Vivekananda House
Seafront former ice warehouse turned museum on Swami Vivekananda, where the monk stayed in 1897.
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This guide to Vivekananda House on the Marina in Chennai follows a Boston merchant known as the Ice King, and a cargo that should never have survived a voyage to the tropics. It touches on frozen New England lakes, pinewood sawdust, and the years when Madras bought its ice from across the world. Best heard standing out front, facing the Bay of Bengal.
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