The South

Tamil Nadu

Dravidian temple towns and a living classical tradition.

State38 districts

Tamil Nadu has the densest concentration of monumental temple architecture in India, from the Pallava shore temples at Mamallapuram to the Chola bronzes and the vast gopurams of Madurai. Tamil is one of the world’s oldest continuously used literary languages.

Known for

Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mamallapuram
Chola temples
Carnatic music season

Capital: Chennai
Best season: November to February
Languages: Tamil, English

Districts of Tamil Nadu

None with listed events yet

Ariyalur
Chengalpattu
Chennai
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Dharmapuri
Dindigul
Erode
Kallakurichi
Kanchipuram
Kanyakumari
Karur
Krishnagiri
Madurai
Mayiladuthurai
Nagapattinam
Namakkal
Nilgiris
Perambalur
Pudukkottai
Ramanathapuram
Ranipet
Salem
Sivaganga
Tenkasi
Thanjavur
Theni
Thoothukudi
Tiruchirappalli
Tirunelveli
Tirupathur
Tiruppur
Tiruvallur
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvarur
Vellore
Viluppuram
Virudhunagar

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