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August 2021
Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna (revived Andhra Natyam, Perini Sivatandavam)

Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami / Gokulashtami / Sree Jayanthi)

Uchi Pillayar temple (Trichy malai kottai)

Tholpavakoothu  (shadow leather puppetry)

Srivilliputhur Temple

Srivilliputhur Sri Vatapatrasayi Temple Tower

Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple gopurams

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Maha Sankatahara Chaturthi

Tulsi (herb)

Jamini Roy (artist)

Krishna Rao.R (artist)

Tamil Nadu - state emblem

Karaikal Ammaiyar

Mangani festival

Kuchipudi Bhagavathamelam - dance theatre

Kalasutri Bahuliya

Religious discourses - an intro

Harikatha or Kalakshepam

Thanjavur Quartet

Mandhiram aavadhu_neeru  (Thiruneetrupathigam)

Channapatna toys

Vibhuti

World's 10 oldest languages (Sanskrit and Tamil take 1st and 2nd place)

Kondapalli Toys

Lord Dattatreya

Thiru Cherai - Saaranatha Perumal temple, Saara Parameswarar temple

3 Durgai idols (Shiva, Vishnu and Vaishnava Durgais at Thirucherai)

Durga (weapons)

Hindu Temples in Gujarat

Jain Temples in Gujarat

Bhalka Tirth

Nasiyan Jain temple, Ajmer, ‎Rajasthan

Bengali literature

Thamizh Sangam literature

Sanskrit - Works by Kalidasa, Jayadeva, Chanakya, Banabhatt, Bhavabhuti

Modern Indian painting, Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose

Raj Ghat, Vijay Ghat and other Memorials

Harikatha and Burrakatha