{{short description|Market in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
'''Pallavaram Friday Market''' (popularly known as '''Pallavaram Sandhai''') is a [[marketplace|market]] in [[Pallavaram|Zamin Pallavaram]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kannadasan|first=Akila|date=2018-04-17|title=A stroll through the iconic Pallavaram Friday market|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/everything-under-the-sun/article23573242.ece|access-date=2020-08-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is a marketplace for vendors where food items, plant saplings, animals and electronic goods are available.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Friday Bazaar: ‘Sandhai’ in the land of Pallavas|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/nov/22/friday-bazaar-sandhai-in-the-land-of-pallavas-1708508.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
The market had its origin in the 1800s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narayanan|first=Vivek|date=2019-08-27|title=From a Paleolithic site to a bustling locality|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/from-a-paleolithic-site-to-a-bustling-locality/article29266309.ece|access-date=2020-08-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The market is open only on Fridays, and is known locally as the Friday Market.
The Friday market is located closer to [[Tirusulam railway station|Tirusulam Railway Station]], Tirusulam Bus Stand and [[Chennai International Airport]] to its northern end, and [[Pallavaram railway station|Pallavaram Railway Station]] and Pallavaram Bus Stand to its southern end.
On the other side of the [[Grand Southern Trunk Road|GST Road]] in [[St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram|Cantonment Pallavaram]], the Bazaar Road serves as an everyday alternate to the Friday market.
{{Infobox settlement | name = Pallavaram Friday Market | native_name = Pallavaram Sandhai | official_name = Pallavaram Friday Bazaar | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type = | other_name = | area_footnotes = | footnotes = '''Location''': Old Trunk Road, Officers Lane, Cantonment Pallavaram, Chennai - 600043 <br/>'''Landmark''': Pallavaram Railway Station and Chennai International Airport | established_date = }}
== History == Pallavaram Sandhai was originally existed in Cattle Shandy Road (or) Maattu Sandhai Road (Currently Known as Acharya Tulsi Road) in Cantonment Pallavaram. Later the market was moved to Old Trunk Road near Pallavaram Railway Station Flyover.
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