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Chettinadu Tours
Chettinad is a city which reflects the rich art and cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu. Located within the Sivaganga district, the city of Chettinad exudes an old-fashioned South Indian flavour. A travel towards Chettinad shall be a wonderful experience for you as the place brims with exotic food, a rich cultural heritage and remarkable specimens of Dravidian architecture. On your travel towards Chettinad you shall get to see the forgotten glory and grandeur of Dravidian lifestyle. This is a small little town within Tamil Nadu which has pretty well-known castles The residents of Chettinad, were the pioneers of banking. They were a big business community which provided the city the name of Chettinad. Many of them are the descendants of the Natukottai Chettiars.
On your travel towards Chettinad, get to know the Chettiars, Chettinad houses and the special Chettinad delicacies. Modern day Chettinad within Tamil Nadu still reflects the age old traditions and values and architecture. The Chettinad Mansions are known around the world. The most meaningful attractions of Chettinad are its mansions. Your Chettinad Tour shall be incomplete if you have not sighted a Chettinad mansion. Even today, architects are allured by the Chettinad mansions. The elaborately emblazoned, intricate designs and distinctive feature of the Chettinad castles earns them a class apart.
Chettinad Palace, constructed for the royal Alagappa Chettiar in 1912, is another example of Chettinad style of architecture. Stained glass, teak, tiles, granite and wrought iron work truly earns the Chettinad Palace a profession of art. There are a number of temples within Chettinad:
Vairavan Kovil Temple, Karpaga Vinayakar temple, Kundrakudi Murugan temple, Kottaiyur Sivan temple.
Besides this the Chettinad artwork, sarees of Chettinad and Athangudi Tiles from Chettinad are also famous.On your travel towards Chettinad, probe this low village of Tamil Nadu which has still kept its traditions and flavour afresh even today in these fast paced times.
