It’s still the early hours; the coastal city of Chennai is waking up to bustling traffic and the aroma of delicious steaming idli. After a heavy downpour the previous day, the clouds have cleared out, paving the way for a beautiful sunny morning.This is a city known for many things—a booming IT corridor, a boisterous movie industry and a vibrant cultural scene. But, most of all, the two places that are integral to the Chennai scene are Marina beach and Mahabalipuram. If your order of the day is ‘beach on the rocks’, then Mahabalipuram or Mahabs, as it is fondly called, is the destination of choice.
