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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