South India Culture & Heritage

In south India, temples are much more known as monuments than any other structure constructed in the region. Tamil Nadu is a bastion of Hinduism, whose past endures into the present Temples with towering spires called "Gopurams" are a common feature of this state, seldom seen anywhere else in the India.

Quite a contrast to the temple heritage is provided at Pondicherry, where the seaside villas and cobbled streets are more reminiscent of the south of France than the south of India! Karnataka is home to a fascinating legacy of richly carved temples of South India, imposing mosques and trappings of a royal past. Famous Heritage Sites & Monuments of South India are: