A fantastic tour through Karnatka and Tamil Nadu. In continuation of what we did five years ago, when we visited Kerala and Northwest India. Chasing Nandis (Shiva's bull), elephants, lotuses .... An unforgettable experience, India never fails to surprise ....
Here are some photos of Tamil Nadu, and here you can also see photos from Karnatka.
 Madurai - Gandhi museum |
 Madurai - market in front of the temple |
 Madurai - waiting for the temple to open doors |
 Madurai - busy street |
 Madurai - stall along the road |
 Madurai - wearing no blouse (the old way) |
 Madurai - evening trafic |
 Alagarkoil - Vishnu temple |
 Thirupparankundram - view from the muslim shrine |
 Thirupparankundram - the village |
 Thirupparankundram - the temple's tank |
 Thirupparankundram - climb to the shrine |
 Karaikkudi - colonial mansion |
 Karaikkudi |
 Karaikkudi - traditional Chettinar palace |
 Karaikkudi - handloomed cotton sarees |
 Thirumayam - fort and rock-cut temple |
 Thirumayam - Shiva temple |
 Thirumayam - Vishnu temple |
 Thirumayam - Vishnu temple - detail |
 Rameswaram - the temple |
 Rameswaram - the long corridor |
 Rameswaram - holy bath |
 Another holy place near Rameswaram |
 Urali (South Indian cooking vessel) |
 Thanjavur- elephant in the temple |
 Thanjavur - red stone and lush green |
 Thanjavur - the big Nandi |
 Thanjavur - lotus |
 Darasuram - Airavateswara temple |
 Darasuram - rain water harvesting |
 Darasuram - small Nandi |
 Darasuram - columns |
 Vegetables market - palm leaf dishes |
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 Thanjavur - the final step in the bronze casting process |
 Thanjavur - preparing the wax mould |
 The beauty of the traditional models |
 Kanchipuram - the main temple |
 Kanchipuram - monkey menace ... |