Chennai (Madras) Trip Overview
– Mesmerising narration by an young Archaeologist, unheard stories, unseen places.
– Perspectives covering History, Archaeological, Architecture & Mythological
– Visiting 7th Century Built monuments & temples – Rock-cut architecture, Shore temple, Lighthouse,
– Walking around 2004 incident unearthed 2000 years old Subramaniya temple excavated site (Optional)
– Looking at wonders of nature – Krishna Butter Ball, Sea Shell Museum (Optional)
– Shopping seashells, stone sculptures and handicrafts
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Chennai (Madras), India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India
– Mesmerising narration by an young Archaeologist, unheard stories, unseen places.
– Perspectives covering History, Archaeological, Architecture & Mythological
– Visiting 7th Century Built monuments & temples – Rock-cut architecture, Shore temple, Lighthouse,
– Walking around 2004 incident unearthed 2000 years old Subramaniya temple excavated site (Optional)
– Looking at wonders of nature – Krishna Butter Ball, Sea Shell Museum (Optional)
– Shopping seashells, stone sculptures and handicrafts
Itinerary
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Stop At: Tiger Cave, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Tiger Cave: Our trip starts with the visit to Tiger Cave, a fine rock-cut monument complex. It gets its name from the carvings of the tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex. Curator may pose a question and answer. Is it a sculpture of Tigers or something else? Why was ‘so called’ ‘tiger cave’ built? Is it incomplete? Do you see two elephant heads and what could they have been? Do you see one Lingam with three different design it is and what do they mean? Do you a nice storyboard sculpture where ‘Asura’ is indicating to stop the attack while the Goddess is chasing him and what’s the story?
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shore Temple Rd, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Shore temple
Do you know that Shore Temple complex was named as ‘Seven Pagodas’? What does it mean and where are the rest of the temples? Who build the Shore temple? What’s the significance of the architecture? Is it unique?
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Arjuna’s Penance, West Raja Street Near Ganesha Ratha, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Arjuna’s Penance is one of the magnificent monuments of Mahabalipuram. This wonderful bas air relief dates back to the mid-seventh century. Standing tall at a height of 43 feet, the monolith was carved on the face of two huge adjoining boulders, making its length around 96 feet. The majestic structure cannot be made out in photographs, it deserves to be praised by one’s own eyes. Now, you see a stunning sculpture of a depiction of an instance in the Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pancha Rathas, Kancheepuram District, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Pancha Rathas.
Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture.The ‘Ratha’ temples are the cave temple made of rocks. The rathas are regarded as the five rathas of Pandavas, the eminent characters of the Mahabharata.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mahabalipuram Lighthouse, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Lighthouse
Next in the plan is to climb up new and old Lighthouses. They are stunning for photography and marvellous to see around from the top of them. The new lighthouse with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone was constructed in 19th Century. Do you know that Mamallapuram was one of the oldest trading ports with foreigners and a 7th Century built old lighthouse is an evidence?
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Krishna’s Butter Ball, E Raja St, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Krishna Butter Ball – natural or god’s creation or human made or alien made:
We will visit this amazing wonder. This monolithic granite rock found in Mahabalipuram India, is over 20 feet in height. With its width almost equal to its height, it is looks spherical in some angles but not a perfect sphere. It weighs over 250 tons and miraculously stands on an extremely small, slippery area of a hill. What’s the other name for this rock ball?
Duration: 30 minutes
