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Tamil
Nadu
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Nadu , the land of the original Dravidian legacy
is among the most satisfying spectacles in India.
Although there is much evidence of stone and iron
age settlements, Tamil Nadu's cultural identify
has been shaped by the Dravidians, who had inhabited
the south since the 4th millennium BC. In the over
2000 years of continuous culture history , Tamil
Nadu developed one of the most remarkable temple
architecture in India. Three seas meet at the Kanyakumari
(Cape Comorin) where gorgeous sunrises and sunsets
are a daily spectacle. Its numerous ancient temples
with their characteristic gateway towers (gopurams),
hundred - or thousand - pillared pavilions and corridors,
their spectacular array of sculptures , bronze images
and stucco embellishment; its woodcraft and textile
creativity; and the sublimity of its performing
arts of dance, music and drama, all form an integral
and living part of the Tamil people's life to this
day. Tamil Nadu, whose cultural beauty stems from
the fact that it has remained largely untouched
by the various influences that have routed India
through the centuries, is no less rich in natural
beauty. Music , dance and all others art forms are
cherished and nurtured in this state which, through
From traditional vegetarian fare to fast foods,
from nine yard sarees to the latest in fashion,
from ancient temple architecture to modern mhighrise-
with Indo Saracenic and Victorian as stops along
the way- from classical Music and dance to discos
throbbing to heady beats, Tamil Nadu has them all
and many more vivid contrasts that are a constant
surprises.industrialized, continues to be traditional
and conventional. From traditional vegetarian fare
to fast foods, from nine yard sarees to the latest
in fashion, from ancient temple architecture to
modern mhighrise- with Indo Saracenic and Victorian
as stops along the way- from classical Music and
dance to discos throbbing to heady beats, Tamil
Nadu has them all and many more vivid contrasts
that are a constant surprises.
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