Chennai was at first a small fishing village and formerly known as Madras till 1996. Chennai was founded in 1661 by British East India Company and it is currently the capital of Tamil Nadu State. Chennai has a population of approximately 7 million. Chennai is located on the southeast cost of India and in northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. It is also the third largest commercial and industrial centre in India. Chennai is known for its cultural traditions and temple architecture and also the heart of south Indian classic music and dance. The city was renamed Chennai in August, 1996 as the name Madras was supposed to be of Portuguese origin. Chennai celebrates a number of festivals. Pongal – the most popular festival among all the festivals. It is celebrated over a period of five day in the month of January. Chennai is being a multi-ethnic city, almost all the major religious festivals like Deepavali, Eid, Navratri, Christmas, etc. Make these festivals beautiful in its unique way with allindiagifts.com by sending gifts to Chennai to your family, relatives and friends with allindiagifts.com with affordable rates and online secure shopping.
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