15 years ago we were in Tamil Nadu and it seemed a rather backward region, ages away from western states. Now after only 15 years it has developed into a modern, in many fields globalized state. This does not only refer to IT-city Bangalore, but to most parts of Tamil Nadu. Then we could only drive with an old Ambassador car (there were only Ambassadors at that time) at 20 km per hour on most streets, because they were in such a poor condition, modern cars drive at 120 km per hour over modern motorways today.
There are still a few bullock carts, but they have rubber wheels today. And also many new houses have been built. I have tried to catch a glimpse of a few relics from the past, when I took photos of some traditional houses. But I want to stress that even in the villages these houses are the exception not the rule. Take a trip with me into Tamil Nadu´s quickly vanishing past.

Have a full preview of my book about Dravidian deities (120 pages with lots of photos) in German: AYYANAR UND MARIAMMAN, DRAVIDISCHE SCHUTZGÖTTER IN SÜDINDIEN
and in English: Christa Neuenhofer, AYYANAR AND MARIAMMAN, FOLK DEITIES IN SOUTH INDIA (see below).

THE BOOKS ALSO EXIST IN LOW COST VERSIONS AS EBOOKS. ENGLISH VERSION: http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/417542-ayyanar-and-mariamman-folk-deities-in-south-india
and GERMAN VERSION: http://store.blurb.de/ebooks/pc3532baded5b3a0fd8c5



THE BOOKS ALSO EXIST IN LOW COST VERSIONS AS EBOOKS. ENGLISH VERSION: http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/417542-ayyanar-and-mariamman-folk-deities-in-south-india
and GERMAN VERSION: http://store.blurb.de/ebooks/pc3532baded5b3a0fd8c5