Introductiuon to Chennai

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Title: Introductiuon to Chennai


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Chennai The Cultural Capital of South India
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Introduction to Chennai
  • Chennai is the capital city of state Tamil Nadu
    in India.
  • Chennai enjoys commercial, cultural and
    educational center in South of India.
  • Chennai is usually known as the Cultural Capital
    of South India.
  • Over the recent years, Chennai is recognized as
    the largest exporter of services for IT and BPO.
  • The city also has large numbers of automobile
    industries located in and around the city, thus
    giving it a name of Detroit of India.
  • The music enjoyed by residents of Chennai is
    Carnatic Music.
  • Chennai hosts cultural events in its vicinity.
    The Madras Music Session is one of them.
  • The classical dance form of Tamilians is Bharat
    Natyam.
  • Kollywood is the Tamil film industry located in
    the city that has great movies made over the
    years.

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Climate in Chennai
  • Chennai has a tropical wet and dry climate.
  • The weather in Chennai is usually hot and humid
    for the entire year.
  • The city enjoys coolest temperature only in the
    period of December and January.
  • The city enjoys rainfall from the period of July
    usually.

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Festivals in Chennai
  • Arubathimoovar festival - This festival is
    celebrated in order to pay devotion to the 63
    saints of Shiva (Siva) who spent their lives in
    devoting homage to lord Shiva.
  • Chitirai festival This is celebrated to pay
    respect to the marriage occassion between
    Meenakshi (Pandiyan Princess) and Lord
    Sundareswarar.
  • Kanthri festival is dedicated to saint
    Quadirwali.
  • Kavadi festival This festival is dedicated to
    Lord Muruga which is celebrated throughout the
    city.
  • Tayagaraja festival This festival is celebrated
    to pay homage to South Indian saint and composer
    who lived during the 18th century.
  • Vellankani This festival is celebrated in the
    memory of a great legend of Portugese sailors who
    were saved in the city from a storm.

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Most Popular Festival in Chennai
  • Pongal - Pongal is celebrated with great
    enthusiasm by Tamilians across the world.
  • It is the Chennai's most important and popular
    festival.
  • This festival usually falls on January 14th and
    is embraced with popular Tamilian dishes.

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Attractions in Chennai
  • Chennai the The Gate Way to South India is one
    of the few cities in the world that accommodates
    a national park, within its limits.
  • Along with cultural significance, temples and
    beaches add more value to Chennai. Marina Beach
    in city is longest urban beach in India.
  • Chennai is the third most visited city in India
    by foreigners after Mumbai and New Delhi.
  • You can check online for nice travel guide that
    will help you understand things better.

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Most Popular Tourist Attractions
  • Shore Temple at Mamallapuram is the most popular
    tourist attractions in Chennai.

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Most Popular Tourist Attractionscontinued
  • Chennai Museum

It is Indias one of the best museums and popular
attraction for tourists. It has all the
variations like geology, botany, numismatics,
sculpture and more. It has interesting carvings
of Jain, Hindu and Buddhist mythology
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Most Popular Tourist Attractionscontinued
  • Valluvar Kottam (Stone Chariot) This place
    embarks the beauty of old centuries artwork.
  • It is a huge auditorium and is known to have the
    largest seating capacity.

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Recreation Areas to Visit
  • Zoo, beaches, and wildlife parks form the primary
    recreation areas of the city.
  • Chennai houses several theme parks, namely MGM
    Dizzee World, VGP Golden beach and Queens Land.
  • Arignar Anna Zoological Park is one of the
    largest zoological parks in the world and
    attracts nearly 2 million visitors per year.

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Food Specialties
  • Chennai is home to a potpourri of vegetarian as
    well as non-vegetarian cuisines and is famous for
    its exclusive food culture and traditional range
    of cuisine.
  • Restaurants, Road food vendors and Hotels etc
    offers mouth watering food making Chennai as must
    visit place for hardcore foodie.
  • Dosas, rice dishes, Rava idli etc are delicious
    eatable you can get all across Chennai.

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Hotels in Chennai
  • You can find all hotel categories in Chennai
    which will help you enjoy a perfect stay!
  • If your budget is tight and you want to save
    money from your trip then you can easily find
    budget hotels in Chennai.
  • If you want to enjoy the best and have a
    luxurious stay then the city definitely has some
    of the best and luxury hotels in Chennai
  • You can also check online for some of the best
    category of hotels and make your decision
    instantly!

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