* The Karaikudi antique market (Muneeswaram Kovil Street) is
a tourist staple, but we enjoy strolling through the Kallukatti Main Bazaar
(Koppudai Amman temple area). Featuring a host of artisans, you can find
jewellery, metal work and traditional woodwork here. It is a reliable source of
authentic craft.
* Workshops of Chettinad’s famous Athangudi tiles — inspired
by the early 20th century mosaic tiles made in Maastricht, Netherlands — are
everywhere. Try your hand at making them at Sri Ganapathy Tiles (Athangudi
road), the first workshop to start producing the colourful glazed cement tiles
in the 1950s. All the rooms at Saratha Vilas are laid with tiles from them.
* Stop by the chariot makers (Pallathur road, next to
Sathiyan Theatre) to admire their meticulous work, and also make time to
observe the artisans at the Bronze Workshop (Palanivel East Street, Ariyakudi)
firing their pieces.
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