Chennai, Robins, & Remya
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Weekend at Chennai with parents, brothers and friends.
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Nithin MathewTrip from 16 Jun 2018 to 17 Jun 2018
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16 Jun 2018
Krishna's Butter Ball - 16 Jun 2018This is a gigantic granite boulder resting on a short incline. The boulder is almost six meters high and five meters wide, weighs around 250 tons. It stands on the base of a slope and said to be in the same place for 1200 years. There were attempts in the past to move the boulder from its positio...
Shore Temple - 16 Jun 2018Shore temple, overlooking the bay of Bengal was built in the 7th centuary AD. It is built with granite blocks and is a UNESCO world heritage site. The temple is beleived to be the last of a series of temples existed in the area and the fact is supported by the appearance of its sister temples off...
Santhome basilica church - 16 Jun 2018Santhome Cathedral or St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica was built in the 16th century Portugese explorers. The church was rebuilt in 1893 by the British in neo-gothic style and the British version still stands today.
The church is the resting place of apostle Saint Thomas, infact the church w...
Mahabalipuram Light House - 16 Jun 2018This relatively new lighthouse was constructed in 1887. India's oldest lighthouse built around 640 AD stands next to this modern structure. The Pallava era old lighthouse is a protected monument and bonfires were lit on top of it to aid the mariners then. The new lighthouse and the old lighth...
Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa - 16 Jun 2018This is a rock cut cave temple located on a hill, dating 7th century. This is a part of monuments at Mahabalipuram. This temple has many interesting architectural features, especially the exquisitely carved inner walls depecting the stories from Hindu mythology. The temple faces east and has thre...
Thirumoorthi Cave - 16 Jun 2018The cave temple is dedicated to Trimurties of Hinduism - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Unlike the other cave temples at Mahabalipuram, this one doest have any pillared courtyard and has three shrines straightaway. The middle one is dedicated to Shiva, right most to Vishnu and left most to Brahma....
17 Jun 2018
St. Thomas Mount National Shrine - 17 Jun 2018St. Thomas the Apostle, believed to have been martyred in St. Thomas Mount. There is a small church at the top of the mount and the altar of the church is beleived to be built on the spot where St. Thomas death occured. A flight of 160 steps leads up to the the mount and to the church.
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