Tuesday 2 July 2013

TAMIL PEOPLE AND ARCHITECTURE

 Tamil culture is expressed in languages,music,literature,architecture,religions,traditions,rituals,marital arts,painting,sculptures etc...
. The Tamils are Hindus of origin in ancient times.Currently,88% of the population in tamilnadu are hindus




5.57% are MUSLIMS

6% are christians  and the rest constitutes of different religions including Buddhists

The tamil architecture  is one of the most ancient and best architecture in the world. Tamil architecture is the
style and techniques developed in the tamil regions over thousands years. Although ancient Tamil architecture included houses, palaces and public buildings, the surviving ancient signatory buildings are temples. Two important collections of these ancient monuments have been recognized UNESCO by  as world heritage sites
MAHABALIPURAM TEMPLE

BRAHADEESWARA TEMPLE

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