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About Tamil Nadu
India • Tamil Nadu
About Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu also known as a land of temples lies in the Southern part of India. It has a long coast line that runs all along Bay of Bengal. The State is bordered by other states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Tamil Nadu is well-known for Kanyakumari, which is the southern-most tip of India and offers an enchanting view of the sunset and sunrise.
There are various places of attractions located in Tamil Nadu. Some of them are Chennai-the capital city, Kanchipuram- the land of 1000 temples, Mamallapuram- the beautiful beach resort, Madurai- well-known for Meenakshi temple, the temple trio i.e. the places of Thanjavur, Rameshwaram and Tiruchirapalli. Tamil Nadu also comprises of various hill resorts like Ootacamund, Kodaikanal and Yercaud.
Southern part of India termed as the province of Madras was earlier divided into Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Some areas were exchanged between the state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala like Kasargod and Malabar went to Kerala, while Kanyakumari and Shencotta went to Tamil Nadu. After all these exchanging of areas, Madras was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
General Information About Tamil Nadu
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Art & Crafts
Basketry in Tamil Nadu, Metalware in Tamil Nadu, Pottery, Stone Carving, Tanjore Painting, The Art of Creating Jewellery, The Craft of Making Musical Instruments, Woodcraft
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Dances
Bharatha Natyam, Devarattam, Dummy Horse, Karagam Dance, Kavadi Attam, Kolaattam, Kummi, Mayilattam, Oyilattam, Puli Attam, Thappattam
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Fairs
Fairs of Tamil Nadu
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Festivals
Cape Festival, Car Festival at Kaliyaperumal Temple, Chithirai Festival, Karthigai Deepam Festival, Kavadi Festival, Mahamagam Festival, Natyanjali Dance Festival, Pongal Festival
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Music
Music in Tamil Nadu
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Food
Cuisine of Chettinad, Food of Tamil Nadu
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Destination Guide
Tourist Attractions in Tamil Nadu
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple was built in the 17th century, at the spot where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva after he slayed the Lankan King Ravana. Situated close to the sea this temple is famous for its 1200 gigantic granite columns and the water in each of the 22 sacred wells in the temple tastes different.
VGP Golden Beach
Vgp golden beach is thirty kms away from Chennai. It is a family beach resort cum amusement park having a lot of entertaining games for children.
The beach is named so because of the golden colore...
St. Marys Church in Chennai
This is the oldest Anglican Church in Asia. The imposing white edifice was consecrated in 1679 AD; and continues to be an important place of worship. It's treasures are the altar piece, a large painti...
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Snake Park
Fast facts
Date of Establishment- 1972.
Chief attraction- Different species of snakes.
Location- Chennai.
About Snake park!
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Ripon Building
One of the most beautiful of the more modern British constructions in Madras is Ripon Building, home of the Madras Corporation. This splendid domed vision in white, built in 1913, is part of a large m...
National Art Gallery And Museum
The National Art Gallery at Pantheon Road (Egmore) houses a vast collection of rare paintings from the Chola period. It has a plethora of paintings dating tentatively from around the 10th century A.D....
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