Tamil Nadu

festival · hills

Lord Murugan presides by the name of "Kulandai Velayuthaswamy" at the Thiru Avinanguidi temple located at the foot of the hills at Palani.

crafts · dance

Kanjeevaram sari is a well known silk sari in south India. It is famous in Tamil Nadu and famous in the whole world for their royal and rich look and feel.

The kanchipuram sarees are heavy silk sarees with a thick zari border. Kajivaram sarees in a shop in Vellore, Tamil Nadu in South India.

festival · farmland

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Lohri is a popular festival, celebrated by Punjabi people of the Indian subcontinent. The origins of Lohri are many and link the festival to Punjab region in Indian subcontinent.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This dance form denotes various 19th and 20th century reconstructions of Sadir, the art of temple dancers.

temple · architecture

Someswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. Someswar Temple is situated in the southern portion of Sri Sarangapani temple.

dance · festival

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This dance form denotes various 19th and 20th century reconstructions of Sadir, the art of temple dancers.

livestock · farmland

Popngal celebrations at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Mattu Pongal is made up of two words; 'Mattu' in Tamil means "cow".

ceremony · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Festival of Pongal is celebrated on 14 January to mark the start of sun's six-month long journey northwards (Uttarayana).

temple · river

Thirparappu Falls is located 40 km. from Nagerkovil, and this famous falls is a feature of the Kothai River. A children's swimming pool and dressing room constructed and maintained by the Special Village Panchayat.

dance

Shots of bharatnatyam dances, a classical dance form of South India. Bharatnatyam is a classical dance form which originated in Tamil Nadu.

temple · industry

An old woman making a garland for sale. Vellore is the administrative headquarters of Vellore District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

temple · river

Thirparappu Falls is located 40 km. from Nagerkovil, and this famous falls is a feature of the Kothai River. A children's swimming pool and dressing room constructed and maintained by the Special Village Panchayat.

festival · wildlife

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, is the Hindu festival celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on e…

politics

In Tamil Nadu, election campaigners from of various parties put up their parties logos, pamphlets, and posters for election. Posters of AIADMK’s Jayalalithaa, DMK’s Karunanidhi and other eminent politicians can be seen in the clip.

architecture

Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas) is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Tamil Nadu Principal Resident Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bajaj, Special Representative to Government of Tamil Nadu SKT Jakkaiyyan and Deputy Resident commissioner Chinnadurai and other…

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.

wildlife · temple

The Tiger Cave is a rock-cut Hindu temple complex located in the hamlet of Saluvankuppam near Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It gets its name from the carvings of tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex.

hills

Sangam Cinema in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital is Chennai, the largest city.

dance · music

CLASSICAL DANCES OF INDIA BHARATNATYAM Also known as Sadir, Chinnamelan and most commonly Dasi Attam, Bharat Natyam originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu and was performed by Devdasis.

coastline · temple

Kanyakumari beach is the meeting point of three oceans Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. It perched at the southern most extreme of India, is a tourist spot in Tamil Nadu.