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Chennai Tour 2 day.Day - 1 »» Chennai. Arrive Chennai - the gateway to southern India, one of the oldest cities of the country. Assistance and transfer to hotel.
After lunch at hotel, sightseeing tour starts, visiting
Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day - 2 »» Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mamallapooram. After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram ( 76 kms/01.50 hrs ) – is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the 7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara , Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi,Varadarajaswamy and the Sakiswarar Temple are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks. Lunch at local restaurant and later drive to Mamallapooram.
Afternoon visit the city - built in 7th century, earlier called Mahabalipooram, this ancient Pallava port, is today the sight of several antique sculptural marvels. In this ancient seaside town , shrines and huge sculptures cut-out of rocks more than 1200 years back during the reign of Pallava Kings in the region can be seen. The rock carvings depicting mythological episodes - of demons, Gods and animals in battle and others - are truly poems in stone. The only shore temple which remains here is the spectacular two - spired shrine, unique because it houses both Lord Shiva and the Lord Vishnu in its sanctum-sanctorum.The other areas are the Five Raths, The Arjuna's Penance and the Tiger cave. Return to chennai and overnite stay at hotel.
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