Covelong - Covelong Just 19 kms from Mahabalipuram, the picturesque beach resort of Covelong is situated. It is has a quiet fishing village with the ruins of a fort. Facilities for swimming, windsurfing, and water sports are available.

Kanchipuram - 65 kms from Mahabalipuram lies the magical city of a thousand temples, Kanchipuram. It has 650 stone inscriptions belonging to different dynasties. The temples here reveal the maturity and efflorescence of Pallava school of art. These were later added on by the ornate and imposing trappings later by the Chola, Chalukya and Vijayanagara dynasties. The the Kailasanatha temple, Ekambaranathar temple, Sri Varadaraja temple, Sri Vaikuntaperumal temple are just a few of the long list of architectural masterpieces. The city itself is devoted to the presiding deity, Sri Kamakshi at the Kamakshi temple. The word Kanchi in Sanskrit denotes girdle, and poets have metaphorically characterized the city as girdle to the earth. The latest fad from the city is the gold-embroidered Kanchipuram silk sari. Shops selling silk and cotton saris and material, are everywhere in the main street of the town. For a display of skills of the Kanchi weavers, do stopover at the Weaver’s Service Centre on Railway StationRoad.

Mahabalipuram At 55 km from Chennai is the world-famous Mahabalipuram. The Pallava dynasty made this lovely coastal village their second capital. The place shaped under the creative forces between the fifth and eighth centuries. Today, the shore temple, Arjuna’s Penance, the biggest bas-relief in the world and the beautiful mandapams have become the identity of this sleepy town.




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