Ancient Temples Tour in Chennai

This cultural city has many attractive temple's within it, some of which were built thousands of years ago. The tour takes at some of the most beautiful sacred temples you can’t miss while in Chennai.

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Stop At: Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Kapaleesvarar Sannadhi Street Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Chennai (Madras) 600004 India

The temple is the most ancient one that has been built around the 7th century, front gopuram and the entire temple is an example of Dravidian architecture. Legend has it that Goddess Parvathi worshiped Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock in this temple. 

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Parthasarathy Temple, Narayana Krishnaraja Puram, Chennai (Madras) 600005 India

Dedicated to lord Vishnu, this temple in the heart of the city is believed to have been built during the 8th century by the Pallavas. With sunlight making patterns inside, the temple retains a majority of its ancient aura.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Marundeeswarar Temple, Near Beach of Bay of Bangal, Chennai (Madras) India

Marundheeswarar, meaning the “God of medicines” describes Lord Shiva, who is worshiped as a healer of diseases. The temple has a very ancient history from 7th-8th century and inscriptions found here seem to indicate that it could belong to the 11th century. 

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kaaraneeswarar Temple, 1, Karaneeswarar Koil St, Suriyammapet, Chennai (Madras) 600015 India

This 12th-century temple has an interesting story behind it involving the holy cow Kamadhenu and the King of Gods, Lord Indra. Legend has it that Indra had to build a temple at this precise location to redeem his cow that was cursed into becoming a mortal by Sage Vashishta.

Duration: 15 minutes