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Photo and content credits
Payanam's photos are by Wikimedia Commons contributors and are used under the free licence each author chose. Every photo is listed below with its author, licence and original file. Apart from resizing and cropping to fit, the photos are unchanged.
464 photos by 254 contributors
Heritage sites (182)
Cover and gallery photos of the heritage site pages.
A Old House at Kapaleeshwarar Temple East Tank Street
By Jaisakthivel unom
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Arjuna's Penance - Mamallapuram
By Brandvenkatr
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
Arjuna's Penance at Mamallapuram
By Preeti Prajapati
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
Arjuna’s Penance-Mamallapuram chennai
By Deepak2885
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
Arjuna’s Penance-Mamallapuram-unesco
By Deepak2885
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur
By Gayathri Dakshinamoorthy
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Tiruchendur Murugan Temple
Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)
By Original: Rainer Halama, Derivative work: UnpetitproleX
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Brihadeeswarar Temple
Carnelian-Beads-Keeladi-Madurai-TamilNadu-India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Keeladi Excavation Site and Museum
Chain Lock Door Padmanabhapuram Palace Mar24 A7C 10160
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Padmanabhapuram Palace
Chinese Jars Padmanabhapuram Palace Mar24 A7C 10123
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Padmanabhapuram Palace
Clock Tower Padmanabhapuram Palace Mar24 A7C 10102
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Padmanabhapuram Palace
Courtyard, Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
By Nittavinoda
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Entrance, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Airavatesvara Temple
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Mandapa at night 4, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Airavatesvara Temple
Dry fish sellers in Poompuhar JEG6140
By PJeganathan
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Poompuhar Archaeological Site
Forecourt Padmanabhapuram Palace Mar24 A7C 10099
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Padmanabhapuram Palace
Fort St. George, Chennai, India (14409686273)
By Nigel's Europe & beyond from Birmingham, UK
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Fort St. George
By Jan Van Ryne (1712–60); Publisher: Robert Sayer
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Fort St. George
Gangai konda cholapuram temple entrance view
By Mumbailensman
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Gangaikonda Cholapuram sculpture 02
By Phototraveller1
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Gingee Fort, Tamil Nadu, India (2018) 1
By MariaSelvamSavarimuthu
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Gingee Fort
Gingee Fort, Tamil Nadu, India (2018)
By MariaSelvamSavarimuthu
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Gingee Fort
India - Temples & Towers - 019 - Mamallapuram - Krishna's Butterball
By McKay Savage from Chennai, India
Used on: Krishna's Butterball
Interior Courtyard Padmanabhapuram Palace Mar24 A7C 10143
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Padmanabhapuram Palace
Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram (13)
By Ssriram mt
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kailasanathar Temple
Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram (15)
By Ssriram mt
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kailasanathar Temple
Kailasanathar Temple. Kanchipuram, TamilNadu
By Sai Subramanian
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kailasanathar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
Used on: Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Keeladi-Archaeological-Museum-Madurai-Tamil-Nadu-India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Keeladi Excavation Site and Museum
Krishna's Butterball (also known as Vaan Irai Kal)
By Utsav Bharti
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Krishna's Butterball
Krishna's Butterball in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
By Matthew T Rader
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Krishna's Butterball
Mahabalipuram, Granite boulder, Krishna's Butterball, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Krishna's Butterball
Mamallapuram, Arjuna's Penance (9902390324)
By Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
Nilgiri Queen Crosses a River (15408096996)
By David Brossard
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nilgiri Mountain Railway
NMR up train at Kateri Road 05-02-28 04
By No machine-readable author provided. AHEMSLTD~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).
Used on: Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Old church velankanni side view
By SAHAYA RAJAN S
Ramanathaswamy Temple night view
By Shajinss
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ramanathaswamy Temple
Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam Temple
By Jim Evans
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Meenakshi Amman Temple
By Ravichandar84 (The original uploader was Ravichandar84 at English Wikipedia.)
By பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
Thillai Nataraja Temple (Chidambaram Nataraja Temple)
By Anonymous0006
Used on: Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Thiruparankundram temple Arun Jayan
By Arunjayantvm
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple
Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari 02
By Darisi sumanth
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari
Tirnelveli Gandhimathiamman Temple Tower
By Theni.M.Subramani
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nellaiappar Temple
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort-WUS03876
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort-WUS03894
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort-WUS03896
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort-WUS03912
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
By Balu 606902
Tower of Meenakshi amman temple
By Maddy lens
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Meenakshi Amman Temple
By SAHAYA RAJAN S
Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu
By Ankita Patil (Mukdam)
Then & Now (34)
Historic and present-day photos in the Then & Now timelines.
