Chettinad

A Prime Heritage Destination
The dream-land of Chettinad, with majestic temples and palatial country forts crammed with priceless artifacts, is a prime destination for Heritage tourists. The vast tourism potential of Chettinad is one of the least exploited. The delectable Chettinad cuisine, made with freshly ground hot and spicy masalas, has every kind of delicacies to tantalize your palatal desires. Karaikudi, the capital of Chettinad, lies in the Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu.

As the wealthy Chettiars prospered as great traders, they started building extravagant houses akin to small forts and filled them with all sorts of priceless artifacts. Chettinad bungalows are packed with intricately carved woodwork, exquisite chandeliers, Victorian furniture, Burmese lacquerware, Swedish enamelware, Belgian glassware, magnificent silverware etcetera, standing witness to the power and wealth of these great traders. Chettinad is also a place for beautiful handlooms and intricately made gold and diamond jewellery. One can have great bargains here on antique furniture, old paintings and other valuable artifacts.