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Kandangi Cotton Weaving at a Chettinad Handloom

Chettinad Kandangi Saree

Visit a handloom household in Kottaiyur near Karaikudi and weave a few rows of Kandangi — the bold-checked, wide-bordered cotton saree of Chettinad.

Weave a Chettinad Kottan with Kanadukathan's Women Weavers

Chettinad Kottan (Palm-leaf Baskets)

Join a Chettiar women's collective in a Kanadukathan mansion courtyard to weave a kottan — the bright palm-leaf basket once used to carry wedding gifts and sweets between families.

Chettinad Restored Mansion Heritage Stay

Sleep in a restored 19th-century Nattukottai Chettiar mansion with Athangudi tile floors, Burma teak columns, and traditional courtyard dining.

Hand-Pour Your Own Athangudi Tile in Chettinad

Athangudi Tiles

In the village that gave Chettinad's mansions their floors, learn to pour an Athangudi tile on glass — oxide colours, a brass stencil, a sand-and-cement backing and no kiln at all.

Chettinad Mansions Heritage Walk

Walk through the grand Nattukottai Chettiar mansions of Kanadukathan and Athangudi — palaces built by merchant-bankers who traded across Southeast Asia.

Chettinad Cooking Class & Market Walk

Learn the fiery art of Chettinad cuisine from a local family in Karaikudi, starting with a dawn walk through the Athangudi spice market.