{"id":8802,"date":"2023-01-23T07:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T07:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymcamadras.org.in\/webapp\/?p=8802"},"modified":"2023-01-23T07:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T07:51:19","slug":"birla-planetarium-chennai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymcamadras.org.in\/webapp\/birla-planetarium-chennai\/","title":{"rendered":"Birla Planetarium, Chennai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8802\" class=\"elementor elementor-8802\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d205d3 e-container--column e-container\" data-id=\"8d205d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab87321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab87321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birla Planetarium, Chennai<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c62d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c62d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: dubai-light; font-size: 14pt;\">B. 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