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Mahabalipuram
 Mahabalipuram is just slightly away than one hour to Chennai, the capital city of TamilNadu. Located on the shore of Coromandel, it had served as a trading port of the Pallavas who dominated the sizeable fraction of the peninsular India.
Mahabalipuram beach is considered among the attractive places in the state for its awe-inspiring monuments that comprises caves, Monolithic Rathas and temples. The Pallavas art here exhibits earthly splendour and displays life with its various facets. Holiday-seekers flock the beach for all round the year for its crocodile farm, Schools of art and sculpture. A thick array resorts along the beach with all modern amenities also draws attentions of tourists.
Mahabalipuram beaches have forever been wonderful spots for sunbathing and other leisure activities. Diving, wind surfing and motor boating types of activities are happily enjoyed at the resorts lay scattered all along the Coromandel. The exquisite land of Mahabalipuram charms for being among the un-spoilt beaches in India and comprises enough ingredients to sweep you off your feet. November to February is the best time, and even the most opportune as well to head to Mahabalipuram to relish sun bathe, relax and enjoy the perfect ambience.
Besides the natural settings and scenes, the magnificent monuments further add charm to the beach. The rock cut art is startlingly pretty, and even religious tourists enjoy among the sites of the shore temple, rathas, Arjuna’s penance etc. Planning a trip around the Dance Festival will make the trip doubly amazing, as you are sure to be mesmerised by the classical music, Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi and folk dances.
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