Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu state. Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The city is the blend of the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. Chennai is the City of Temples and the base of Dravidian art and culture. It is a popular tourist destination and the biggest industrial and commercial centre of South India known as, a major Auto hub of Asia, producing 2 cars every minute.
Major tourist sites in and around Chennai: Gujarati Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain Mandir, Kapaleeswarar Temple, Santhome Cathedral Basilica, Shri Parthasarathy Temple, St. Mary’s Church, Chennai Snake Park, Guindy National Park, Semmozhi Poonga, Fort St. George, National Art Gallery, Valluvar Kottam Kodambakkam, Elliot Beach, Marina Beach, etc.

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