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Parathasarathi temple

by radz

This is old Lord Krishna temple,the orignally build by Pallavas ie the 8 the century.It was
occupied at various times in16th,17 centuries by Golconda,Dutch,and French.
One of the big&old temple in Chennai.
This is one of the most visited Divya Desam,the temple is big as 1.5 acres,and had 2 prakarams.
Infont of the temple there is big temple tank ,once there were lot of lilly flowers used to be there.Even though the temple tank is near seashore,you can't find any fish in this water .Old times this tank water was used for "pooja".Now :( its not very clean watter.

Its famous temple in city,evening will be crowded.I love to visit this temple.:). Inside photography is not allowed.

shopping for clothes in chennai

by vpas about Nalli silks

This is a shop selling clothes,readymades,fabrics ,linen,rugs,dhurries(APPARELS AND HOME FURNISHINGS) etc.It was started way back in 1928 and is still one of the leading clothes stores in chennai and is popular all over the country and abroad.The quality and pricing are the main reason for the popularity of the shop. all kinds of clothes and traditional and contemporary fabrics and furnishings.they have branches in other cities like Hyderabad,bombay,bangalore and delhi average

Temple-ing

by durvan

Loads of temples around the area, just ask any tour guy and he'll take you there.
Architecture is simply amazing, but unfortunately, you have to be very careful with the con artists all over the temple area, especially the temple priests. the worst of the kind. they'll con you into thinking you're doing the right thing for the temple, and they end up taking your money. Scoundrels.

Vandalur Zoo

by abi_maha

Far from the city and one of the greenest parts of Chennai is the Vandalur Zoo. Set a day aside to ensure you, it is also called Arignar Anna Zoological Park. From reptiles to wild cats you get to see it all here- more than 170 species of animals here and one of the largest zoos of India & South Asia, it is also India's first public zoo.

Cheers Chennai

by undisputed

"Madras"

A city of Contrasts and diversities, Chennai is the forth-largest city in India. Known world wide as Madras until recently, the city was renamed Chennai, evolved from the age-old name, Chennapattinam.

Chennai is a coastal city with the second largest beach in the world. The climate is hot and humid. But the breeze blowing from the sea makes the climate bearable. In the summer the temperature reaches up to 42 degree C (month of May). The winter (Dec.- Feb.) is slightly less hot than the summer. Mansoon falls in Sept. - Nov. Chennai is the Capital of Tamil Nadu.

"History"

Chennaipattinam was a popular trading center for spices and clothes for more than 2000 years. Portuguese and Dutch arrived in the 16 th century followed by the British and French. In 1639 the British East India Company established a settlement in the fishing village of Madraspattnam that they leased from the local Nayaks.

In Madraspattnam they started construction of Fort St. George. George Town grew in the area of fort and neighboring villages ultimately becoming the oldest Municipality of India in 1668. During the 17 th and 18 th centuries Europeans competed for supremacy in India and Briton became the ultimate gainer. Under the command of Robert Clive, British launched a campaign against French, a series of war known as the Carnatic Wars. Finally the French were forced to withdraw to Pondicherry.

The city grew into modern day Madras City merging all neighboring areas. In the 19th century the city became the seat of Madras Presidency, the southern division of British Imperial India. After independence in 1947 it became the capital of Madras State that was renamed Tamil Nadu. Very recently Madras was renamed Chennai.