Raganathan Street, a popular street market in Chennai.Sources & References:
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Compared to Mumbai/Bombay and Bengaluru/Bangalore, one wouldn't take much notice of Chennai. The fourth largest city of India, it's a city constantly clog with ridiculously heavy traffic jams, smog, and the incredibly hot weather (as one Chennalite put it, even movie stars are not as hot as the weather), it is one of the prominent economical state of India with the city being the largest software and hardware exports of India.
With an estimated population of 7.5 million, the city boast a rich musical, theater and art background and not to mention the gorgeous Hindu temples. Chennai also house most of the biggest Indian movie production companies, and churns out about 150 movie stars every year, sort of like the eastern Hollywood. With the released of the internationally acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire, composer A.R. Rahman and director Danny Boyle single-handedly propelled Chennai to international fame by winning 2 Oscars.
On the travel attractions front, Chennai house the second longest seashore in the world called Marina Beach. Aside from that, you could also drop by various centuries old temple, or better known as Ashram around the city, as well as the popular night markets such as Ranganathan Street or Pondy Bazaar.
3 Vocabularies:
(a) Agglomeration: A jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
(b) Consecrated: To make/declare sacred/honorable.
(c) Coast: Land next to sea aka. seashore.
One of the many beautiful temples in Chennai.
Busy traffic in a street in Chennai.
Marina Beach, the second longest coast in the world.
Aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami @ Marina Beach, one of the worst hit areas.
With an estimated population of 7.5 million, the city boast a rich musical, theater and art background and not to mention the gorgeous Hindu temples. Chennai also house most of the biggest Indian movie production companies, and churns out about 150 movie stars every year, sort of like the eastern Hollywood. With the released of the internationally acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire, composer A.R. Rahman and director Danny Boyle single-handedly propelled Chennai to international fame by winning 2 Oscars.
On the travel attractions front, Chennai house the second longest seashore in the world called Marina Beach. Aside from that, you could also drop by various centuries old temple, or better known as Ashram around the city, as well as the popular night markets such as Ranganathan Street or Pondy Bazaar.
3 Vocabularies:
(a) Agglomeration: A jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
(b) Consecrated: To make/declare sacred/honorable.
(c) Coast: Land next to sea aka. seashore.
One of the many beautiful temples in Chennai.
Busy traffic in a street in Chennai.
Marina Beach, the second longest coast in the world.
Aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami @ Marina Beach, one of the worst hit areas.
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