Chennai Attractions

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Historical (2)

	Fort St George
	Vivekananda House (Ice House)

Architectural (5)

	Connemara Library
	Madras High Court
	Ripon Building
	Theosophical Society
	Valluvar Kottam

Beaches, Lakes & Falls (3)

	Breezy Beach
	Elliot's Beach
	Marina Beach

Wildlife (2)

	Guindy National Park
	Guindy Snake Park

Art & Museum (7)

	Fort Museum
	Kalakshetra
	Madras Museum
	Museum Theatre
	National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall)
	Rukmini Devi Museum
	Subramanya Bharathi Museum

Religious (44)

	Aarupadaiveedu Temple
	Ananthaa Padmanabha Swaamy Temple
	Annai Velankani Church
	Armenian Church
	Ashtalakshmi Temple
	Ayya Vaikundar Nizhal Thangal
	Church of Our Lady of Expectations
	CSI Church House Of Prayer
	CSI Wesley Church
	ISKCON (Hare Rama Hare Krishna) Temple
	Jain Temple
	Kaalikaambaal Temple
	Kaaraneeswarar Temple
	Kaligambal Temple
	Kapaleeshwara Temple (Kapali Temple)
	Luz Church (Church of Our Lady of Light)
	Madhya Kailash Temple
	Marundeeswarar Temple
	Mundakaneeyaman Temple
	Nizhal Thangal
	Parthasarathy Temple
	Periaapaalayath Amman Temple
	Prakasam Salai
	Puttaparthi Sairam Temple Sundaram
	Qurasani Mosque
	Raghavendra Temple
	Ratnagirishwarar Temple
	Santhome Cathedral Basilica
	Shirdi Sai Temple
	Shiva Vishnu Temple
	Sri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple
	Sri Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple
	Sringeri Saradha Peetam Temple
	St Andrew's Kirk Cathedral
	St George's Cathedral
	St Mary's Church
	St Peters & St Paul Orthodox Chapel
	St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral
	Thirumalai Thirupathi Devasthanam Temple
	Thousand Lights Mosque
	Vadapalani Murugan Temple
	Varasidi Vinayakar Temple
	Visvaroopa Baktha Anjaneyaar Temple
	Wallajah Mosque (Big Mosque)

Fun & Entertainment (6)

	Dash 'N Splash
	Kishkinta Theme Park
	Little Folks
	MGM Dizzee World
	Prime Time
	VGP Golden Beach

Shopping (3)

	Burma Bazaar
	Second Avenue
	The Weaver's Centre

Miscellaneous (1)

MGR Film City

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Kaaraneeswarar Temple

Tags: Temple, Religious

Saidapet

This is a very famous temple is situated at Saidapet, a residential suburb city of Chennai. This temple is located next to the railway station. This temple has a 7-storied Gopuram with two prakarams. The main deity is Lord Karaneeswara and Goddess Swarnaambikai. This temple has a beautiful tank and is a main attarction apart from the tall gopuram. Annual ten day Brahmotsavam takes place in the Tamil month of Chithirai 1. Lots and lots of devotees throng to this temple during this festival. This is a worth religious place to visit.

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