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Temple timings: The monuments at Mamallapuram are open from 6 AM to
6 PM, on all days of the week. The Lighthouse complex closes at 5.00 PM.

Access: All monuments covered on this trail are open to everyone.

Best time: Go as early as you can. The walk is best done between 6 AM
and 10 AM or between 4 PM and 6 PM. Afternoons can get quite hot, especially between April
and July.

Tickets: Tickets to the Pancha Pandava Rathas complex and the Shore
temple complex cost INR 30 for Indian citizens and visitors from the SAARC countries, and USD 5
for foreign nationals. Children under 14 can get in for free. Please carry ID for verification. For the
Lighthouse complex, the entrance fees for children is INR 5, adults is INR 10 and for foreigners is
INR 25, for still cameras INR 20 and video, INR 25.

Photography: Photography is permitted in the area, however, if you are
planning to shoot videos, you will have to purchase a video camera ticket costing INR 25 at the
ticket counter.

Attire: Dress comfortably, taking the heat into account. Hats, sun glasses
and umbrellas are strongly recommended.

Footwear: Flip-flops or sandals are ideal as the area is quite sandy.

Temple timings: The Kapaleeshwara temple is open from 6 AM to 12 PM
and from 4 PM to 930 PM on all days of the week.

Best time: Go early if you can. The walk is most pleasant between 6 AM
and 9 AM and between 4 PM and 6 PM.

Access: All are welcome into the temple, but only Hindus are allowed entry
into the innermost sanctum. That innermost sanctum of the temple is not covered on this trail.

Attire: This is a place of worship, so please dress conservatively, keeping
your shoulders and knees covered. You may be denied entry by the temple if your attire is
considered inappropriate.

Footwear: You will have to take off your footwear at the counter outside
before you enter the temple. You can keep your socks on if you want to. Even carrying footwear in
your bags into the temple is not permitted.

Photography: Photography is permitted inside the temple. A camera ticket
(Rs 25/-per camera) has to be purchased at the counter inside the temple. Photographing the
idols of Gods however is strictly prohibited. Avoid pointing your cameras directly at the idols
housed in any of the shrines in the temple.

Temple timings: The monuments at Mamallapuram are open from 6 AM to
6 PM, on all days of the week.

Best time: Go as early as you can. The walk is best done between 6 AM
and 10 AM or between 4 PM and 6 PM. Afternoons can get quite hot, especially between April
and July.

Attire: Dress comfortably, taking the heat into account. Hats, sun glasses
and umbrellas are strongly recommended. If you plan to enter the Sthala Sayana Perumal Temple,
dress conservatively, keeping your shoulders and knees covered.

Tickets: Entry to all the monuments covered on this trail is free. However, if
you are also planning to visit the Pancha Pandava Rathas (Five Rathas) complex and the Shore
temple complex, you will have to buy a ticket. It costs INR 10 for Indian citizens and USD 5 for
foreign nationals. Children under 15 can get in for free.

Attire: Dress comfortably, taking the heat into account. Hats, sun glasses
and umbrellas are strongly recommended. If you plan to enter the Sthala Sayana Perumal Temple,
dress conservatively, keeping your shoulders and knees covered.

Footwear: Flip-flops or sandals are ideal as the area is quite sandy. If you
plan to enter the Sthala Sayana Perumal temple, you will have to take off your footwear outside
before you enter the temple.

Photography: Photography is permitted in the area, however, if you are
planning to shoot videos, you will have to purchase a video camera ticket costing INR 25 at the
ticket counter. Photography is not allowed inside the Sthala Sayana Perumal temple complex.

STONE SCULPTURE GALLERIESTRAIL

Egmore Museum

About the Egmore Museum

The Egmore Museum is the second oldest museum in India. It is particularly famous for its Amaravati sculptures collection and the bronze sculptures collection.

Address: Beside Government Maternity Hospital, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008. Phone: 044 2819 3035

Visiting hours

The Egmore Museum is open from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM six days of the week. The Museum is closed on all Fridays and on three National holidays – 26 January, 15 August and 2 October. Please note that Tickets are issued only until 430 PM.

Trail starting point

The Egmore Museum is spread across multiple buildings. This trail begins in the ground floor of the Main Block, in the ‘South Indian Sculptures’ gallery. From there, the trail covers the North Indian sculpture bays, the Copper plates gallery, the Epigraphy section, the Hindu Sculptures gallery, the Amaravati gallery and the Jain sculptures gallery.

Tickets

You will have to buy a ticket to enter the museum. There are different rates for Indians and for foreign visitors. There are also student rates, for which you must carry your student ID. The applicable rates are:

Adult (Indian) Rs. 15/-

Children (3 to 12 years) (Indian) Rs. 10/-

Bonafide School Students (Indian) Rs. 5/-

Adult (Non-Indian) Rs. 250/-

Children (3 to 12 years) (Non-Indian) Rs.125/-

Bonafide Students (Non-Indian) Rs.75/-

Photography

Photography is permitted inside the Museum if you buy a camera ticket. If you plan on taking only still photographs, the ticket costs Rs 200/-. However if you plan on shooting videos, the cost of the ticket is Rs 500/-