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Tamil
Nadu is the home of exquisite handicrafts and handlooms. For the intrepid
shopper there are beautifully woven fabrics and sarees in silk and cotton.
The famed temple artisan’s lice on, recreating their wonders in bronze,
wood, pith and other materials. Copper plates inlaid with brass and silver,
musical instruments and bell metal lamps are available everywhere. The state
is also known for its fine gold and gem studded jewellery.Traditional
jewellery from Kumbakonam, stone carvings from Mamallapuram and Silks from
Kanchipuram, Pattamara Mats and the leaf and palmyra-fiber handicrafts from
Tirunellveli.
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Thanjavur paintings on glass
Copper plates inlaid with brass and silver Bronze
icons from Swamimalai.
Today Swamimalai is the most renewed
center for bronze icon craft. It was from here that the world famous
Nataraja emerged.
Karur
in is an important center manufacturing cotton bed sheets and
home furnishings & Tirupur in is famous for its hosiery. |
Musical instruments and traditional
wood carving Bell metal
lamps from Poompuhar and other shops. Chennai has several emporia
along the famous Mount Road (popularly referred to as Anna Salai), which
runs North to South at a length of about 8 kms which offers a range of
products, Hotels, Restaurants and a feast of glittering showrooms.
Indian handicrafts and
bronze artifacts can be bought from the Govt. backed Victoria Technical
Institute and the Poomphuar (a Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking), also
at Anna Salai. The best of India’s silk comes from Kanchipuram, which is
available at Mylapore near the Kapaleshwar Temple, Pahagal Park, Pondi Bazae
ar T. Nagar.
The Central Cottage
Industries Emporium sells varieties of handicrafts from all over India.
So go ahead, shop to your
heart’s delight and take home an exquisite, piece made in
India
, just for you.
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Tamil Nadu
