Dakshinchitra
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Dakshinchitra is an attempt to preserve some of the traditional south Indian ways of life by constructing a "living" village containing some of the various traditional homes of south India.
Situated on the eastern shore, quietly resonating with the gentle thumps of the blue water atits back door ,DakshinaChitra epitomises the
South Indian cultural heritage . A breeze away from Mamallapuram, Dakshina Chitra [a vision of the South ] is a time machine taking you back 150 years to give you a portrayal of the art, folk and craft of a bygone era.
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Dakshinchitra was established in 1996 on a 10 acre campus right on the shore of Bay of Bengal by Madras craft foundation. It was meant to promote art, folk performing arts, craft and architecture of India
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