nungambakkam is also home to the Austrian, Canadian and South Korean consulates in Chennai as well as the British Deputy High Commission. Mahalingapuram Sree Ayyappa Temple Mahalingapuram Ayyappan - Guruvayurappan Temple conducted its Kumbhabhishekam, for which the high priests of the Sabarimal Temple performed the Ashtabandha Kalasham. About four decades ago, there existed in the Chennai Metropolis no temple dedicated exclusively to Lord Ayyappa. In the absence of any institutionalized service, devotees proceeding to Sabarimala during the Mandalam-Makaravilakku seasons had to fend for themselves. Indeed, Ayyappan Vilakku used to be conducted in several areas of the city as an annual feature, enlisting the support of local devotees. One such area was Nungambakkam. Educational institutions in and around Nungambakkam are Sri krishnaswamy matriculation higher secondary school Loyola College Good Shephered Higher Secondary Matriculation School MOP Vaishnav College Women's Christian College Vidyodaya Matriculation School Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Panimalar Polytechnic College Pearl Academy of Fashion Management Institute of Computer Accountants IEC Technologies Liba Informatic Center Vicapri Labs Nungambakkam has the police station of assistant commissioner. It also has the Nungambakkam railway station and the major bus routes 17D, 17E, 17k, 27H, 27L, 37C, 37D, 37E, 37G, A47, 47, 47A, 47D, 147A, 147B, 147C, 147M, 147N, and 147S It has two major subdivision: Pushpa Nagar Sterling Road The major temples in Nungambakkam are: Agatheeswarar temple Asalathamman temple Aadipureeswarar temple Prasanna venkatesha perumal temple Selva Vinayagar temple Devi Karmaari Amman temple Sree Ayappan-Guruvayurappan temple Mahalingeswarar temple Thandumariamman temple Transport Nungambakkam is well connected to other parts of the city. Many of the