Chennai's shrine :San Thome Basilica

A huge old church which is beautifully set against the marina beach as a backdrop. The church painted in white looks regal when lit up during christmas.

San Thome Basilica is a Roman Catholic (Latin Rite) minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai (Madras), India. It was built in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers. In 1893, it was rebuilt as a church with the status of a cathedral by the British. The British version still stands today. It was designed in Neo-Gothic style, favoured by British architects in the late 19th century.

There are only 3 churches in the world that is built on top of the tomb apostles. And the San Thome Basilica is one among those three. So if you are a Christian and you visit Chennai, it will be a good experience if you visit this place.

The church is situated next to San Thome Beach...walk around it to reach a fishermen's village and watch them fishing using traditional methods in early morning.

CONTACTS :

National Shrine of St.Thomas Basilica
38, San Thome High Road,
Mylapore, Chennai-600 004, India.
Telephone: (91_044) 2498 5455
(91_044) 2498 0758
Fax 91-44-2498 1268
Email : parishpriest@santhomechurch.com

Website: http://www.santhomechurch.com




Hope you visit . Thank you please leave your comments below.

Partial blood moon : Chennai

Here comes another celestial treat for the star gazers - A partial lunar eclipse in Chennai.

The weather forecast department have announced that there would be a partial lunar eclipse occuring in Chennai . The Birla planetarium would probably arrange a telescope for the public to gaze upon the sky for viewing the celestial occurrence.

Global Type: Total Lunar Eclipse

Chennai: Partial Lunar Eclipse


Begins: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 2:31 PM

Maximum: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 6:21 PM

Ends: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 8:29 PM

Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

Some Christians believe the blood moon lunar eclipse tetrad could be connected to Jesus’ return — or signify a world-changing event about to take place.

According to the King James Bible, “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord comes,” (Joel 2:31).

Regardless of your religious beliefs, it will be a breathtaking spectacle you’ll have to look for. Thank you and plz leave your comments below.

Birla Planetarium : "The virtual space tour "

B. M. Birla Planetarium is a large planetarium in Chennai providing a virtual tour of the night sky and holding cosmic shows on a specially perforated hemispherical Aluminium inner dome. It is located at Kotturpuram in the Periyar Science and Technology Centre campus. Built in 1988 in the memory of the great industrialist and visionary of India B. M. Birla, it is the most modern planetarium in India.

LOCATION :

The planetarium is located inside The Periyar science and technology centre campus.
It welcomes with all its "green grassy patch land" and "gigantic trees", that you would wonder whether you are in chennai.

These sign boards set all around can help you, if yours lost

MORE OVER :

For every eclipse the management would arrange for the public to view it through a telescope fitted with solar filter .

A very good and best place for school excursion and educational tour .

They use a 360- degree projector which covers the whole white Aluminium dome.

If you think that you'll have a short-while in the Planetarium, then you can also visit the near by Guindy national park and snake park - Tamil Nadu forest department.

ENTRANCE FEE AND TIMINGS :

Timings :

In English : 10.45 a.m, 1.15 p.m and 3.45 p.m,

In Tamil : 12 noon & 2.30 p.m.

Entry Fee:

Adult Rs. 40/-

Children : Rs. 25/-.

Ph 24410025.

WISH YOU ENJOY YOUR VIRTUAL SPACE TRAVEL IN CHENNAI . THANK YOU AND PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW

The brown sand , 'Marina' .

One of the longest beach in asia, located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Belonging to the bay of Bengal ,a part of indian ocean. It extends from fort st. George from north Chennai running along and till besant nagar , covering 13 km. therefore considered world’s 11^th longest beach. The beach is crowded by the local as well as rural inhabitants .  it has a width of atleast 300 m . An estimation of 30,000 people crowd the beach per day.

Buildings along the beach :

Some of the important buildings include :

• M.A.Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, Chepauk (Chennai)- Where most of the nail-bitting  crickets have been played.

• University of Madras- One of the oldest university in India and chennai.

• Public Works Department (PWD) Complex - A Department which is authorised for government building ,bridges and road construction.

