Tamil Nadu - Land of Temples

The experiences in Tamil Nadu are stacked upon layers of history and devotion, landscape after landscape, and in addition to this, daily life is blended with these experiences. Starting your visit in Chennai offers you the chance to enjoy both tradition and modernity. Beginning at Marina Beach with morning walks, visiting local temples and markets helps give you a knowing of the rhythm of the state. Temples in Tamil Nadu provide an opportunity to visually see the state's culture. The presence of towering gopurams (temple entrances), intricate sculptures, and the long-standing religious practices all provide reason enough to visit at least some of Tamil Nadu’s many temple cities. Madurai has some of the best examples of Dravidian architecture. A perfect example is the Meenakshi Amman Temple, with many thousands of visitors coming from throughout all of India and the world to see it. Rameswaram is the second stop and one of the spiritually important locations of the Ramayana. The Ramanathaswamy Temple has long corridors leading to a meditative walking experience. Continuing through the extreme heat and dry landscape will soon reveal an entirely different landscape as you transition to Kodaikanal and Ooty in the cooler mountains, providing a way to unwind and relax. The breathtaking beauty of tea plantations, rolling hills, foggy mountains, lakes, and unspoiled locations will offer you a place to escape the stress of urban life. Tamil Nadu is also about culture—classical music, theater, and dance from ancient times to modern styles of music, theater, and dance from all over the world have influenced the arts.