Day 1 Madras
Welcome to Madras.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of the city.
Day 2 Mahabalipuram
Excursion tours of Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram.
Mahabalipuram - An open stone art gallery, Mahabalipuram or
Mamallapuram is world famous for its shore temples. The artwork here can
be divided into following categories - stone sculptures strewn around in
the open, structured and chariot-shaped temples and artificial caves cut
out from rocks. However, the highlight of the city is the Shore Temple
on the beach.
Kanchipuram - Popularly known as the city of thousand temples,
it is one of the seven most sacred Hindu pilgrimage centers. The
highlights are the 108 Shaiva temples, 18 Vaishnava temples and Adi
Shankararchya's Ashram. This small town is also famous for its thriving
handloom and cotton industry and silk weavers known for their skills in
producing best silk sarees in the entire country.
Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram.
Day 3 Tanjore
Drive to Tanjore enroute visiting Temples of Chidambram and Darasuram.
Thanjavur - The ancient capital of the Chola rulers has massive
Brihadeshwara Temple as its highlight built by Raja Raja. It is known
for its distinctive artworks combining painting and raised effect.
Mostly, it depicts Krishna's life scenes with the skin color of Krishna
as white instead of blue-black that is used in other parts of the
country.
Overnight stay at Tanjore.
Day 4 Trichy
Morning visit to Brihadeshwara Temple.
Afternoon drive to Trichy.
Overnight stay at Trichy.
Day 5 Madurai
Morning visit to Rock Fort Temple.
Afternoon drive to Madurai.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6 Madurai
Morning sightseeing tour of Madurai.
Madurai - The temple town of South India, Meenakshi temple has
become an icon of the city. Once the capital of the Pandya rulers, it
has been built in the shape of a lotus and it is said that it was named
'Madhurapuri' as Lord Shiva showered divine nectar here on the day it
was to be named. Later, the name distorted to Madurai. The city is
famous for its jasmine flowers.
Afternoon free to relax and explore the city.
Attend evening prayer at Meenakshi Temple.
Day 7 Madras
Flight to Madras.
Transfer to airport for flight to onward destination in Madras.
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