TAMIL NADU

IT’S CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE

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KOMAL LAKHYANI
MEENA SABHU
2ND YEAR B
LOCATION OF TAMIL NADU
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh
largest state in India and covers
an area of 130,058 square
kilometers (50,216 sq mi). It is
bordered by Kerala to the
west, Karnataka to the
northwest, Andhra Pradesh to
the north, the Bay of Bengal to
the east and the Indian Ocean
 to the south.
 INTRODUCTION
The state was ranked sixth among states in
India according to the Human Development
Index in 2011, and is the second largest state
economy in India with ₹13,842 billion in gross
domestic product after Maharashtra. Tamil
Nadu was ranked as one of the top seven
developed states in India based on a
"Multidimensional Development Index" in a
2013 report published by the Reserve Bank of
India. Its official language is Tamil, which is one
of the longest-surviving classical languages in
the world.
Tamil Nadu is home to many natural resources. In
addition, its people have developed and continue
classical arts, classical music, and classical literature.

The state is also home to a number of historic buildings

and religious sites including Hindu temples of Tamil
architecture, historic hill stations, multi-religious
pilgrimage sites, and eight UNESCO World Heritage
Sites.
LOCAL CUISINE OF TAMIL NADU
UTTAPAM The traditional way of eating a meal
BIRYANI
involves being seated on the floor,
KHEER
IDLI having the food served on a banana
SAMAR leaf, and using clean fingers of the
COFFEE right hand to transfer the food to the
PONGAL mouth.
DOSA
 FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
PONGAL
IN TAMIL NADU MAKAR SAKRANTI BEACOMES
PONGAL.IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE
HARVEST,WHICH IS OBSERVED FOR 3 DAYS IN
JANUARY.
Karthigai Deepam
It is known as the ‘Festival of Lights’ and falls in the month of
Karthigai (November to mid-December) according to the Tamil
Calendar.
People decorate their homes with lights to celebrate
The birth of Murugan,son of Lord Shiva.

People believe that on this day Lord Shiva

appeared in Thiruvannamalai hills and
they mark this by lighting a huge fire on
the top of the hill. Ghee and camphor are
used to light the huge fire and people shout
saying Annamalaiyarku Arohara. 
 DANCE(BHARATANATYM)

BHARATNATYM WAS A DANCE TECHNIQUE

EVOLVED IN THE TAMIL NADU AND PRACTICED
IN SHIVA TEMPLES.

BHARATNATYM CONSISTS OF THE HAND,FOOT,

FACE AND BODY MOVEMENTS,WHICH ARE
PERFORMED TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF 64
PRINCIPLES OF COORDINATION.

BHARATNATYM SKILLFULLY EMBODIES THE THREE

PRIMARY ASPECTS OF DANCE. THEY ARE BHAVA
OR MOOD,RAGA OR MUSIC AND MELODY OR
TIMIMG.
 ART AND CRAFT
PAINTING
TAMIL NADU IS FAMOUS FOR ITS PAINTINGS
MADE ON DIFFERENT OBJECTS.

METAL WARE
TAMIL NADU HAS A RICH TRADITION
OF MAKING METAL OBJECTS WHICH
ARE USED FOR BOTH RELIGIOUS AND
SECULAR PURPOSES.
STONE CARVING
STONE CARVING IS A POPULAR
FORM OF ART CONTINUED TO
EXIST OVER CENTURIESTHE SCULPTURES
ARE SOLD AT HIGH PRICES IN NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.

POTTERY
POTTERY IS AN IMPORTANT CRAFT OF
TAMIL NADU.THE STATE IS FAMOUS FOR
ITS MANUFACTURE OF THE AYYANNAR
HORSES. THE HORSES ARE SAID TO
PROTECT EACH VILLAGE FROM EVIL.
 TEXTILE
TAMIL NADU IS VERY FAMOUS FOR THE TEXTILE WORK.
ERODE IS THE FAMOUS TEXTILE MARKET OF TAMIL NADU.
THE CITY OF ERODE IS ALSO KNOWN AS TEXTILE CITY.

