Toda Embroidery is done on a thick white handwoven cotton cloth. The cloth has three colored straps two red and one black at the end of it. Embroidery done is reversible which means cloth looks the same from both sides. Toda Community This embroidery is a handicraft of the Toda community from Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. […]
Kavadi Attam or more popularly Kavadi is a dance performed by the devotees of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of war. The word kavadi in Tamil means ‘carrying weight on shoulders’. In Kavadi Attam dance, the devotees carry the burden on their shoulders and dance; and give their offerings to Lord Murugan. This dance is
A group of Tamil people celebrates their festivals and other auspicious occasions by performing a folk dance known as Kummi dance. The word Kummi originates from the Tamil word Kommai. It translates to ‘Dancing with the clapping of hands’. Kummi dance is among the oldest and the simplest of folk dances. This dance is also
We take pride in the architectural diversity of our country ranging from temples, caves, and mosques to palaces and stupas. Let us discuss one of the most beautiful destinations of Tamil Nadu, that is Brihadeswara Temple located at the South Bank of the river Cauvery in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Thanjavur is popularly known as
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