Dakshin Chitra - A heritage village

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Do you like South Indian architecture? Would you want to visit the traditional South Indian homes? What about watching the weaving process? Maybe, try your hands on pottery? Wanna buy some traditional items? Interested in paintings or antiques? Feel like enjoying one full day of fun with your family? 

If the answers to all the above questions are yes, you should take a time machine to travel 200 years back in South India? Else, to avoid getting things complex, you could make a simple choice of traveling 35 km from Chennai and visiting the heritage village named Dakshin Chitra. 

Dakshin Chitra is a heritage center that houses traditional model villages of four South Indian states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Here, we can find the exact and accurate reconstruction of conventional streets and houses. There are also places such as potters' houses and weavers' houses to promote art. We can also find shops where we can buy crafts.

When we visit these traditional houses, we feel like we are standing in the original place. My favorite house is the Chettinad house, with huge corridors full of pillars. What a royal life the Chettinad people would have lived? After Chettinad's house, my favorite vote goes to the Ayyanar shrine. A magnificent model temple indeed! 

DakshinaChitra is a true heritage museum that focuses on many aspects such as art, architecture, lifestyles, crafts, and performing arts of South India. 

Those who travel to Chennai should have this site in their itinerary without fail!

Happy travelling.



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Location: Muthukadu, Tamil Nadu, India

Comments

  1. **~**Thursday, August 06, 2009

    EXCELLENT pictures in your posts. Always look forward to seeing what your doing.

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  2. mannabThursday, August 06, 2009

    I had an opportunity to visit and observe one collet (tool used on lathes)manufacturing unit in Coimbatore. I was surprised to see their system of manufacturing as well as inspection, packing at vaious stages. Some of the staff including quality control was women. The set up similar to the one you have shown had been housed in single stroried structures.Their prices were competative and quality was top class.The way they treated customers was very nice thru' their service. Your post recalled my memories. Thanks.

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  3. Nikheel ShaligramThursday, August 06, 2009

    I have been reading your posts and visiting the places in Chennai. These are not mentioned anywhere. Tamilnadu Tourism Corpn undertakes a tour. Do they take us to these spots? I am curious to know. Pl go ahead and let us know much more. Regards.
    Nikheel Shaligram

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  4. RajagopalanSunday, February 14, 2010

    Very interesting post. I am tempted to visit Ayynar temple and Chettinad House immediately!

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  5. BaluTuesday, March 02, 2010

    a place every visitor to chennai should not miss to visit and a treasure of knowledge to know about the ancient south indian culture

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