Mahābalipuram

”(city of King Bali) is located in Tamil Nadu at 60 km south of Chennai. This charming little town is renowned in the world for its “Shore Temple” built on a promontory sticking in the Bay of Bengal. It has fascinating ruins dating from the time of the Pallavas, during the fifth and eighth century. A major “Indian Classical Dance Festival” takes place there every year from late December to late January. It”s an important archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1985. It”s there where Jean Claude Garnier is teaching Ashtanga Yoga since 1993, twice a year.