Here are Top Things You Can Buy During Your Trip To South India

Southern India is a colossal cultural deposition. You can find more variance within a small area only in this region, in India. Each state is different and each region inside that state will show different influence of culture. There are even European infused cultural destinations in southern India. Such a diversity gives rise to unique cuisine, exclusive art forms and fantastic souvenirs.

Here are the Top Things to Buy in South India during your vacation.

* Tanjore Painting, Tamil Nadu

Tanjore paintings are classic mythological figures painted with gold leaf, precious and semi-precious stones and glass. The vibrant color and the glossy finish of the gold leaf makes the painting look magnificent. These are exquisite art works of the land. This 16th century style of painting adds more beauty to your home’s décor.

* Kathakali Mask, Kerala

Kathakali is an important dance form in Kerala. The dancers cover their body with vibrant paints, which would help them to portrait expressions in a grand manner. The headgear of this dance form is a very important cultural souvenir. There are five different headgears of the dance and the green one, which represents noble and virtue is the most common souvenir.

* Spices, Kerala

Kerala is filled with plantations and is lush with spices and condiment growth. This is the reason to why European countries were very attracted by the wealth of India. Every nation, which tried to colonize India, entered via coast of Kerala for the spices. Top spices to buy here are pepper, cardamom, cloves and cumin. You can find both fresh and dried version of these spices. You can buy in sachets or in bulk.

* Wooden Articles, Andhra Pradesh

Kondapalli toys are very famous throughout the world. You can find niche figurines and carved statues made out of wood and glued with tamarind seed paste. Vegetable dyes are used for coloring the articles. Toys are the quite common wooden article found in this region. You can also find large statues, accessories and figurines.

* Sandalwood Articles, Karnataka

Starting from grand statues to soaps, you can find numerous items made out of sandalwood and sandalwood oil. You can also find pieces of sandalwood for sale. People use it to grind it in stones for applying it on the face.