🚂 Royapuram railway station 📍 Chennai, opened in 1856, proudly stands as Tamil Nadu's first railway station 🥇.
Not only that, but it's also India's oldest surviving railway station 🇮🇳 and South India's very first 🗺️!
Inaugurated on July 1, 1856, by Lord Harris 📜, the then Governor of Madras Presidency, this historical landmark continues to be operational today 🛤️.
Not only that, but it's also India's oldest surviving railway station 🇮🇳 and South India's very first 🗺️!
Inaugurated on July 1, 1856, by Lord Harris 📜, the then Governor of Madras Presidency, this historical landmark continues to be operational today 🛤️.
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⚓ The major seaports in Tamil Nadu include Chennai Port 🚢, V. O. Chidambaranar Port (formerly known as Tuticorin Port ⚓), and Kamarajar Port (formerly known as Ennore Port 🚢).
📍 Chennai Port 🏗️, established way back in 1881 🗓️, stands tall as the largest port in the Bay of Bengal 🌊 and handles a significant amount of cargo 📦.
📍 Chennai Port 🏗️, established way back in 1881 🗓️, stands tall as the largest port in the Bay of Bengal 🌊 and handles a significant amount of cargo 📦.
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Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர், IPA: [koːjɐmbut̪ːuːɾ]), also known as Kovai (IPA: [koːʋaj] ⓘ), is one of the major metropolitan cities 🏙️ in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu 🇮🇳. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River 🏞️ and surrounded by the Western Ghats ⛰️.
Coimbatore is the second largest city 🥈 in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India 🇮🇳 as per the census 2011.
It is the administrative capital 🏛️ of Coimbatore District and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation which was established in 1981.
Coimbatore is the second largest city 🥈 in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India 🇮🇳 as per the census 2011.
It is the administrative capital 🏛️ of Coimbatore District and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation which was established in 1981.
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Front and back of an outstanding bronze of Nataraja!
IMO Nataraja is the most attractive and brilliant bronze you can see!
@Chennai Govt Museum, Chennai
IMO Nataraja is the most attractive and brilliant bronze you can see!
@Chennai Govt Museum, Chennai
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