CHENNAI TOURS
 Chennai,
one of the four major metropolitan cities of India,
is the capital of the southeastern state of Tamilnadu-the
exotic state famous for its cutworks in the temples,
coconut fringes, and silk saris. Chennai formerly
known as Madras is the largest city in southern
India located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay
of Bengal. Chennai is a capital of Tamil Nadu.
Its name was officially changed to Chennai in
1996, but the older name Madras is still widely
used. The city of Chennai was once a village of
the fishing community. In 1639, the British took
over the place and made it the capital of the
British presidency. It used to be the center of
conflict for the supremacy of the British and
the French.
Stretched out at the coastline of
the country, it has number of sites for the tourists
to visit. The Marina beach, where the blue waters
of the Bay of Bengal mingle with the golden sands,
or the forts and palaces, which remind one of
the bygone eras, make Chennai a preferred destination
of the tourists. This thirteen kilometers long
marvelous Marina beach adds more beauty
to the city.
While on tour to Chennai, visit
the splendid building of state secretariat of
the St. George Forte, where you can find a variety
of British and French antiques and other commemorations.
Chennai offers a lot of opportunities to the nature
and animal lovers. Here you can visit the Guindy
National Park and the Snake Park where one can
have adventure with lots of fun. Other main attractions
of the city are the Santhome Cathedral, Birla
Planetarium, Elliot Beach, Valluvar Kottam, National
Art and Government Museum, Anna Zoological Park,
Kalakshetra and the Theosophical Society.
Today Chennai is a busy city,
somewhat congested and polluted, but colourful
as always. Larger than life "heroes"
from 70mm celluloid beam out of even larger hoardings
and if they can ‘grin and bear it’
so can you. The Tamilians love and revere their
screen gods and it shows in their habit of electing
them to top governmental posts, whenever one stands
for elections.
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