The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.

At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...

Today, the state of Tamil Nadu is one of India's most urbanised ... Medieval Tamil metalwork, produced for Chola-period temples, is perhaps the finest ever made by human hand, the artists ...

I’ve completed work on a new history of the Chola Empire where ... money to the Chidambaram temple. So you have this interesting situation where Hinduism in Tamil Nadu in the 12th and 13th ...

AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) criticised the DMK government over its reported decision to ...

Today, the state of Tamil Nadu is one of India's most urbanised. Many of the state's towns grew around Chola-period shrines and markets. These developments in urbanism and architecture were paralleled ...

The Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department is planning extensive excavations at Korkai, the ancient port city of the Pandyan ...

A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established international trade relations with Sri Lanka ...