terracotta horses and brightly painted gopurams (temple towers) clustered around neglected old mansions. This is Kanadukathan, a small village in the Chettinad region of south-central Tamil Nadu ...

At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew that this blessed, fragrant tree product found its way to the region via trade ...

With massive gopurams, it's a sight to behold ... Located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, the Srirangam Temple is larger than Vatican City. The temple spans 156 acres, while Vatican City covers ...

The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, with its majestic gopurams and intricate corridors, is more than a sacred space - it is a testament to Tamil Nadu’s spiritual and cultural legacy. Standing within ...

TIRUVANNAMALAI : All nine gopurams were painted. The 1,000- pillared mandapam (main temple hall) was cleaned. The pillars of the central mandapam were decorated with gold-coated iron plates.

The temple wore a festive look when at 10.5 a.m., the holy water was poured on the kalasams of the gopurams and vimanams ... devotees filled the air. Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture and ...