1 day for tourism in (and around) Chennai - What to do?

Question

I will be in Chennai for about a week on business and unfortunately can only set aside 1 day of personal time. I am deeply interested in spirituality and would like to visit temples. Can anyone recommned an itinerary? (I will probalby hire a driver).

Answer 1

Best place to go is Tirupati ( approx 100 miles)

Ask your indian counterpart to aranage a Air conditioned taxi

Answer 2

Idle to go through Tamil Nadu tourism One day trip which takes care of all Famous temples in Chennai.

You can also try to visit by Car the following temples, try to avoid Sunday, Tuesday & Friday as it will be quite rush in all Amman Temples in particular. You can decide from the following your choises:

Thirvatriyur - Vadivudaiamman Temple.

Thiruverkadu - Karumariamman Temple.

Mangadu - Kamatchi Amman Temple.

Triplicane - Parthasarathy Temple.

Triplicane - Big street Pillayar Temple - very powerfull.

Mylapore - Kapaleeswaranr Temple.

Santhome - Ayappan Temple.

Besant Nagar - Ashta Lakshmi Temple.

Besant Nagar - Arupadai Veedu.

Vadapalani - Murugan Temple.

The day will be over if you can acheive all these temples and it is possible if you leave very early by car and go on a systamatic routing.

It will be difficult to go every where as there are so many and in the process of visiting these temples you will also come across Marina Beach world second Longest Beach, War memorial, State Assemble, High Court, etc *

Answer 3

Good, welcome to chennai. You can see best temples in chennai itself. There are list of temples i can tell you in chennai city & around.

1. Mylapore Kabaleeshwar temple. (Lord Shiva).

(4 kms from central)

    Also Ramakrishna Mutt is near to this very good one you can visit.

2. Triplicane (Lord Vishnu).

(4 kms from central)

These two are in the middle of the city. There are other temples also like

1. Thiruvottiyur Temple

(20  kms north from central)

2. Thiruneer malai

(25 kms south from central)

Also visit Kancheepuram & sri perumbuthur which is around 50 kms from chennai. There two are nice towns you can find lot of temples there. If you want more contact me at [e-mail]

Answer 4

Hi My suggestion is to take an organised half a day sightseeing tour of the city in the morning.You can do it with Tamilnadu Tourism Development corporation. Chennai is also the Cultural capital of the south. If you are interested in  Music and Dance you could go for a concert or Performance. The daily newspaper Hindu will list such programs. Most of them are free. You can also spend the evening on the marina Beach.

Answer 5

The Temples in and around Chennai  There are a number of temples situated in the city and suburbs of Chennai that are worth a visit for its architecture splendour and sculptural marvel.  The most popular temples are the Devi Karumariamman Temple; at Thiruverkadu; Kamatchi Amman Temple at Mangadu; Marundheeswarar Temple, Thiruvanmiyur; Sri Jaganath Temple, Kanathur; and the Jain Temple, in Vepery.

There are several Murugan Temples in and around Chennai. Some of the more popular temples are at Kundrathur, Thiruporur and Chrompet.

The Vishnu Temples are at Thirumazhisai, Tiruninravur and Thiruneermalai, Masilamaneeswarar Temple at Thirumullaivayal, Nithya Kalayana Perumal Temple at Thiruvidanthai; and the Thiruvudaiamman Temple at Melur.

The Anjaneya Temple, the Raghavendra Temple and Raja Rajeswari Temple at Nanganallur, the Sri Devi Vadivudai Amman Temple at Thiurvottiyur and Sri Sai Baba Temple at Vettuvankeni are some of the other famous and popular temples in Chennai and the suburbs.

Kapaleeswarar Temple   In Mylapore, there is an 8th Century Pallava Temple. The temple ‘Gopuram’ or tower is made in the characteristic Dravidian style of architecture. Dedicated of Lord Shiva, this temple has some beautiful sculptures, among which the bronze idols of 63 Saivaite Saints or the Nayanmars. They adorn the outer courtyard.  Also in the courtyard under the old Punnai tree is a small shrine depicting Goddess Parvathi in the form of a peacock, worshipping Lord Shiva.  It is from this legend that Mylapore derives its name Mayil meaning peacock in Tamil and Oor meaning town. Mylapore is the hub of the Arubathumoovar festival dedicated to the 63 Nayanmars held in March-April every year.

Fort St. George Fort st.George occupies pride of place and prominence in Chennai. This bastion derived its name form St. George, the patron saint of England. The State Legislature and the Secretariat are located inside this fort . The St. Mary’s Church, the oldest Anglican Church in India built in 1680 is situated here. The tombstones in its courtyard are some of the oldest British tombstones in India. The weddings of Robert Clive and Governor Elihu Yale, who later founded the famous Yale University in the U.S.A were solemnised in this ancient prayerhouse.



The Marina Beach, the pride of Chennai is the second longest beach in the world and has a wide sandy shore. Situated on the beach, are the Samadhis or memorials dedicated to C.N.Annadurai and M.G.Ramachandran, both former Chief Ministers of the state. They attract thousands of visitors everyday. Some of the most beautiful buildings in Chennai such as the University of Madras, the Senate House, Chepauk Palace, Presidency College and the Ice House are located on the beach drive.

Santhome Cathedral Basilica  Santhome at the southern end of the Marina gets its name from St.Thomas, the apostle of Jesus who is believed to have come to India sometime during 52 A.D.  It is believed he was killed on St. Thomas Mount just outside the city in 78 AD and his remains interred in Santhome beach where a church was later built.

Several years later, another church was built further inland and his mortal remains were transferred here.  

Vivekananda House & Museum The state government had leased this building Sri Ramakrishna Mission. It is an imposing structure on the Marina along the South Beach Road. It was constructed in 1842 to store ice blocks imported from the USA by the Tudor Ice Company and the business continued until 1874, when the ice began to be produced locally. This is why it is called Ice House. Later Bilagiri Iyengar purchased this building in 1885 and called it "Castle Kernon."

Mamallapuram It is about 60 kms from Chennai.   The monuments of Mamallapuram date back to the Pallava period of the 7th–8th centuries.

Answer 6

u can go to kabalishwar temple in mylapore,hanuman temple in naganalore and vadabalani temple.u can hire a call taxi. but i can't tell u the amount because the amount changes from one place to another.

Answer 7

Try to go Nanganallur Anjaneyar temple.. Ragavendra temple near to that .. Chennai Thiruppathi at T.Nagar..  ISKCON temple....  this will make you a day busy...

Answer 8

If you go to Central opposite to the station there are lot of tout operators who take care of Sight Seeing.

Secondly in the Central Station you can check with the Passanger Care person about ur idea because there is a trip which is been arranged from Station itself covering all important places in chennai.

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This gives a complete information about all aspects of travel.

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Answer 9

Hi, welcome to Chennai.

The best place for one day and half-day tour is TAMILNADU TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (opp Chennai central station) very economical and safe tour programs.  Best of luck.

Answer 10

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