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Santhome Church  :

It is located in Mylapore, initially built during 16th century by Portuguese explorers. Santhome church  also known as Santhome cathedral basilica and international shrine of Saint Thomas cathedral basilica, sits on the tomb built over the mortal remains of one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Saint Thomas had come to India in AD 52, was martyred in AD72 and buried in this very site then known as Mylapore, Santhome assumes its name from Saint Thomas. This is one of only three Basilicas in the world to be built over the tomb of an apostle of Christ, San Thome and is dedicated to St. Thomas, who travelled to India in 52 AD. The other two basilicas in the world other than Santhome cathedral that have been built over the tomb of an apostle one of them being St. Peters Basilica in Rome and the other being Church of St. James the great in Santiago de compo stela , Spain.

Time to visit: 10 am – 5 pm                                                                                                              

No Entrance Fee                                                                                                                                       

Video Camera & Still Camera fee – Not allowed / Holidays- No                                                                                                                                                                                    

Church of Our Lady of Light / Mylapore Luz Church

It is located in Mylapore. Church of Our Lady of Light is a Roman Catholic shrine. It is popularly referred as Luz Church by the locals, derived from the Portuguese name Nossa Senhora da Luz. This was built in 1516 by the Portuguese. It is one of the oldest Churches in the city and its foundation stone marks as one of the oldest European monuments in India. The church is located very near to the Santhome Basilica, where Apostle Thomas is believed to be buried.

Time to visit: 6 am – 6 pm                                                                           

No Entrance Fee                                                                                           

Video Camera & Still Camera fee – Free                                                  

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

One of the sacred shrines in Tamil Nadu is Arulmigu Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, in Chennai City. Main deity of this temple is Shiva. The form of Shiva's wife - Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal. The name of the Goddess is  KARPAGAMBAL. This temple was built around 7th century in Dravidian architecture by ruling Pallava. The temple complex houses have many halls. Now this temple is being maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and the board of government of Tamil Nadu

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