12Arunjas Penance Mahavalipuram
By Wiele & Klein, Madras
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
By W.A. Cross (South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide)
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
By A.D.G. Shelley (South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide)
30Madura Tirumala Nayakkas Palace
By A.D.G. Shelley (South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide)
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
By W.A. Cross (South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide)
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nellaiappar Temple
By A.D.G. Shelley (South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide)
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Vellore Fort
43Rameswaram The Great Corridor
By Nicholas & Co., Madras
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ramanathaswamy Temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple 2006118 1
By John Kingsley
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadisvara Temple - Edmund David Lyon
By Edmund David Lyon
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Brihadeeswarar Temple
General view of the Kalyana Mahal, Gingi -Gingee-, South Arcot District
By Archaeological Survey of India
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Gingee Fort
Gezicht op het Rock Fort in Trichinopoly, RP-F-F02525
By Nicholas & Co.
Used on: Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
Krishna's Butterball in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
By Matthew T Rader
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Krishna's Butterball
Mamallapuram, Arjuna's Penance (9902390324)
By Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Used on: Arjuna's Penance
The great corridor at Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy Temple
By எஸ்ஸார் (Essar)
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ramanathaswamy Temple
Thillai Nataraja Temple (Chidambaram Nataraja Temple)
By Anonymous0006
Used on: Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Experiences (190)
Photos on experience listings. Seeded community posts reuse these and the heritage photos.
By Rudolph.A.furtado
Used on: Rameswaram Fisher-Village Homestay
A street scene in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
By Matthew T Rader
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kongu Cuisine Home Meal Experience
Asian Honey Bee-1-yercaud-salem-India
By Yercaud-elango
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Yercaud Coffee & Pepper Estate Tour
Asian openbill stork, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
By Shravantamaskar
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Vedanthangal Dawn Birding Walk
Bhagavan Bridge - Girivalam Path Tiruvannamalai
By Yetanotherwriter
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Tiruvannamalai Girivalam Dawn Walk
Bhavani River Mettupalayam Tamil Nadu Aug25 A7CR 06404
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kongu Cuisine Home Meal Experience
By Rajesh mpt
Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)
By Original: Rainer Halama, Derivative work: UnpetitproleX
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Brihadeeswarar Temple Sunrise Heritage Tour Thanjavur Temple-Town Vegetarian Sadhya
Bungalow Tea Fields Nilgiris Ranges Mynala Dec25 A7CR 09867
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
Bus Timetable Tirunelveli Rameswaram Apr22 A7C 01876
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
Catherine Falls, Kotagiri, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
By Yoga Balaji
Coracle-2-yercaud lake-yercaud-salem-India
By Yercaud-elango
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Yercaud Shevaroy Hills Homestay
By Unknown authorUnknown author
By Rangan Datta Wiki
By Rangan Datta Wiki
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Dusk, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Entrance, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Mandapa at night 4, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
By Aronrusewelt
Fishing boats at Rameswaram fishing port.
By Rudolph.A.furtado
Used on: Rameswaram Fisher-Village Homestay
Frog Hill Nilgiris Tamil Nadu Aug25 A7CR 07351
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kotagiri Eco-Cottage in the Nilgiris
By Jyotsna Nag
Used on: Valparai Rainforest Treehouse Stay
Gandhipuram Tea Estate Coonoor Nilgiris Jun25 A7CR 05879
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
GRD Public School Reflection Coimbatore Dec23 R16 07634
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kongu Cuisine Home Meal Experience
Ideal Beach Coconuts Mahabalipuram Sep22 R16 06301
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mamallapuram Surf Lessons
Ideal Beach Resort Pool Mahabalipuram Sep22 R16 06310
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mamallapuram Surf Lessons
Ideal Beach Resort Villas Mahabalipuram Sep22 R16 06303
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mamallapuram Surf Lessons
India - Chennai - Georgetown area 1 (3058689547)
By McKay Savage from London, UK
India - Yelagiri Hills Adventure Camp - 01 - beautiful camp and the tower (4030990673)
By McKay Savage from London, UK
India - Yelagiri Hills Adventure Camp - 25 - glorious sunset (4031762388)
By McKay Savage from London, UK
Used on: Yelagiri Paragliding Adventure
Inside Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
By Satdeep Gill
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Pichavaram Mangrove Homestay
Juicy Pollachi Coconuts,Aliyar,TAMILNADU - panoramio
By rajaraman sundaram
Used on: Pollachi Coconut Farm Morning
Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
By Shishirdasika
By P Jeganathan
By Biddanda Somaya Nanjapa
Lizard Ideal Mahabalipuram Sep24 A7CR 03093
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mamallapuram Surf Lessons
Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, Reliefs, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Mamallapuram, The Shore Temple 3, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
By Mamichaelraj
By Dharshini Vinayagam
By sundaramrajaraman
By Baskaran V
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest in 2021
By Satdeep Gill
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Pichavaram Mangrove Homestay
Pier69 Avinashi Road Flyover Coimbatore Dec23 R16 07626
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kongu Cuisine Home Meal Experience
By Nithi Anand
Used on: Rameswaram Kitesurfing & Windsurfing
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu 623526, India - panoramio
By VISHNU KULANADA @VK …
By Neha senthilnathan
Rolling Hills Valparai Tamil Nadu Feb26 A7CR 10511
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
By Manukrishnan80
By SAHAYA RAJAN S
Snack Stall Madurai Alagarkoil
By சித்திரவீதிக்காரன்
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Madurai Street-Food Night Trail
Snacks Stall in Appan Thirupathi
By சித்திரவீதிக்காரன்
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Madurai Street-Food Night Trail
By Ravichandar84 (The original uploader was Ravichandar84 at English Wikipedia.)
