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Chennai is the capital of
Tamil Nadu situated on the east coast of India and is one of the largest
cities of India. Chennai is rightly known as the southern centre of music,
dance and other performing arts.
Chennai is quite well known
for its cottons, handicrafts and handwoven silks. Shopping for saris and
handicrafts can be a fulfilling experience here in Chennai thanks to a
great deal of choices in fabrics, design and color.
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Places of
interest & sightseeing in Chennai :
- Marina Beach
- Birla Planetarium
- Parthasarthy Temple
- Elliot's Beach
- Children's Park
- Thousand Lights Mosque
- GrindySnake Park
- Kapleeswarar Temple
- Fort St. George
- San Thome Cathederal
- Ayyapa temple
- San Thome Basilica
- Madras Beach, etc.
Shopping in Chennai:
Visitors
to Chennai never miss out on the opportunity to shop for silk sarees,
leather goods, antiques, jewellery, traditional artwork and handicraft
items, etc.
Some of
the popular markets in Chennai include -
- George Town
- Parrys Corner
- Burma Bazaar
- Pondy Bazaar
- Moore Market
Chennai has a great mix of
the modern and traditional. Here you can find plenty of modern
departmental stores, shopping malls and boutiques.
Food: Who doesn't like South Indian delicacies like Dosa, Idlis,
Upma, Vada, and Curd Rice etc.
If you are looking for
places to eat in Chennai, you can visit the following which include purely
south Indian restaurants as well as multi cuisine restaurants and food
courts -
- Saravana Bhavan
- Karaikudi
- Komala's
- Dhabba Express
- Annalakshmi
- Ascendas Planet Yumm Food
Court
- Kwality
- Riviera
- Aditya
- Vaigai
- Woodlands
- Ramprasad
- Akasaka
- Cornucopia Don Pepe
- Copper Chimney
- China Town
- Tulsi etc.
Weather: Summers in Chennai are very hot and humid.
Languages:
Main languages spoken here include Tamil, Malayalam, and English.
Best time to visit:
November - March
Here are some of
the other metropolitan cities of India, each having its own specialty and
presence -
Other
place of Interest in India
Contributing Author: Team of travel writers @
contentwriter.in
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