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Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, and is the country's fourth-largest city. It is located on the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Chennai being the Capital of Tamil Nadu is home to a host of Tamil Culture art forms ranging from dance, literature, sculpture, music and cinema.

The season for Bharatnatyam and Carnatic Music draws visitors and aficionados from the world over. Being the capital of Tamil Nadu, the preferred language of communication amongst the local population is Tamil. However, English is widely spoken as the language of commerce and hence visitors should have no problem getting around. The city also has a fair number of people that speak telugu, malayalam and hindi.

Mamallapuram, an extension of the city which is known for its sandy beaches, Stone Carvings, food and resorts. It also hosts the Choloamandalam artists village which is fairly well known in Art circles both in India and abroad.

Chennai like all the other metropolises in India, experienced signifant economic growth in the last 15 years. It has several options for mainstream entertainment with malls, multiplexes, restaurants and Hotels at nearly every major commericial district. Pubs and lounges however are restricted to only hotels in Chennai, due to legal restrictions on the sale of liqor.

Chennai has mainly two seasons - Summer and Monsoon. It does not enjoy the South-west monsoon, but gets its bountiful rains from the North-east monsoon from October through December, thus amounting to about 125-150 cm of rainfall annually. December to February are the mildest months temperature-wise.Climate is humid pretty much throughout the year because it is on the coast. Summers are very hot and humid.
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