DAY 225 - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

225) TUEDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1978 : 345KMS. - MADRAS (CHENNAI)

 

Departing from BANGALORE, we drove out through ISHNAGIRI, VANIYAMBADI, VELLORE, WALLAJAH until we arrived MADRAS (CHENNAI) almost the late evening.  All along the way today, I was thinking of getting ready to pack my belongings as in a few days I would set off to return home.

 
 

 

Central raiway station - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikimedia.org (Google images search)

WIKIPEDIA: ... .Chennai Central, erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras. It lies adjacent to the current headquarters of the Southern Railway, as well as the Ripon Building, and is one of the most important railway hubs in South India ........ The 138-year-old building of the railway station. , one of the most prominent landmarks of Chennai, was designed by architect George Harding. [5] Along with Chennai Beach, the station is also a main hub for the Chennai Suburban Railway system.

 

Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai - Photo : Spacemanspiff / wikipedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple - CC-by SA Planemad / wikimedia.org (Bing images search)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple : is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva's wife Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal (from Tamil, "Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"). The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.