Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /usr/local/apache/sites/voyagenow.com/htdocs/travel-guideSideBar.php on line 10
Temples in Chennai, Chennai Travel Guides, India Travel Information
  AsiaRooms.com Your Room Service AsiaRooms.com online hotels Tui Travel - AsiaRooms
Customer Testimonial : "Response time after request for changes is remarkable. It is really good to know that if you change your plans Asiarooms will do everything in their p ... " [...read more]
  Back to the main page of AsiaRooms   Worldwide Hotels Reservation   Cheap Flight Tickets   Hotel Reviews   Testimonials   Travel Guide   Get a cheap travel insurance   Add your property   Booking Status   24/7 Customer Support   Contact Us  
Currency :
AsiaRooms.com - in EnglishAsiaRooms.com - en FrançaisAsiaRooms.com - Deutsche VersionAsiaRooms.com - Versión EspañolaAsiaRooms.com - 日本語版
Site Map  |  Advertise with us  |  Hotel Groups  |  Searches  |  Links
Travel Information >> India >> Chennai >> Temples in Chennai

Temples in Chennai


India - Goa - Bodhgaya - Mysore - Pondicherry - Puri - Shimla - Srinagar - Trivandrum - Agra - Bangalore - Chandigarh - Varanasi - Hyderabad - Jaipur - Kerala - Kolkata - Pune - Udaipur - Darjeeling - Ahmedabad
Temples in Chennai are integral and fascinating part of the history, culture and tradition of the country. Chennai is a city of temples, since it is surrounded by several Hindu Temples. Your trip to Chennai will never be complete unless you plan your tour to these temples. Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest metropolitan city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. This 368-year-old city has an estimated population of 6.91 million.

The temples of Chennai reflect the splendor of culture, religion and architecture of Tamil state. The architecture of the ancient temples upholds the country's ancient, rich and splendid culture. These temples some of which are 1700 years old, exhibit intricate carving and sculptures bearing testimony to the craftsmanship and creativity of the artisans, sculptors and artists of ancient India.

The Chola and Pallava art and architecture rules the horizon of the entire state. The Chola kings of the 9th c AD built temples of imposing height in granite. The sanctum sanctorum where the deities were placed in corner as prescribed in the ritual treatises, were specially built with rich embellishments in valuable substance.

It was Rajaraja Chola who constructed the most impressive of the south Indian temples – it is 85 meters in height and a marvel of symmetry and structural design. 5 meters high dwarapalas or guardians stand at the entrance. Since the 16th c AD, the gopurams or the entrance towers under the Vijayanagar King Krishna Devaraya started to rise to greater heights as much as 60 meters. They came to be known as rayagopuras or royal towers after his name. The bases of these towers were built of stone and the entire superstructure was of brick and mortar, painted and studded with hundreds of stucco figures.

Jain Temple in Chennai
Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai
Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai
Kalikambal Temple in Chennai
Marundeeswarar Temple in Chennai
Ramakrishna Temple in Chennai
© 2008 AsiaRooms.com - All Rights Reserved    |    Last update : Saturday 26 July 2008
About us | Advertise with us | Contact us | FAQ | Privacy | thawte, Inc
More cities in India: New Delhi - Mumbai (bombay) - Jaipur - Bangalore - Goa - Chennai (madras) - Cochin (kochi) - Udaipur - Agra - Hyderabad

ASIAROOMS (c) is a registered trademark used under licence by Asiarooms Pte. Ltd.
AsiaRooms is part of TUI Travel PLCTui Travel PLC