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Frescoes adorning the walls of the inner courtyard, Brihadishwara Temple - Thanjavur ( Tanjore ), Tamil Nadu

Frescoes adorning the walls of the inner courtyard, Brihadishwara Temple - Thanjavur ( Tanjore ), Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu is the homeland of one of humanity’s living classical civilisations, stretching back uninterrupted for two millennia and very much alive today in the Tamils' language, dance, poetry and forms of Hinduism.

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Tamil Nadu is a region that has seen it all. Here's what you need to know to plan the perfect visit.

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Valparai, a charming hill station near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, started its first coffee plantation in the 1840s. A colony for British soldiers in the…

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Makar Sankranti, celebrated across India on the 14th of January, marks the movement of the Sun from the Southern hemisphere to the Northern hemisphere. It…

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Valparai, a charming hill station near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, started its first coffee plantation in the 1840s. A colony for British soldiers in the…

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