Chennai in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

🎬

Tamil cinema is based here and its stars have a habit of ending up in the state government.

🛕

Dravidian temples put the height into the gopuram gate towers rather than over the shrine itself.

🍛

Idli and dosa are fermented overnight before cooking, which is what makes them sour rather than plain.

🎻

The Margazhi season in December packs hundreds of Carnatic concerts into a few weeks across the city.

🏖️

Marina beach runs for about six kilometres, and the undertow means almost nobody swims.

Chennai at a glance

Country

India

Coordinates

13.08° N, 80.27° E

First played

29 June 2026

Also accepted

Madras

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Chennai.