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Chennai Dance and Music Festival |  Chennai
Dec 2009 - Jan 2010 (annual)
The Chennai Dance and Music Festival is a celebration of the classical music and dance of South India, featuring performances from all over the country. Venues include auditoriums, well-known temple premises and heritage bungalows. |
Government Museum |  Government Museum
Daily; not Fri
Chennai's Government Museum is the city's best, boasting wonderful archaeological and natural history sections. There are exquisite carvings and jewellery and the bronze gallery has a superb collection of Chola art. The complex also houses an art gallery. |
Kapaleeswarar Temple |  Kapaleeswarar Temple
Daily
The Kapaleeswarar Temple is Chennai's most active temple and was built around 350 years ago in the Dravidian style. It is said to hold fragments of inscriptions dating back to 1250 AD, which may be from the earlier shore temple. |
Fort St George |  Fort St George
Daily; not Fri
Chennai's Fort St George was built by the British East India Company around 1653 and was a powerful symbol of the British Empire in its early days in India. The Fort Museum has a fascinating collection of British Raj memorabilia. |
Vivekananda Museum |  Vivekananda Museum
Daily; not Wed
Chennai's Vivekananda Museum, or Illam, is housed in a semicircular seafront building. It houses a collection of photographs and memorabilia from the Swami Vivekananda's inspirational life, a meditation room where he stayed and a gallery of modern Indian art. |
National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica |  National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica
Daily
Chennai's National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica houses the remains of St Thomas the apostle of Christ, who is said to have come to the city in 52 AD. Originally built around 1500, it was rebuilt as a neo-Gothic Basilica in 1896. |
Marina Beach | Marina Beach
Daily
A major hub of Chennai life, Marina Beach stretches for 13 kilometres. It offers welcome respite from the city's crowds and is transformed in the evening with scores of food stalls and a variety of entertainment. |
Dakshinachitra | Dakshinachitra
Daily; not Tue
Dakshinachitra, overlooking the Bay of Bengal, is a centre that celebrates South Indian culture through arts and crafts, performance and architecture. Visitors can explore various heritage houses, stroll along recreated streets, view exhibitions, meet village artisans and watch folk performances. |
Vipassana Meditation Centre |  Vipassana Meditation Centre
Daily
Chennai has its very own Vipassana Meditation Centre, which holds traditional ten-day silent retreats - just as the Buddha suggested. The course offers a non-denominational alternative to the other main means of learning the technique of meditation: staying at a Buddhist monastery. |
Elliot's Beach |  Elliot's Beach
Daily
Elliot's Beach near Basant Nagar in Chennai is a good spot to cool off and it is safe to swim in the sea. After a sunset stroll, eat at one of the small restaurants lining the road beside the beach. |
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