Chennai

Chennai is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is the India's fourth-largest city. It is located on the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is also known as Madras. The region around Chennai has served as an important administrative, military, and economic centre dating back to the 1st century. It has been ruled by many kingdoms: the Pallava, the Chola, the Pandya, and Vijaynagar empires. It was also one of the first outposts of British East India Company.

Chennai is located on a flat coastal plain with average elevation of 6 metres and its highest point being 60 m. Two rivers meander through this city: the Cooum (Koovam) in the central region and the Adyar in the southern region.

Chennai is known for the classical Indian dance, the Bharatanatyam, which is also the official dance of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the base of the large Tamil movie industry, Kollywood (after the locality of Kodambakkam where most of the movie studios are located). This city is also one of the software development center in India.

Location:
Tamil Nadu, South India

Destinations:
Egmore Museum Theater
Fort St. George Museum
Chennai Museum
MG Ramachadran Memorial
CN Annadurai Memorial
Theosophical Society
Valluvar Kottam
Vivekananda Illam
Kalakshetra (cultural center)
Chennai Central Railway
Conermara Library

Temples:
Kapaleeshwarar (in Mylapore)
Parthasarathy (in Triplicane)
Ashtalakshmi (in Besant Nagar)
Marundiswarar (in Tiruvanmiyur)

Churches:
San Thome Basilica
Annai Vellankani
St. Thomas Mount

Beaches:
Marina Beach
Elliot Beach

Park & river:
Guindy National Park
Adyar River

Shopping:
Handicrafts of Chennai

Event:
Pongal festival (on January)

Transport:
Central & Egmore (train stations)
Anna terminal (international airport)
Kamraj terminal (domestic airport)