Madras is a clean and efficient city. It has an excellent public transport system; its auto-rickshaw scooters are all new and well maintained and its airport is modern and well planned.

Madras/Chennai Tourist Attractions

Kapaleeswara Temple
Kapaleeswara, which is dedicated to Shiva, is located in the suburb of Mylapore where its majestic gate towers, covered with hordes of painted stucco figures of gods, goddesses and semi-divine beings, are a local landmark. Several legends surround this temple; one concerns a Tamil saint who brought a dead girl back to life there. These are wonderful places to watch temple life: newly married couples offering prayers, old women lost in devotion, priests hurrying to the gods they serve, garlands being woven, musicians playing, women gliding by in silken groups.

Guindy National Park
Guindy National Park is a large open area designed for relaxation. It includes a Children's Park and Deer Park, but the most interesting section is the Snake Park.

The Government Art Museum
The Government Art Museum, on Pantheon Road, established in 1851, has sections devoted to natural history and anthropology, but the finest displays are of the sculpture of South India's great dynasties, the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Pandyas. The one gallery not to be missed is that devoted to the museum's fine bronze collection.

St Mary's Fort
Next to the fort is St Mary's, consecrated in 1680, India's oldest Anglican church. Two famous men were married in it: Robert Clive and Elihu Yale, an Englishman born in Boston who became the governor of Madras and later founded Yale University.

The Ice House
The Ice House on Marina Beach near the aquarium is an unusual relic of the British era. Ice, brought all the way from America in ships, was stored here to cool the thirsts of Company men.

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