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 ...

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 ...

Subalakshmi and a few research scholars. “This is an important find of the remains of a medieval palace in Tamil Nadu. Further excavation could lead to unearthing of more such structures,” Mr ...

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.

CHENNAI: The intricate, towering gopurams, the cooling granite stone ... Games has documented over 15 traditional, folk games of Tamil Nadu etched out on the stone of Kapaleeshwarar temple.