Tamil Nadu Travel Guide: A 9-Day Itinerary ✈️ Based on my visit to Tamil Nadu. Written by Debarun Sana Tamil Nadu holds some of India's most architecturally significant temples, a genuinely ancient literary tradition (Tamil is one of the oldest continuously used classical languages in the world), and a striking range of landscape — Eastern Ghats hill stations, a long coastline, and the temple towns of the interior. This 9-day route runs from Chennai to Madurai and Thanjavur, up into the Nilgiri and Palani hills, and back down through Rameswaram and Mahabalipuram. Cultural Heritage Bharatanatyam , one of India's oldest classical dance forms, originated in Tamil Nadu's temple tradition and remains actively taught and performed rather than purely historical. Carnatic music runs through much of the state's temple and cultural life. Pongal , the harvest festival, is Tamil Nadu's largest annual celebration, alongside numerous temple-specific fe...