Exploring Mylapore: A Cultural & Historical Walking Tour
Overview
The Kapaleeshwara Temple and Santhome Church highlight this engaging tour through Mylapore. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, participants will navigate bustling streets filled with local vendors and traditional shops.
- 👣 The tour lasts approximately 3 hours, primarily conducted on foot.
- 🚖 A short stretch in an auto-rickshaw (local tuk-tuk) is included in the tour.
- 🍽️ South Indian refreshments are provided at the end of the tour.
- 🌸 Participants will explore crowded bazaars featuring jewellers, silk merchants, and flower vendors.
- 🏡 The walk includes small lanes with old-style homes and various cultural venues like 'kutcheri' auditoriums.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Group walk without pickup
- Guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting point
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Kapaleeshwarar TempleThe Chennai walk takes place in Mylapore, an ancient area with records dating back to the 1st century AD. It is a land of many deities! Our walk begins at the Kapaaleswar Temple, the most renowned temple in Mylapore. This temple serves as the heart of Mylapore, and our guide will unravel the fascinating rituals that take place there.
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Sri Ramakrishna Mathwe will visit the Ramakrishna Monastery and Universal Temple, dedicated to one of India's most influential philosophers. Our cultural guide will elaborate on his significant contributions to Indian philosophy and his belief in the unity of religions. He played a pivotal role in bridging the ancient and modern worlds.
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San Thome ChurchThe walking tour in Chennai takes us to the main church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras & Mylapore. Inside the stunning neo-Gothic Basilica, you'll be mesmerized by its beauty. The shrine houses a small relic of bone and the lance that pierced Saint Thomas in the year 52, which is truly the highlight of this Chennai walk.
If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.