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Tamil Nadu industrial tour packages
Tour Overview
Arrive Chennai, you will be greeted by our representative which will be waiting for you at the airport & he will go till your hotel to brief you about the tour.
Tour highlights
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a marvelous collection of South Indian bronzes which is from the 7th-century Pallava era.
Itinerary
Arrive Chennai, you will be greeted by our representative which will be waiting for you at the airport & he will go till your hotel to brief you about the tour. Afternoon Visit Santhome Church, the International Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica later to Kapaleeshwarar Temple. Later visit to Fort St George museum (which is closed on Friday) which has the relics of the British personnel who lived in this fort, next stop is Government Museum (Closed on Friday) whose highlight is the Bronze Gallery, which has a marvelous collection of South Indian bronzes which is from the 7th-century Pallava era. Overnight is at Chennai.
Morning transfer to Kanchipuram and check in at hotel.
Kanchipuram is the ancient capital of the Pallavas, it is a city of 1000 Temples and it still has 124 shrines
there. In 7 th and 8 th century, the first temple of Lord Shiva is built and it has paintings on the walls. Temples
of Varadarajaswamy, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi & Ekambaswara are of interest.
Kanchipuram is also famous for its silk. We will visit a Silk factory. The weaving of Kanchipuram silk sarees
started around 400 years ago in the small temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Back then,
Kanchipuram sarees were woven by the descendants of Sage Markanda, who was considered to be the
master weaver for the Gods. Kanchipuram sarees are known for their exuberance, appearance and style.
Kanchipuram silk gives a very royal and luxury feeling. The luxurious weaves, soft fabric, classic sheen and
the embellished zari work put the saree on a pedestal. They are also known as kanjivaram silk sarees and are
woven from pure mulberry silk. South India is the place where this pure mulberry silk comes from and
Gujarat is the places where gold and silver Zari comes from. Kanchipuram saThe silk is called ‘pattu’ in Tamil
and so the sarees are also called Kanchipuram pattu sarees.
Later return to Chennai & then transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Chennai.
Morning day free.
Checkout time of the hotel is at 1100 Hours & later in time transfer to airport to board the flight for your
onward journey. End of our services.
Kindly Note : Factory visit are not allowed on Sundays.
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