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Chennai
Tourism 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.
Chidambaram Tourism
Chidambaram is also known as Thillai, since the place was originally a forest
of Thillai(Excecaria agallecha)shrubs. It is an important pilgrim centre and a
holy place for Saivaites as the famous Nataraja Temple is located here.
Coimbatore Tourism
The third largest city of the state, Coimbatore, the headquarters of a district
of the same name, is one of the most industrialised cities in Tamil Nadu. Known
as the textile capital of South India or the Manchester of the South, the city
is situated on the banks of the river Noyyal.
Coonoor Tourism
Coonoor is situated on the eastern side of the southern extremity of the Doddabetta
range, at an altitude of 1,858 metres above the sea level. It is the second largest
hill station in the Nilgiris. Coonoor is located 19-km away from Ooty, a famous
hill station of India.
Kanchipuram Tourism
Ancient Kanchipuram, the city of thousand temples, is one of the seven most sacred
pilgrim centres for the Hindus. There now remain about 126 temples in Kanchi and
a few more in its outskirts.
Kanniyakumari Tourism
Described as the southernmost end of Tamil Nadu, the land end of India or the
point where theland's three seas meet, enchanting Kanniyakumari or Cape Comorin
is one of the most popular tourist spots in the state and indeed, in the country.
Kodaikkanal Tourism
Kodaikkanal is 120 Kms from the bustling city of Maudrai and at least tens and
thousands of Kilometers from the mundane. Perhaps why those who visited this hill
station have come back enchanted and thrilled.
Madurai Tourism
Madurai, probably over 2500 years old, is the oldest city in Tamil Nadu. Its origin
and name emerge from a misty and lovely legend. In a forest near a lotus pond,
Indra, King of Gods, Worshipped Lord Siva as a Swayambu Lingam.
Mahabalipuram Tourism
World famous for its shore temples, Mahabalipuram, was the second capital of the
Pallava kings of Kanchipuram. 58 kilometres from Madras on the Bay of Bengal,
this tiny sea side village of Mahabalipuram, is set in a boulder strewn landscape.
Mamallapuram Tourism
Mamallapuram, 60 Kms., South of Chennai, nestling on the shore of the Bay of Bengal,
was a port of the Pallavas. The Pallavas have created many marvellous monuments
with Sculpture Panels, Caves Monolithic Rathas and Temples.
Ooty Tourism Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam,
which stands 7,349 feet above sea level in the Nilgiris, is known as the Queen
of southern hill resorts of India. Ooty, as it is popularly known....
Rameshwaram Tourism
Rameswaram, a small island in the Gulf of Mannar, is a major pilgrim centre .It
is connected to the mainland by road and rail bridges. Rameswaram is holy, because
Sri Rama, on his return from Sri Lanka, offered his thanks to Lord Shiva and performed
pooja to wash away his sins...
Thanjavur Tourism
Thanjavur District is the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu. The Big Temple and the other
famous temples in the district are known all over the world. Thanjavur was the
cultural capital of the country in 1790.
Trichy Tourism
Tiruchirappalli now called Trichy is situated on the banks of the Cauvery river.
Trichy, the fourth largest city in the state was a citadel of the early Cholas
which later fell to the Pallavas.
Vellore Tourism
Vellore had the previlege of being the seat of the Pallava, Chola, Nayak, Maratha,
Arcot Nawabs and Bijapur Sultan Kindoms. It was described as the best and the
strongest fortress in the Carnatic War in the 17th Century.
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