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Go for: Temples, Works of Art
3 experiences:
Great Living Chola Temples, The Chola Dynasty Bronze Shiva, Brihadeeswarar Temple.
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Go for: Mountains, Colonial Towns, Hills
3 experiences:
Doddabetta Mountain, Ootacumund, The Nilgiri Hills.
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Go for: Temples, Sacred Places
2 experiences:
Temples of Tiruchirapalli, Vishnu temple of Srirangam.
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Go for: Temples, Works of Art
2 experiences:
Descent of the Ganges (or Arjuna's Penance), Kapaleeswarar Temple.
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Go for: Temples, Sacred Places
2 experiences:
Arunachaleswar Shiva Temple, Temple at Rameshvaram.
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The capital of the Indian district named after it, Puducherry (once Pondicherry) is a quiet, picturesque coastal town, most notable for the incongruity of its beautiful, palm-fringed, south coast beaches and the many examples of distinctively French...
Go for: Colonial Towns
1 experience:
Puducherry.
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Near the Valli river in Kerala lies a vast, imposing granite fortress, set impressively against the green, cloud capped hills, with low, red-roofed village houses scattered around its base.
Inside you will find a huge palace, built in the early 17...
Go for: Forts and Fortifications, Castles & Palaces
1 experience:
Padmanabhapuram Palace.
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Twelve pyramids of impressively carved and coloured deities on rectangular bases tapering to smaller rectangles on the statue topped peaks are the beacons for this temple complex. The history of the original complex is unknown, but it’s built on the...
Go for: Temples
1 experience:
Meenakshi Temple.
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Between the 2nd and 9th centuries, the glorious city of Kachiampathi (as it was known then) stood proudly on the banks of the river Palar, capital of the south Indian Pallava dynasty and a renowned melting pot of religion, art, culture, achitecture...
Go for: Temples
1 experience:
Kanchipuram Temples.
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Painstakingly carved from monolithic rocks, most of the buildings at Mahabalipuram are impressive examples of Dravidian architecture. Gloriously...
Go for: Temples
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Thanjavur
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