Things To Do

Vada Nemili Beach or any public beach

The wedding is a bit south of Chennai on the water feel free to go to the beach or use your hotel's pool and do beach/ pool things. The weather will be perfect for it. Highs in the mid 80s F & a nice breeze off the ocean

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

Arulmigu Sri Parthasarathyswamy Temple

8th century pyramidal temple near Marina beach / the wedding venue

Santhome Cathedral Basilica

The Current structures is from the 16th century built by the Portuguese but Christianity in India dates back to 52 AD with the arrival of Thomas the Apostle to the state of Kerala

Guindy National Park

A small 2.7 sq km national park in the city of Chennai with a zoo.

Kanchipuram

Known as “the city of 1000 temples” only ~75 km southwest of Chennai. Also known for their silk and second nickname is “Silk city” for its Kanchipuram or Kanjeevaram silk sarees. This city is great we did a day trip with a guide & saw like 6 temples. Best to leave Chennai early in the morning since temples close midday due to heat. Also wear thick/ double socks as shoes aren’t allowed inside temples. The temples in Chennai are also great though

Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Do a day or overnight trip to try and see tigers

Mahabalipuram Shore Temple

UNESCO rock-cut temples just south of wedding venue

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM-CHENNAI

You’ll need cash for this but it’s only 250 rupee per person aka $2.50 for admission. We ended up spending like 1.5 hrs there? The main bronze sculpture hall & the art museum (pictured) are both air conditioned. There’s about 7 buildings on the compound though several, including the children’s museum with the climbable dinosaur statue outside were under construction as of March 2026. Still a nice campus with shady gardens to walk around in & enjoy

Puducherry

~1.5-2 hours south of the venue Puducherry (Pondicherry) was ruled by the French from 1674-1954 . Sometimes known as “the Paris of the east” White town has a ton of French colonial architecture. The city boasts amazing Tamil-French fusion cuisine, a bustling art scene, plenty of spiritual & historical sites plus beach activities. Makes for an easy day trip.

Fort Saint George

This former British fort turned museum has vast grounds of gardens , history exhibits & a decent sized art collection. Plus Air conditioning in most of the halls . Fort St George is near the beach in Chennai so if you tire of the sand and want to beat the heat this is a good place to go