Tamil Nadu

Each popular place in Tamil Nadu is unique in its own way. If Thanjavur is famous for the 'Thalaiyattu Bommai' dolls, Thirunelveli is known for its halwa. It would enrich your travel experience if you knew what each of the places ...

The arrival of summer makes us want to retreat to a quiet and cool hill. Given that children have their vacations during that time, a relaxing trip is quite becoming of any family. The nature spread on hills make it a ...

A pilgrim town both for the Shivites and Vaishnavities, Rameswaram is part of the legendary Pamban island. Lying at the tip of the Indian peninsula, Rameswaram is connected to India through the Pamban bridge and is the closest point to Sri ...

Man versus beast! That has always been the ultimate yardstick of a man's physical prowess. In the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this ancient way of judging manliness is still in vogue in the form of Jallikattu. Jallikattu is ...

Pull out your favourite sunglasses and beach wear, it's time to explore the best islands of India. Get a tan, indulge yourself with a fruit punch or a cooling tender coconut and some good beach music with your favourite novel in ...

Non-commercialised yet, Ramakkalmedu in Idukki district of Kerala, provides you a spectatcular view of Tamil Nadu. Ramakkalmedu is a hill station along the Western Ghats and is situated 3500 feet above sea level. Ramakkalmedu literally translates to the hill where ...

The great Cholas are said to have descended from the Sun. It acts as a perfect metaphor to define the valiance and radiance of the Chola Kings, bright and sharp like the rays of sun. Their kingdom flowed where River Kaveri ...

There's none among us who wouldn't love to take road trips enjoying the views that our surroundings offer. If you really want to make the most out of such road trips, India has a some such routes that could make your ...

The tall standing gopurams of Tamil Nadu never fail to astonish modern day engineers and architects. Gopurams are heavily ornamented pyramidal gateways to temples. Borrowing from or rather feeding the ideas to Egypt, these pyramid structures are supposed to channelise cosmic ...

Diwali is the festival of lights. What is it about Diwali that gets the whole world going? Is it the philosophy behind it? The cliched one of removing ignorance and lighting the lamp of knowledge? Or to the Hindus is it ...

The Char Dham Yatra - a journey through Badrinath, Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Puri - proclaims charm like no other! What Mecca is to Islam practitioners, the Char Dham Yatra is to Hindu practitioners. To embark on this incredible journey at least once ...

Pancha - Five; Bhoota - Elements; Sthala - Places! This is a journey through the five temples dedicated to Lord Shiva who manifests himself through the five main elements of nature. There can be no beginning or an end to ...