Chennai

Narayana Krishnaraja Puram, Chennai

The temple Narayana Krishnaraja Puram has two gopurams (tower) each in eastern and western directions.The temple has five vimanams namely Anatha Nilaya Vimanam over Parthasarathy shrine, Ranganathar Sannidhi vimanam, Ramar sannathy vimanam, Narasimha sannidhi vimanam and Andal Sannidhi vimanam.The temple tank called “Thiruallikeni” is derived from the place where Vishnu’s consort Lakshmi herself was born as […]

Vadapalani Andavar Temple

Vadapalani Andavar Temple is famous because of Sthanikar Shri V. A. Sundara Gurukkal who took charge of its care as a teenager. Gurukkal walked almost all of the streets of Chennai through his lifetime, inviting devotees people to worship and to contribute to its care. He continued until 1984. He performed Mahakumbabishekam there 4 times. […]

Fort St. George, India

Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India, founded in 1644 at the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus, […]

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden located in Vandalur, a suburb in the southwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, about 31 kilometers from the city center and 15 kilometers from the Chennai Airport. Chennai, the then Madras had the distinction of having the first zoo in India, [...]