Tamil Nadu a state in southern India is bordered with Pondicherry Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is regarded as the cradle of Dravidian culture with its cultural paraphernalia speckled all across the state in the form of magnificent temples gateways intricate carvings and the society seeped in tradition. Tamil Nadu is the second most industrialized state in India.

The key industries of the state are heavy engineering and manufacturing based companies textile industries, heavy engineering and manufacturing based companies.

Famous Temples in Tamil Nadu :
Chidambaram Temple In Chidambaram :
The Chidambaram temple houses the Nataraja (Shiva in Ananda Tandava pose the Cosmic Dance of bliss) statue. It is of great religious historical and cultural significance. Chidambaram is one of the foremost Shaivite shrines in India. It is interesting to note that the word "Koyil" or temple in the Tamil Shaivite tradition refers to Chidambaram, where Natarajar is enshrined in the Ananda Tandavam (Dance of Bliss) pose.

Kanchipuram Temples In Chennai :
Kancipuram or Kanchi, located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimage centres in India, renowned for ancient temples. It is around 80 kms from the capital city of Chennai and is home to a number of temples built by different dynasties. The temples of Kanchipuram are significant for their Dravidian style and here one can see the evolution of South Indian style of temple architecture.

Mahabalipuram Temples In Mahabalipuram :
Mahabalipuram is a temple town that is situated along the Coromandel Coast 55 kilometers off Chennai the capital of Tamilnadu. The place is famous for its Ratha temples that are a part of the famous shore temple complex. The Pallava king Narsimha built the magnificent 'Ratha' cave temples of Mahabalipuram.

Meenakshi Temple In Madurai :
The Meenakshi temple complex is a city temple one of the largest and certainly one of the most ancient. According to legend Madurai is the actual site where the wedding between Shiva and Meenakshi took place. The soaring and exquisitely carved towers enclose the temple dedicated to Meenakashi. The south gateway contains the twin temples of Shiva and Meenakshi and is about nine storeys high.

Rameshwaram Temples In Rameshwaram :
Rameshwaram is an island situated in the gulf of manner at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. A very important pilgrim centre of the Indians. Rameshwaram is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge across the sea to rescue his consort Sita, from her abductor Ravana. This is also the place where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva to cleanse away the sin of killing Ravana.

Thanjavur Temples In Thanjavur :
Tanjore, also known as Thanjavur or Thanjavoor is located on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. Also called the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, Tanjore is famous for many reasons since the time of Cholas. The name itself has many interesting legends related to it. According to one of them Tanjore probably was called Tanjai. The other legends attribute the name of the city to Tanjam a demon who was haunting the locality and was destroyed by God Vishnu.

Ekambareswarar Temple Of Kanchipuram :
Ekambareswarar Temple is One of the most revered temples dedicated to Lord Shiva Ekambareswarar Temple site Kanchipuram is one of the “Panchabhoota Stalams” that signify five elements of life wind, water, fire, earth and space. Kanchipuram denotes earth element.

Jain Temple In Chennai :
The Jain Temple in Chennai is contrary to all other temples built in South. Most of the temples in south are built with rocks where as the Jain Temple has been built with the lime-and-soapstone and marble which has given it a sparkling appearance.

Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple In Coimbatore :
Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple is the most popular temple of Coimbatore. Located at 7 km west of Coimbatore near river Noyyal this temple is built by Karikala Cholan-a ruler of Chola Empire.

Kailasanathar Temple In Kanchipuram :
The Kailasanath temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. It also contains numerous panels showing lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures.This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan).

Ulahalanda Perumal Temple In Kanchipuram :
Ulahalanda Perumal Temple is one of the oldest temples in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. It is about 0.5 km from Kanchipuram town center. The presiding deity of the temple is Ulahalanda Perumal representing Lord Vamana,an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The idol is about 35 feet high.

Innambar Temple In Kumbakonam :
Innambar Temple also known as Ezhuttarinatheswarar Temple, is an important Shivasthalam situated 5 km north-west of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. The presiding deity here is Lord Shiva known by the name Ezhuthtarinathar along with Nityakalyani Amman.

Parthasarathy Temple Chennai In Tamil Nadu :
To add some variety to your temple journey visit the Parthasarathy temple in Chennai. Though the common features of ancient temples are very much prevalent in this ancestral temple but it has some striking features, which makes the temple outstanding among others.

Jumma Masjid In Bijapur :
Jama Masjid is the other attraction of this city still used for worship has been called one of the first mosques in India. It holds an exquisite copy of the Quran, written in gold. Also dating back to the period of Adil Shah. This is the largest Masjid in the region. Barah Cummon (12 arches) is another wonderful piece of architecture created simply with twelve interleaving arches as a centre stage for art festivities.