Tamil Nadu Temple & Cultural Immersion (TN01)

Activities: Drive to Mahabalipuram Check-in & relax Visit: Shore Temple (UNESCO) Arjuna’s Penance Five Rathas Butter Ball (gentle walking) Local Experience: • Stone carving workshop visit – watch artisans at work • Sunset at Shore Temple – photography opportunity Accommodation: • Premium: Grande Bay Resort And Spa • Luxury: Accord Kaldan Samudhra

Activities: Drive to Pondicherry Walk through French Quarter (White Town) Visit: Notre Dame des Anges Church Sri Aurobindo Ashram Promenade Beach Local Experiences: • Pondicherry Heritage Walking Tour • Traditional Creole lunch in a colonial villa • Evening Auroville handicrafts & boutique shopping Accommodation: • Premium: Grand Hotel D’ Europe • Luxury: Maison Perumal

Visit: Pondicherry Museum Bharathi Park Crafts Village (artisan interactions) Local Experience: • Handmade paper factory visit in Auroville • Cycle rickshaw ride in White Town • Optional: Meditation session at Aurobindo Ashram Accommodation: • Premium: Grand Hotel D’ Europe • Luxury: Maison Perumal

Activities: Scenic drive to Tanjore Check-in at heritage hotel Visit Brihadeeswarar Temple (UNESCO) Explore the ancient Chola bronze-casting art Local Experience: • Tanjore painting workshop visit • Evening Bharatanatyam performance (subject to schedule) Accommodation: • Premium: Great Trails • Luxury: Svatma

Activities: Tanjore Palace & Art Gallery Saraswati Mahal Library Countryside drive to see traditional rice fields Local Experience: • Pottery demonstration • Taste traditional Tanjore Thali lunch • Village visit to see kolam (rice flour art) Accommodation: • Premium: Great Trails • Luxury: Svatma

Activities: Drive to Madurai. Check-in & rest Evening visit to Meenakshi Amman Temple (outer corridors) **Local Experience – “ Vanakkam Madurai ” A curated cultural experience that includes: • Traditional aarti welcome • Wearing a flower garland • Introduction to Madurai culture, temple traditions & food • Short storytelling session on Madurai’s legends Accommodation: • Premium: Heritage Madurai • Luxury: Heritage Madurai

Activities: Full visit of Meenakshi Amman Temple (East Tower, shrines, corridors), Tirumalai Nayakkar Palace Gandhi Museum (optional) Madurai Activity Highlights: • Madurai Walking Tour • Banana market • Flower market (early morning optional) • Local sweet shops (Jigarthanda tasting) > Cooking Demo at a Local Home – learn Tamil dishes > Evening Temple Ceremony (Palliyarai Pooja) – a spiritual ritual Accommodation: • Premium: Heritage Madurai • Luxury: Heritage Madurai

Breakfast at hotel. Airport transfer.