Attractions · Chennai
Things to do in Chennai.
The Shore Temples down the East Coast Road: seventh-century Pallava rock carvings and a temple the sea has watched for thirteen hundred years, an hour south of the city.
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
The Pallava port of the seventh century, now a UNESCO site: the Shore Temple on the beach, the great Descent of the Ganges relief, Krishna's butterball balanced on its slope, and cave temples still being read.
How to book: Visited as a day trip from Chennai; Klook runs the run down the East Coast Road with Kanchipuram's temples added, or Mahabalipuram alone with a guide.
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