MAYILADUTHURAI: The 13 development works as part of the second phase of the 'Renovation and Redevelopment of Poompuhar Heritage City' project, which commenced in April this year at an outlay of Rs ...

After Keezhadi, Poompuhar undersea excavation has begun, and it will reveal the ancient civilisation that once flourished, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. The deep-sea ...

For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in pearls ...

In an attempt to highlight the maritime trade prowess of the ancient Tamils, the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has chalked out a plan for a series of deep-sea archaeological excavations ...

AS we drive deeper south, following the coastline, with the Bay of Bengal on our left, the signs of the havoc wreaked by the recent cyclone are unmistakable. More than 2,000 years ago, some such ...

An ornate elephant carved out of ivory, a miniature temple gopura in teak, metallic tribal sculptures -- all these and more from the workshops of Poompuhar would soon be available at the click of a ...

In an effort to support artisans, especially those affected due to COVID-19 restrictions, Poompuhar, the retail arm of Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation, has come out with a couple of ...

Nagapattinam: Thousands of devotees from all over the state thronged Kodiakarai,Vedaranyam and Poompuhar in Nagapattinam district today to take a holy dip in Bay of Bengal on ‘Thai Amavasai' (new moon ...

Poompuhar, the retail arm of the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation, has achieved only 60% of the last year’s sales from the exhibition organized here exclusively to sell golu dolls for ...

MAYILADUTHURAI: A fishing boat from Vanagiri in the district capsized after taking a battering from rough sea conditions near Poompuhar harbour on Saturday. With this, at least three mechanised boats ...

Poompuhar is a city in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. Sillappathikara Art Gallery, considered the treasure house of Tamil culture is located here. Masilamani Nathar Koil, a temple built in ...