Location
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Prime Attraction :
Kapaleeswarar Temple - Elliots Beach - Vedanthangal
Bird Sanctuary - The Marina |
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Chennai, capital of Tamil
Nadu and the fourth largest city
in India, is a sprawling metropolis and also
an important port. Once a fishing village,
Chennai was the capital of
the Chennai presidency during the British
era and was converted into the capital of
Tamil Nadu in 1969. The East
India company built a fort in Chennai,
as Chennai was known earlier, in 1639 and
developed it as one of the major trading centres
in India. Chennai displays a blend of Dravidian
and Gothic architecture in its buildings.
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| The Kapaleeswarar Temple dedicated
to Lord Shiva is a fine example of Dravidian temple
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Due to its location, Chennai
is known as the Gateway of Southern
India and also the 'Queen of the Coromandel'.
Stretching 19 km along the Coromandel Coast
and extending about 8 km inland, Chennai
has the privilege of housing two major rivers,
the Coovam and Adyar river as well as the
historic Buckingham Canal. Airy and spacious
with verdant green patches and beaches,
Chennai has played a notable
role in deciding the political destiny of
India on many occasions.
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| Memorials to national leaders like
Mahatama Gandhi, Kamaraj and Rajaji provide an added
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Chennai is also known
as the 'Detroit of the South' thanks to the automobile
industries. The city is rapidly moving towards technological
superiority in software and is likely to one day
become the Silicon City of India.
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| Chennai has a very
hot tropical type of climate made pleasant by the
cool breeze wafting in from the sea with little
temperature variation between winters and summers.
There is rainfall throughout the year. |
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Prime
Attractions
Kapaleeswarar Temple |
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| Dedicated
to Lord Shiva, Kapaleeswarar temple has inscriptions
from the 13th century A.D. The temple 'Gopuram'
(tower) is in the characteristic Dravidian style
of architecture. The walls and pillars of temple
has very delicate and intricate carvings which depict
the scenes from Hindu mythology. |
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the Punnai tree in the courtyard is an image of
Goddess Parvati, in a peacock form, worshipping
Lord Shiva. It is from this legend that Mylapore
derived it's name - 'Myil' meaning peacock and 'Oor'
meaning town. |
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| Elliots
Beach |
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Aquite and calm beach, it is an ideal place to enjoy
the sun. The Velankanni church and the Ashtalakshmi
temple on end of the beach attracts a large number
of pilgrims.
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| Vedanthangal
Bird Sanctuary |
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major water-bird sanctuary, this bird-watcher's
paradise is 83 km from Chennai. A variety of birds
migrate to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary every year.
It is one of the largest sanctuaries for birds in
India. Different variety and species of birds can
be spotted here. The best season to visit this marshy,
30 hectare park is between Nov-Feb. |
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| The
Marina |
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Marina Beach, pride of Chennai,
is the second longest beach in the world and has
a wide sandy foreshore. Situated on the beach, the
Anna and MGR samadhis are memorials of the most
popular former Chief Ministers of the state. An
aquarium is also located on the Marina Beach. Some
of the most beautiful buildings in Chennai such
as the University of Chennai, Senate House, Chepuk
Palace, Presidency College and Ice House are located
on this beach drive.
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