Chettinad located in Coastal TamilNadu is famous for its tourist attractions -the traditional palaces and mansions which reflect the glory and opulence of a bygone era. The tourist attractions in Chettinad will help one to reconstruct the simple yet classy life of the wealthy Chettiar community of Tamil Nadu.

Some of the interesting tourist attractions in Chettinad are the museums-the Kamban Mani Mandapam, where the renowned Tamil poet and writer Kavi Chakravarty Kamban spend a major part of his life. The Kamban Mani Mandapam built in his honor holds literary programmes. Then there is the Kaviarsar Kannadhasan Mani Mandapam, built in honor of late poet-laureate, which has an Art gallery and a library. Chettinad Museum is a must see place. Once a Chettinad house, it is now open to the public and gives one the rare chance of walking into the rooms of a Chettinad house with an amazing collection of artifacts -traditional jewellery, clothing, huge copper vats and grain bins.

I f you wish to see how the famous Athangudi tiles are made, you should make a trip to Athangudi. A visit to a tile factory in Athangudi will help you learnt the art of making and drying these handmade patterned terracotta tiles.

Excursions from Chettinad can be made to Devakottai in Chettinad region. The streets of Devakottai afford one the pleasure of walking through a typical Chettiar lane lined with old Chettinad mansions, the most famous being Periya Minor's Veedu complete with Spanish tiled roof, Italian floor tiles and carved teak pillars. The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple constructed in 1872 is an attraction here and is famous for the 108 statues of Vinayak.


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