Temple Tryst


Chennai-Mahabalipuram-Kanchipuram-Trichy-Tanjore-Chennai
Temple Tryst
Nights : 04 Nights/ 05 Days
Arival : Chennai
Departure : Chennai
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Number of Days   Itinerary Deails
Day 01 / Arrival Chennai : Arrive Chennai, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel. Later proceed on a half Day 0 sightseeing tour of Chennai covering St.Thomas Church, Kapaleshwar Temple, Fort St. George and drive past the Marina Beach. Night stay in Chennai.
Day 02 / Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram (By road) : After breakfast drive to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram. Mahabalipuram is a small, quiet seaside resort with a unique 7th century Shore Temple, a lovely beach and some of the most beautiful rock cut temples in the world. Situated on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram was already a famous seaport in the 1st century AD. This, town was a workshop for temple building. Visit the seven pagoda style shore temples, lashed by the waves of the sea and the seven rathas or temple chariots, a group of monolithic monuments & animal figures carved out of solid rock, the earliest known examples of Dravidian architecture. They were constructed in a single century long burst of creative enthusiasm, starting in the reign of Narasimhavarman 1 (AD 63068). End the visit by photography of the beautiful Shore temples at sunset

Kanchipuram known as the Golden City of a Thousand Temples, is one of the oldest towns in India. It is famous for both its temples, many of them remarkably well preserved and for its hand-woven silks. Kanchipuram is one of the seven sacred cities of India and it is the only one associated with both Shiva and Vishnu. Visit Ekambareshwar Temple, Kailashnath Temple, Kamakshi Temple, the Vaikunthaperumal Temple, all built in the 7th and 8th centuries. With a weaving tradition dating back to the Pallava era (when silk was the royal cloth), Kanchipuram is justly famous for its particularly fine silk saris, embellished with stunning patterns. Visit the local homes of the weavers and watch them create magic out of silk thread into saris. Night stay in Kanchipuram.
Day 03 / Kanchipuram - Trichy ( By road ) : After breakfast drive to Trichy. Afternoon proceed on a half Day 0 city tour of Trichy covering Rock Fort Temple. Night stay in Trichy.
Day 04 / Tanjore : After breakfast drive to Tanjore. Later visit Thanjavur Palace, the Brihadishwara Temple and Fort. Night stay in Tanjore.
Day 05 / Tanjore - Trichy - Chennai - Departure : After breakfast drive to Trichy to board the flight to Chennai to connect the onward flight.
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