TRADING OF TEXTILES DONE FOR ABOUT MORE THAN

10 CRORES EVERY WEEK.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
(DRAVIDIAN ARCHITECTURE)
THE CHOLA TEMPLES
THE GREAT LIVING CHOLA TEMPLES CONSTRUCTED BY
THE KING RAJA RAJA CHOLA ARE SITES OF GLORIOUS
HERITAGE AND ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

THE TEMPLES WERE BRILLIANT

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
CHOLA IN ARCHITECTURE,
SCULPTURE,PAINTING AND
BRONZE CASTING.
PANCH RATHAS (MAHABALIPRAM)
THEY WERE BUILT BY THE PALLAVA KINGS IN THE 7TH AND
8TH CENTURIES. THE TOWN IS SAID TO HAVE GAIN
PROMINENCE UNDER THE RULE OF MAMALLA.
THESE MONUMENTS HAVE BEEN CARVED OUT OF THE
ROCK ALONG THE COROMANDEL COST.
THE NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
PART OF THE MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS OF INDIA,THE
NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAY WAS STARED TO BE AN
“OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF BOLD,INGENIOS
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE RAIL LINK THROUGH
A RUGGED,MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN”
TEMPLES AND TEMPLES TOWN OF TAMIL
NADU
CHIDAMBARAM
CHINDAMBARAM IS THE SEAT OF THE COSMIC DANCER
LORD NATARAJA.IT IS ONE OF THE PANCHA BHUTASTHALAS .
THE CHIDAMBARAM TEMPLE DEDICATED TO LORD
NATRAJA BUILT IN THE 9TH CENTURY HAS AN UNUSUAL
HUT LIKE SANCTUM WITH A GOLD PLATED ROOF AND
FOUR TOWERING GUPRAS.
BRIHADEESWARAR TEMPLE 
(LOCALLY KNOWN AS "BIG TEMPLE") IS
A HINDU TEMPLE DEDICATED TO LORD
SHIVA LOCATED IN THANJAVUR IN
THE INDIAN STATE OF TAMIL NADU.
SRIRANGAM
(IT IS PRESENT IN
TRIUCHIRAPALLI DISTRICT)
SRIRANGAM IS THE BIGGEST FUNCTIONING HINDU
TEM0PLE IN THE WORLD AND THE TEMPLE TOWER
MEASURING 60M IS THE TALLEST HINDU TEMPLE
TOWER IN THE WORLD.
KANCHIPURAM
ONE OF THE MOST VISITED DESTINATIONS IN THE
STATE,KANCHIPURAM WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE
ANCIENT PALLAVA KINGDOM AND IS CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE SEVEN HOLIEST CITIES TO THE HINDUS
OF INDIA.
MADURAI
The city has a number of historical monuments,
with the Meenakshi Amman Temple  and Tirumalai
Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Madurai is
an important industrial and educational hub in
South Tamil Nadu. 
 HILL STATIONS
UDAGAMANDALAM (OOTY)
POPULARLY KNOWN AS OOTY SITUATED IN THE
NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
IT PROVIDES A SCENIC VIEW OF NILGIRI HILLS.
NATURAL BEAUTY ATTRACT TOURISTS FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
YERCUD
SITUATED AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1515M.
FAMOUS FOR RICH FLAURA AND SCENIC
VIEWS OF OTHER HILLS NEARBY.
 COONOOR

SECOND LARGEST HILL STATION IN THE MOUNTAIN

RANGE.
PART OF NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RANGE.
KOLLI HILLS
SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGE.
UNTOUCHED BY COMMERCIAL TOURISM AND STILL
RETAIN THEIR BEAUTY.
WATERFALLS

COURTALLAM FALLS CATHERINE FALLS

HOGENAKKAL FALLS TIRPARAPPU FALLS
BEACHES
KANYAKUMARI MAHABALIPURAM
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