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1. Express Avenue Mall

909
Shopping Malls
Royapettah
By by 826meeram
Some of the famous shops i could remember Poorvika, lifestyle, aldo,body shop, marks and spencer, adidas, big bazaar,...
  • photo 14

2. Kapaleeshwarar Temple

2,536
Religious Sites
By by Koushik4u
This temple is one of the most peaceful place which I love to visit again and again.
  • Main Deity

3. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

585
Religious Sites
  • ISKCON Temple Front View

4. ISKCON Chennai, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple

330
Religious Sites
  • Col.William Lambton on St.Thomas mount

5. St. Thomas Mount National Shrine

350
Religious Sites
Royapettah
  • Elliots beach memorial arch at Besant Nagar

6. Besant Nagar Beach

1,647
Beaches
Besant Nagar
By by moorthyns
A nice place to visit and relax with children.pass ur time in the beach with hot and spicy bajjis and chaat items....
  • Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane

7. Parthasarathy Temple

803
Religious Sites
Royapettah
By by CulinaryexpertRT
The temple prasasan which can be purchased at the counter is divine.
  • T. Nagar at its busiest during festival season

8. T Nagar, Ranganathan Street

994
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Flea & Street Markets
Royapettah
By by Ananth727499
For how much amount do you want to purchase Dress materials, bags, gift items, jewellery, school items, play mater...
  • Mylapore

9. Mylapore

487
Neighbourhoods
Mylapore
By by LostMySelfTraveling
Mylapore is must visit place in Chennai
  • Inside the restaurant

10. Pondy Bazaar

158
Neighbourhoods
George Town/Parry’s Corner
By by 33shajij
The most of the main famous are located to this place, you can also enjoy including the street purchase too.
  • Forum Vijaya Mall

11. The Forum Vijaya Mall

268
Cinemas • Shopping Malls
Vadapalani
  • Golden Chariot

12. Vadapalani Murugan Temple

458
Religious Sites
Vadapalani
  • The Anna Centenary Library

13. The Anna Centenary Library

247
Libraries
By by nithyavasu
excellent collection of books, good facilities and easy to access by any mode of transportation.
  • Ashtalakshmi Kovil

14. Ashtalakshmi Temple

250
Religious Sites
Besant Nagar
  • entrance gate

15. Kalikambal Temple

278
Religious Sites
  • View of the elevated meditation area

16. Matsya Narayana Temple

23
Religious Sites
By by meghashyam
The open to sky edifice to Lord Matsya Narayana is beautiful , the whole place is aesthetic , clean well maintained ,...
  • Sunrise at the Beach

17. Elliot's Beach

352
Beaches
Adyar
  • Loving you so much ...

18. Mahalingapuram Sree Ayyappa Temple

101
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Nungambakkam
  • San Thome Church Chennai India

19. San Thome Church

1,243
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
Mylapore
By by ARUN63512
An excellent heritage building, it was nice peaceful place to sit and pray worth the visit.
  • The Centre, with its design pays homage to the soaring gopurams of the temples of Tamil Nadu and the technicolour of the Madras check. This LEED Gold Pre-Certified Centre, forms the strategic focus of a 42-acre mixed-use development. Packed with distinctive zones, this Centre, isn't only about shopping and great food, but also about a state of the art co-working space, a boutique hotel and unique venues for celebrations, large & small. We are Chennai. VR Chennai.

20. VR Chennai

51
Shopping Malls
By by Arogyaraj19
Chennai's most iconic destination and one of the best place to hang out with friends and family to enjoy variety of f...
  • The city view from Lighthouse near Marina beach

21. Marina Beach

3,926
Beaches
Open now
By by mikhailv801
It s really nice place to have a rest and comfortable to walk! Comfortable to the families!
  • Lord Anjaneya

22. 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.
  • Pothys Hyper

23. Pothys Hyper

32
Shopping Malls
T. Nagar
  • The tree on the temple grounds (people circle around it so must have some religious significance

24. Marundeeswarar Temple

207
Religious Sites
Thiruvanmiyur East
By by siva200
Its a great place to spend some peaceful time.
  • Om Muruga Om ... Thanks a lot for everything ... Loving you so much ... Peacefully yours.

25. Kundrathur Murugan Temple

27
Points of Interest & Landmarks
  • The Huddleston Gardens of Theosophical Society

26. The Huddleston Gardens of Theosophical Society

102
Gardens
  • The Lake

27. Kamakshi Amman Temple

206
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
Nungambakkam/Marina Beach

28. Connemara Public Library

25
Libraries
Egmore
  • Aarupadai Veedu Temple

29. Aarupadai Veedu Temple

92
Religious Sites
Besant Nagar
  • Inside St Thomas caves home

30. Little Mount Shrine

92
Religious Sites
By by maj0ra
A must visit place for all.
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