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Travel
The Dravidian
Masterpieces
South India is so much more than the much-marketed Kerala, and a lot of it
is underrated, writes Navneet Sahni
South India is easily one of the most under- that we have not been able to market these
sold tourism attractions in India. Though destinations to the international tourist.
Kerala has marketed itself very well across Once a person visits these marvels, he/ she is
the world, it is Tamil Nadu and Karnataka sure to be awe-struck!
which are relatively understated – but
believe me, absolutely a marvel waiting to Temple Run
be discovered. I would not be exaggerating KARNATAKA. Our journey started
to say that some of the places down south from Bangalore. Though there are some
equal, if not surpass, the famous South interesting places to visit, I wanted to get out
American landmarks such as Machu Picchu of town as quickly as possible and visited the
in sheer size, architecture and religious massive Vidhan Sauda building, the Lalbagh
importance. The temples at Chidambaram, Gardens, and the Nandi Bull Temple –
Kancheepuram and Madurai are sheer Shiva’s mount made out of one piece of black
marvels of architecture and awe-inspiring granite.
in the size of construction. The Vijayanagara That night we boarded an overnight train
empire ruins at Hampi have been designated to the famous Hampi ruins (Hospet Junction
a World Heritage Site and are a delight is the station, 13 km away). The main temple
to visit for their grandeur. It’s a real pity complex of Vithala is simply breathtaking.
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