Pondy Bazaar officially called Soundarapandian Angadi, is a market

Market

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 located in T. Nagar

T. Nagar

Theagaraya Nagar , popularly known by its abbreviated form T. Nagar, is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. Though originally conceived as a residential locality, it is presently one of the principal shopping districts of the city....

, Chennai

Chennai

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. It is the principal shopping district of Chennai. Though the origin of its name remains unclear, the most widely believed theory is that the market was named after W. P. A. Soundrapandian Nadar, a leader of the Justice Party

Justice Party (India)

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Clothes

Pondy Bazaar has a wide variety of clothing stores in all price ranges within a two or three kilometre radius. Along with independent reatilers there are name brand stores such as Globus

Globus (Clothing)

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, Raymond Group

Raymond Group

Incorporated in 1925, Raymond Group is one of India's largest branded fabric and fashion retailers. It is one of the leading, integrated producers of worsted suiting fabric in the world, with a capacity of producing 31 million meters of wool & wool-blended fabrics.The Group owns apparel brands...

, Reebok

Reebok

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, Nike

Nike, Inc.

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, LEE

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, WRANGLER

Wrangler

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, Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss & Co.

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 and Colour Plus along with cheaper outlets like Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar

Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...

 and Sri Krishna Collections.

Commodities

Saravana Stores

Saravana Stores

Saravana Stores is a chain of retail stores, all located in T Nagar-Chennai, selling textiles,jewellery,vessels and a wide range of consumer products.According to Kishore Biyani of bigbazaar,it is India’s No 1 retail store in one locality.- Founder :...

 is one of the biggest commercial stores in Chennai. Commodities from safety pins to gold and diamond jewellery are available there.

Rathna Stores has a big branch in Pondy Bazaar, where commodities ranging from umbrellas to cooking utensils are available at low prices. The shop has five floors.

Other stores include Ponni Stores.

Rathna Fan House (not to be confused with Rathna Stores) is a place for electrical accessories such as fans, air conditioners, and refrigerators.

Formerly specialised in lingerie, Naidu Hall now offers garments of all types. Tailoring services are available.

Roadside vendors

Many commodities such as used books, buckets, ropes, soap cases, hair bands, bangles, bags, and other accessories are available from roadside vendors at Pondy Bazaar.

Hotels

At the eastern edge of Pondy Bazaar, two major hotels are located: GRT Grand Days and Residency Towers.

Temple

Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, located near Venkatnaraya Road (T. Nagar), is a temple of Lord Balaji. Mupathamman Temple, located near Duraiswamy Bridge, is a temple for Mariamman.

Schools

Ramakrishan Mission School and a hostel are opposite Panagal Park and near the T. Nagar bus stand and Habibullah Road. Holy Angels Girls School is nearby. Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School is a school on dhandapani street, with classes from kg to eleventh standard.

Transport

Theyagaraya Road, which is the arterial road of Pondy Bazaar, suffers from slow-moving traffic. To ease the traffic, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)

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 has diverted buses going to the T. Nagar bus terminus that used to go via Pondy Bazaar. They now travel via the Thanikachalam Road-Burkit Road route. For some routes, such as the 47s and 11s, the buses occasionally go via Pondy Bazaar and occasionally via the diversion.

Private vehicles headed for the T. Nagar bus terminus or for Anna Salai

Anna Salai

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(Saidapet and beyond) are strongly encouraged to either use the Thanikachalam Road route or Boag Road, rather than the Pondy Bazaar route, especially during rush hour.