By Tony Jones, Mithun Chuckraverthy, wildxplorer, SPK, L.vivian.richard, Badagnani, yashima, Ravichandar, dalbera, sowri, mckaysavage, Montage by Mithun Chuckra…
Tea estates at Hubbathalai near Coonoor, Nilgiris
By Niranjan Ramamurthy
Tea estates near Kotagiri, Nilgiris (ultra-wide view)
By Niranjan Ramamurthy
Tea Monarch Aramby Ooty Nilgiris Mar21 A7C 00293
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
The blue beads in Keeladi archaeological Museum in Madurai
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
By Dhivya Bharathi Official
Tiruvannamalai, Arunachala Hill, Annamalai Hill, Slopes, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Tiruvannamalai Girivalam Dawn Walk
Uccipillaiyar-Temple-Rockfort-Trichy-TanilNadu-India
By N. Vivekananthamoorthy
By Challiyan at Malayalam Wikipedia
By Sandhiya Rangasami
By Aadithye Noble
Vegetables Tea Fields Nilgiris Nov25 A7CR 09820-4 HDR1
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kotagiri Eco-Cottage in the Nilgiris
By SAHAYA RAJAN S
Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu
By Ankita Patil (Mukdam)
By Saral Shots
Way will be ongoing with peace
By Mathanprasath K
Yercaud Hills at Salem in Tamilnadu
By Cutestkoalafromindia
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Yercaud Coffee & Pepper Estate Tour
By Jyotsna Nag
Used on: Valparai Rainforest Treehouse Stay
Festivals (16)
Festival calendar covers.
A Hindu Navratri festival Golu dolls display in a home, South India
By GoDakshin from Bangalore, India
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Navaratri and Golu
Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)
By Rainer Halama (derivative work: UnpetitproleX)
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Maha Shivaratri
By Military karthick at en.wikipedia
Used on: Chithirai Thiruvizha, Madurai
Colourful Dance,Exploring the Kavadi Aattam Tradition
By Ranjith.kumar 9647
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thaipusam at Palani
Mamallapuram, Indian Dance Festival, Bharatanatyam dancers (9902423066)
By Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Used on: Mamallapuram Dance Festival
By Nittavinoda
By Arunankapilan
Crafts (41)
Photos of crafts and GI-tagged products.
By Alamelu Sankaranarayanan
Attangudi Palace-Athangudi Tiles-WUS04306
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Athangudi Tiles
Ayyanar2, figures votives (Musée du Quai Branly)
By Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Used on: Aiyanar Terracotta Horses
Chettinad-Manufacturing Athangudi Tiles-WUS-04327
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Athangudi Tiles
By SKsiddhartthan
Kolam Pongal 1stMain Uthandi Jan23 A7C 04884
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kolam
Nachiappa Swamigal Chettinadu Heritage Museum-04475
By Rainer Halama (Wuselig)
Used on: Chettinad Kottan (Palm-leaf Baskets)
Panchaloha-Lost-wax casting-Swamimalai-WUS-03148
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Swamimalai Bronze Icons
Panchaloha-Lost-wax casting-Swamimalai-WUS-03154
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Swamimalai Bronze Icons
Panchaloha-Lost-wax casting-Swamimalai-WUS-03158
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Swamimalai Bronze Icons
Panchaloha-Lost-wax casting-Swamimalai-WUS-03162
By Rainer Halama
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Swamimalai Bronze Icons
Pathamadai mats in making JEG1741
By PJeganathan
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Pattamadai Pai (Korai Grass Mats)
Tanjore paintings being sold at Dilli Haat
By Ekabhishek
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thanjavur Painting
Thangayya3, figures votives (Musée du Quai Branly)
By Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Used on: Aiyanar Terracotta Horses
By Shayanthan Kanaganayagham
WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - Aiyanar-Paarden (India) (2)
By 23 dingen voor musea
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Aiyanar Terracotta Horses
Treks (36)
Photos of the places on the official Trek Tamil Nadu trails. None come from trektamilnadu.com.
