Chennai: Kapaleeshwar Temple and San Thome Basilica

IIT Madras

Here I come with another post of a fantastic outing.

Although I had planned the trip with temple and church in mind, I also went to two more places.

Madras High Court.
If you taking MRTS, board a train till Chennai Beach. The court is about 600 mts away from the station. On the way you will find the classic 118 old SBI building and other random shops.

Well its not a tourist place as such, but if you are in Chennai, you won't mind visiting this classic building.

Gujarati Samaj. 

This came just off my mind and thought to give it a shot. 

Happy I got to speak some Gujarati and taste some Khaman.

For the following places, you need to board MRTS for Tirumailai. 

Kapaleeshwar Temple.

Being one of the top 30 places to see in Chennai according to TripAdvisor, this is a classic temple of its own.

For me, visit to temples/religious places are always welcome. 

Especially in South India, they have a very peculiar fragrance in the temples. I guess it is of the Red Tilak they put on the foreheads. 

San Thome Basilica.
A basilica is an important church building designated by the pope because they carry special spiritual, historical, and/or architectural significance.
Enough said.

Chennai: Marina Beach

The first place I think of, when I plan to go out for refreshing my mood is the Beach.

And today, it was the Marina Beach.

One can take MRTS from Kasthuribai Nagar to Thiruvallikeni which costs Rs. 10, including return.

Once at the Marina Beach, you can hear voices of "Saar, Bajji Saar", "Saar, Ice Cream Saar",...

You have to walk about 200 mts to reach the shore. And sometimes you will have to bear with most disgusting and the stinky smell of fish and other creatures.

Marina Beach can be quite crowdy on weekends, but if lucky you might find a spot among the tides and ebbs to sit and think about the life universe and everything. Seriously, when I visit to such places, I always become philosophical and think about such stuff.

And when you see the waves, you want to try this:

The waves can be quite dangerous sometimes. A patrol is present to prevent the notorious.

Overall, a good place to refresh you mood...

Introduction

Hi!
I am Rishiraj, Engineer-in-making at IIT Madras.
This blog is for sharing my travel experiences and adventures... of places I go...