The classicism of Tamil Nadu is one of its most striking features. The breathtaking sculpture and temple architecture of Chola Tanjore or Chidambaram live on. Madurai is still proud that it hosted the legendary sangams of poets and writers 2000 years back. Music and dance still enrich the locals; Chennai’s Carnatic music season goes on for six weeks. Even in urban areas, traditions like kollam patterns on the threshold, flowers in the hair, saris, home-ground spices... thrive. The Nilgiri Hills host misty Ooty, Coonoor, Kodaikanal...
