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1. Kapaleeshwarar Temple

2,536
Religious Sites
By by DayaMass
It's Gopuram was full of colourful sculptures depicting ancient tales of Lord Shiva.
  • Main Deity

2. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

585
Religious Sites
By by siva200
Large Temple with Peaceful ambience around and you would definitely get a peaceful mind while returning.
  • ISKCON Temple Front View

3. ISKCON Chennai, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple

330
Religious Sites
By by Vyomsinha
A highly spiritual place , beautiful temple in ECR with very positive vibes.
  • Col.William Lambton on St.Thomas mount

4. St. Thomas Mount National Shrine

350
Religious Sites
Royapettah
By by rsraghavan6
The city view from the hill top is very nice too.
  • Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane

5. Parthasarathy Temple

803
Religious Sites
Royapettah
By by 971hansjuergenh
A visit to the temple could easily be combined with a sunset tour of nearby Marina Beach, Chennais number one tourist...
  • T. Nagar at its busiest during festival season

6. T Nagar, Ranganathan Street

994
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Flea & Street Markets
Royapettah
By by LostMySelfTraveling
Once you visit this place you can complete the shopping for entire family 👪 Have a nice shopping experience.
  • Mylapore

7. Mylapore

487
Neighbourhoods
Mylapore
By by KathiraveluG
Best place to get karnatic songs in CD or USB formats along with books on Hindusium.
  • Inside the restaurant

8. Pondy Bazaar

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Neighbourhoods
George Town/Parry’s Corner
By by spicyyy27
Loved the walks close to the Bazaar istelf.People around and in the area very friendlylots of bargains and you nee...
  • Lighthouse

9. Light House

287
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses
Thiruvanmiyur East
By by reddi_traveller01
With a great amazing view of the marina beach and Elevator is available and the best time to view is evenings with go...
  • Golden Chariot

10. Vadapalani Murugan Temple

458
Religious Sites
Vadapalani
By by srini_soma
It's very close all landmarks, Metro, Forum mall, must visit place
  • Ashtalakshmi Kovil

11. Ashtalakshmi Temple

250
Religious Sites
Besant Nagar
By by Mrudula1208
which is a famous temple for it's architecture and the dieties are located at four levels
  • entrance gate

12. Kalikambal Temple

278
Religious Sites
  • View of the elevated meditation area

13. Matsya Narayana Temple

23
Religious Sites
By by GirijaM53
a very quite and serene palace to sit and meditate and enjoy the beauty of the Nature around you.
  • vivekananda house-Muralitharan photo

14. Vivekananda House

188
Historic Sites
By by chiclifebyte
A landmark in itself, Vivekananda house is an important pilgrimage and shrine for the followers of Swami Vivekananda.
  • Chennai Central Railway Station

15. Chennai Central Railway Station

502
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
By by 1Jayanthi
The Chennai central station stands out with its Gothic British style architecture and unique red stone colour.
  • Loving you so much ...

16. Mahalingapuram Sree Ayyappa Temple

101
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Nungambakkam
By by Sunil761
This temple gets loads of devotees especially during the pilgrimage season who do the rituals before proceeding on a...
  • San Thome Church Chennai India

17. San Thome Church

1,243
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
Mylapore
By by snehatsamuel
The architecture is so beautiful and the museum where St. Thomas's memorial is kept is well maintained with air condi...
  • Lord Anjaneya

18. Viswaroopa Adhivyadhihara Sri Bhaktha Anjaneyaswami Temple

275
Religious Sites
By by oliverB2773
... that is located in this area, we had a darshan at morning 8 AM, a peace and calm area, one should visit this place.
  • MA Chidambaram Stadium

19. M.A.Chidambaram Stadium

108
Arenas & Stadiums
Vadapalani
By by Kaepagavalli
... over cricket game.this is near the famous,longest marina beach and visitors were allowed only on the match days a...
  • The tree on the temple grounds (people circle around it so must have some religious significance

20. Marundeeswarar Temple

207
Religious Sites
Thiruvanmiyur East
By by Nag_24_5-65
Temple AUTHORITIES should run book stall which sells books in regional languages about temple and it's history OM NAM...
  • Om Muruga Om ... Thanks a lot for everything ... Loving you so much ... Peacefully yours.

21. Kundrathur Murugan Temple

27
Points of Interest & Landmarks
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22. Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras

255
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Adyar
By by nageswararaog2018
Located in a serene location with tons of greenery.
  • The Lake

23. Kamakshi Amman Temple

206
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
Nungambakkam/Marina Beach
By by mantamoon3
Lots of carvingS and statues to photograph.
  • Aarupadai Veedu Temple

24. Aarupadai Veedu Temple

92
Religious Sites
Besant Nagar
By by sudd2020
Pays tribute to the six abodes of Murugan that are situated in different parts of Tamil nadu.
  • Inside St Thomas caves home

25. Little Mount Shrine

92
Religious Sites
By by amosamiyanayek
blessed place to be in with family it's one of the most oldest holy place.. even some attractive things you can't...
  • landscape view of new temple

26. Ramakrishna Temple

212
Religious Sites
Mylapore
By by dheepika8
Beautiful architecture with a lush greenery transcends you in to a different world altogether.
  • Thiruvidanthai Temple

27. Thiruvidanthai Temple

26
Religious Sites
  • Karumariamman temple 1

28. Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple

22
Religious Sites
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29. Jagannath Temple, Kanathur

102
Religious Sites
By by Veer2468
Beautiful architecture and complete replica of the puri jagannath temple.
  • MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE TEMPLE

30. Padi Sivan Temple

27
Points of Interest & Landmarks
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