Temple bronze, gilded devotional painting, and Chettiar merchant architecture define much of Tamil Nadu's craft identity, alongside the state's deep temple and dance traditions.
राज्य अनुसार कला · State-wise Art
Tanjore painting's gold-leaf devotional panels and the Chettiar community's elaborate Chettinad houses represent two very different craft traditions, one devotional, one architectural, both distinctly associated with the state.
Bronze casting using the same lost-wax technique found in Dhokra metalwork elsewhere in the country also has a long, distinct history in Tamil Nadu, historically used to cast temple processional deity images, alongside a Kanjivaram silk weaving tradition already noted on this site's Saree page.