Tamil Nadu
M
assive temples with towering rainbow gopurams sprout from the parched plains of southern India. The gong of massive brass bells melt into the monotone moan of Hindu priests as chattering pilgrims push their way through the chaos of the temple marketplace. Rickshaws buzz around the sacred Nandi as peddlers ply their wares. The cradle of Dravidian culture, hypnotic Tamil Nadu is a country within a country, a country with its own language, its own style, and its own mystique.