1. Tourism south India

2. Must see the Chidambaram temple of
Tamilnadu
• Not only the land of temples rather Tamilnadu is
the places that have all the wonders which you
want see it. This southernmost state of
Tamilnadu offers lots of tourist attractions with
great architectures shrines that feature all in
unique way where you can explore the fantastic
art carvings that produce very genuine and finest
arts of painting inside the temple. There are
several dynasties like Cholas, Pallavas and
Pandyans ruled over the land till many years.
Some of the superb temples of Tamilnadu are:

3. Temples of Tamil Nadu
• Chidambaram Temple
• Special Feature of the
Temple
• About the Temple
• The Natayanjali Dance
Festival
• Best Time to Visit
• Timing

4. Chidambaram Temple
• Chidambaram temple is the Hindu
shrine in Tamilnadu that is
dedicated to Lord Shiva. The
temple is more exceptional and
provides the unique insight while
seeing the idols of Chidambaram
shrine. This temple complex is
overspread in 50 acres in the city
of Chidambaram as well as this
holiest Shiva temple is considered
to be the one of most ancient
shrines in Tamilnadu.

5. Special Feature of the Temple
• One of the special features of this temple that this temple premises has the
idol of Nataraja. The Nataraja idol depicts the Lord Shiva as it is
performing the lord of dance Bharatanatyam and it is one of the few
temples in Tamilnadu where the Shiva has been shown in this divine
dancing way. This cosmic dance of lord Shiva portrays the motion of
dancing the way shown the universe is completely sustained by Lord Shiva
a well.

7. About the Temple
• The Nataraja temple has five magnificent halls that include
Kanaka Sabha, Chit Sabha, Nritta Sabha, Deva Sabha and Raja
Sabha. Lord Shiva is referred to Shiva Nataraja and his consort
Parvati Sivakami control over the sanctum sanctorum in the
hall Kanaka Sabha. Chit Sabha hall is houses of Akasalinam
(Lingam of Space). Nritta sabha is the hall of dance that is the
most beautiful hall among all halls and it is designed like as
horse drawn chariot. It will be surprisingly has 56 pillars that
portraying 108 poses of Bharatnatyam that is the classic dance
form.

8. The Natayanjali Dance Festival
• This dance festival is the main
festival of this temple complex
that is held in the month of
February as well as this splendid
motion dance is performed by
many eminent dancers. This is the
five days festival that is celebrated
during Mahashivratri and it
attracts a number of superb
dancers and they perform it in the
‘Prakaram’ in the temple ground.

9. Reach the Temple
• Chidambaram has many bus services and there is no lacking of
non-stop luxury buses as well as Chidambaram is well
connected by roads. You will get buses from several towns of
Chidambaram like Chennai, Pondicherry, Nagapattinam and
Madurai provide the best bus services.

10. South India Tourism – Tourist Places in
Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
• Tourist Places in Tamil Nadu
• Tourist Places in Kerala
• Tourist Places in Karnataka

11. Tourist Places in Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu is the farthest state towards the Indian Ocean. The
last point is Kanyakumari where you can see the sangam of
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. You can
literally see the foams separating each of the water bodies.
There is a rock a few miles away from Kanyakumari that is
said to be the last point of India into Indian Ocean. It is said
that Swami Vivekananda used to study on this rock.
Kanyakumari attracts tourists round the year and offers
ecstatic views of sunrise and sunset. If you visit this place, you
should not leave without capturing those moments into your
camera……………………

12. Tourist Places in Tamil Nadu
• Another place of importance
for tourists is the state
capital of Chennai. There
are several
museums, parks, music
academies with ongoing
concerts related to Indian
music and dance. When in
Chennai, it is a must to visit
all the three major beaches.
These are always full of
people and one of the
beaches has been taken over
by the Oberoi group to build
a resort.

13. Tourist Places in Kerala
• Other than the backwater tours that you can start from virtually anywhere;
you should visit the Munnar hill station. It is a small township located on
the Western Ghats surrounded by beautiful hills. You can try to catch the
clouds with your hands or capture them using your camera. The gardens
alongside the hill slopes show you how they cultivate coffee and spices.

14. Tourist Places in Karnataka
• While there are many places
to be seen in
Karnataka, including the hill
stations, you should not
miss out visiting the Ajanta
and Ellora caves. The Ajanta
caves are related to people
of Buddhist faith and they
contain ancient paintings
related to earlier births of
Buddha. Ellora caves, on the
other hand, contain different
sculptures related to
Buddhism, Jainism and
Hindu religion.

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