Amirthi Forest and Zoological Park, Vellore
By Owais (Sayowais at en.wikipedia)
Public domain Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Amirthi Zoo – Perumal Koil Trail
Jalagamparai Falls (3976643944)
By Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India
CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Jalagamparai
Kaveri River near Biligundlu JEG3690
By PJeganathan
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Biligundulu – Rasimanal
KURUMBAPATTI ZOOLOGICAL PARK, SALEM - panoramio
By RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kondappanaikanpatti – Gundur
Parsons Valley Reservoir - Copy
By Ambigapathy
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Parsons Valley – Mukurthi Hut
By Shansudhakar
Yercaud Hills at Salem in Tamilnadu
By Cutestkoalafromindia
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Yercaud – Gundur Limestone Cave
Boat rides & tickets (24)
Photos of the boat rides and monument tickets.
Boat House in Ooty Lake, Ooty - Tamil Nadu
By KARTY JazZ
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ooty Lake Boat Ride
Boating in Kodaikanal Lake with Mist
By KARTY JazZ
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kodaikanal Lake Boat Ride
By Casual clicks
By L.vivian.richard (English Wikipedia)
Hogenakkal Falls and Coracle Ride
By Ezhuttukari
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Hogenakkal Coracle Ride
Mamallapuram, Mahabalipuram, Shore Temple, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Mamallapuram Monuments Entry (Shore Temple & Five Rathas)
Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Used on: Mamallapuram Monuments Entry (Shore Temple & Five Rathas)
Muttukadu Boat House Tamilnadu Aug21 D72 20663
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Muttukadu Backwater Boat Ride
Muttukadu Boats Siruseri Tamilnadu Aug21 D72 20662
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Muttukadu Backwater Boat Ride
Muttukadu-Boat-House-Chennai-ECR-1
By Destination8infinity
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Muttukadu Backwater Boat Ride
By Bernard Gagnon
CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mamallapuram Monuments Entry (Shore Temple & Five Rathas)
Ticket counter, Boat House, Ooty Lake
By Rangan Datta Wiki
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ooty Lake Boat Ride
Circuits (10)
Circuit covers reuse photos of the places they visit.
Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, India
By Vyacheslav Argenberg
Nilgiri Mountain Railway on Bridge, May 2010
By Stephan Niewolik
Used on: Nilgiris: tea, toy train and shola
360° panoramas (9)
Resized and self-hosted for the 360° viewer, otherwise unchanged, and shared under the same licence.
360 degree View of the Shore temple
By Ramnanda06
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Shore Temple at golden hour
Places and categories (app) (13)
Photos on the place and category cards of the mobile app.
Bokkapuram Mariamman Temple SE Vimana Mar21 A7C 00580
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Heritage
Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)
By Original: Rainer Halama, Derivative work: UnpetitproleX
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Thanjavur
Fields Hazy Mountains Marlimund Ooty Nilgiris Aug25 A7CR 07258
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Ooty
Rolling Hills Valparai Tamil Nadu Feb26 A7CR 10511
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Valparai
Vegetables Tea Fields Nilgiris Nov25 A7CR 09820-4 HDR1
By Timothy A. Gonsalves
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nature escape Plantation
Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari, India 2
By Mr. Debapriya Hore
CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Kanyakumari
Maps, 3D models, fonts and data
- Maps
- Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
- 3D models (AR)
- Most AR models are Payanam's own procedural models. The CC-licensed models below are stand-ins: they show the kind of structure, not the monument itself.
- Pancha Rathas: Mauryan barrel-vaulted shrine (stand-in echoing Bhima Ratha, not the Pancha Rathas) by Wildfire Games (0 A.D.), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Krishna's Butterball: 3DRock002 photoscanned boulder (stand-in, not the Butterball itself) by Lennart Demes / ambientCG, CC0 1.0
- Vellore Fort: Mauryan fortress (stand-in, not Vellore Fort) by Wildfire Games (0 A.D.), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway: Steam Train (generic steam locomotive, stand-in for the NMR X-class) by Jarlan Perez (Poly Pizza), CC BY 3.0
- Poompuhar Archaeological Site: Ancient Indian merchant ship (stand-in for Poompuhar's sea trade) by Wildfire Games (0 A.D.), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fonts
- Noto Sans Tamil, Inter and Arima, under the SIL Open Font License.
- Thirukkural
- The Tamil text and G. U. Pope's 1886 translation are in the public domain. Dataset compiled by tk120404/thirukkural (Apache License 2.0), corrected by Payanam.
- Trek facts
- Trail facts follow the public trail pages of Trek Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu Forest Department). Bookings stay on the official portal.
- Calendar and festival dates
- Tamil month and festival dates follow the Vakya panchangam, Drik Panchang (Chennai) and the Tamil Nadu Government holiday list. Each festival date names its source.





























































