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Chennai,
the
gracious capital city of Tamil Nadu is the fourth largest metropolis in India.
Located on a 17km stretch of the Coramandel coast, the city is trisected by the
waterways of Cooum and Adyar and the Buckingham Canal.
With a population
of 6 million people, Chennai is a vibrant city ever growing, expanding and changing
every year. Popularly regarded as the "Gateway to the South", Chennai presents
culture that is distinctly different from that of northern India.
Music,
dance and all other art forms of the South are cherished and nurtured in this
city which, though industrialized, continues to be traditional and conventional
in many ways.
The region of Chennai was called Tondaimandalm in those
days and had its military headquarters at Puzhal, which is now a small and rather
insignificant village on the outskirts of the city.
Modern Chennai grew
out of a small village when in 1639 a fishing hamlet called Madraspatnam was selected
by early English merchants of the East India Company as a site for the settlement.
Chennai is a gracious city that has a clear skyline, long sandy beaches,
parks, historic landmarks and tourist infrastructural facilities which make it
a convenient entry point or base to start your tour of Tamil Nadu and South India.
Where religion is concerned, history has certainly left its mark on
this city which is believed to have been the place of St. Thomas, in the outskirt
of the city.
There are a number of churches in Chennai that are connected
with the life and times of this apostle. There are also several ancient temples
around Chennai, and, within the city itself are two magnificent temples - a temple
in Triplicane and another in Mylapore.
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