• Presidency College- An arts ,law and science college in chennai, just as the one in kolkata named presidency college , which is one among the two presidency college found by the britisher's

• Vivekananda House- A place which is exhibited in name of swami vivekananda,where he stayed for nine days ,when he visited chennai in 1897.

• Queen Mary's College : It is the first women college in the city ( so you can see men outside the campus, when the bells rings for home )

• All India Radio, Chennai : AIR - nothing more than a government radio station .

• Dr. MGR and Aringar anna memorial

Dr.MGR MEMORIAL

Statues to see about:

• Triumph of labour

• Kannagi statue

• Mahatma gandhi statue

• Vivekananda statue

• Subash chandra bose statue

• Robert caldwell statue

• Illngovadigal statue

• Barathiyar statue

• Barathidasan statue

• Kambar statue

• Fishermen at Buckingham canal statue

• Avvaiyar statue

• George uglow pope statue

• Annie besant statue

• Sivaji ganesan statue

Events:

The annual Independence Day and the Republic Day ceremonial parades and airshows are held.

The annual idol-immersion event following the Hindu festival of Vinayaka Chathurthi takes place at the beach where most of the idols of Lord Ganesh kept on display during the festival in the city is immersed into the sea.






The beach receives the maximum number of visitors on the Kannum Pongal day, when about 150,000 people come to the beach.

The annual Chennai Marathon is held in the beach starting from the Anna Square to Annai Velankanni Church on the Elliot's Beach in Besant Nagar.

Other extra fittings :

• On either side of the beach road,  white bright lights are found just like a UFO , with white light under it. Such amazing design gives a pleasant view for the road

• In december 2004 the beach got devastated by tsunami ,killing more than 1000 lives.

• A light house is seen painted with beech colour and measures 15ft in height . can visit from 10 AM to 10 PM.

• you can buy sundal (boiled chick pea with spices and vegetables) and ice cream, fish fry and bajji,bonda  (besan gram related food stuff with vegetables) all these completes the day at the beach . 

hope you enjoy the post and visit the place . keep viewing for more places to travel in sizzling chennai.

Mylaporean's asset , "Lord kapaleeshwarar temple "

Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple of shiva located in mylapore,chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.According to thepuranas,, shakthi worshipped Shiva in the form of a peacock, giving the vernacular name Mylai ( which is presently called mylapore) to the area that developed around the temple - mayil is Tamil for "peacock". Shiva is worshiped as Kapaleeshwarar, and is represented by the lingam.

The panguni festival : This festival is celebrated in the month of mid- march to mid- april month for nine long days .

The festival panguni peruvizha (spring festival) has five categories :

Dwajarohanam
Brahmotsavam
Therotsavam
Arupathimoovar festival and,
Tirukkalyanam

DWAJAROHANAM : The festival starts with flag hoisting which the word describes in sanskrit.

BRAHMOTSAVAM : The idols of Kapaleeshwarar and Karpagambal are decorated with clothes and jewels, are mounted on a vahana, and then taken around the temple and its water tank in a pradakshinam called as theppa thiruvizha ( theppa - a ferry like vessel over which the idols of the god is placed )

THEROTSAVAM: grand prelude to mylapore's biggest festival (a well said caption from :THE HINDU ).The decorated god is placed on the vahana , is taken around mylapore's important location .

ARUPATHIMOOVAR FESTIVAL  :The Arupathimoovar festival is the most important procession.It is named after the sixty-three Nayanmars who have attained salvation by their love & devotion to the all-compassionate Lord Shiva. All sixty-three Nayanmar idols follow the Kapaleeshwarar idol on this procession. This takes place on the eight day.

TIRUKALYANAM : And finally the marriage between the god and the goddess (kapaleeshwarar and karpagaambal)

HUNGRY FISH : " DON'T FORGET TO MEET THEM "The temple's large tank is full of hungry fish who have an easy life, devouring bread and other offerings from temple-goers.

PRASHADH : Nobody would have heart to leave the temple without eating the famous puliyodhari that you would mouth water for. 

PLS. DO VISIT THIS CALM TEMPLE IN CHIAOTIC CHENNAI . LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW. THANK YOU.

The Britisher's crafted , "Great welcome entrance of Chennai "

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