Art & Culture
It is famous for Kathakali, Chavittunatakkam, Thiruvathirakali dances, etc. Tanjore paintings are very famous here. Tanjore paintings are decorated with exquisite gold threads & gold ornaments. National art gallery displays 11th & 12th century Indian Handicrafts century Deccan paintings, 16th to 18th century Mughal & Rajasthani paintings, and 10th &13th century bronzes.