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This large region of southern India is rife with intricate and beautiful Hindu temples, untamed wilderness, and the impressive remnants of British colonial domination.

Church interior

The interior of a catholic church that was under construction when I visited. I would’ve like to have seen it without the rafters but perhaps next time…

Hotel1

Our cute little bungalow hotel on the beach

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, with its quaint fishing villages

Ice House1

Statue of Swami Vivekenanda outside the “Ice House” where he stayed while travelling through Chennai

Ice House2

Sign outside the “Ice House”

Shore Temples1

Part of the collection of shore temples at Mahabalipuram

Shore Temples2

Another view of the shore temples at Mahabalipuram

Shore Temples3

A beach tomb next to the Shore Temples of Mahabalipuram

Virgin Mary

A shrine to the Virgin Mary outside a church in Chennai