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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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