Tamil Nadu the Cholas and the Shore Temple along with the collection of other monuments in Mahabalipuram (also called Mamallapuram) have been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Erwadi in Ramanathapuram district is one of the major Islamic tourist attraction site. Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu ("Tamiḻ Nāḍu" "Tamil Country", formerly Madras State) is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
Pathans of Tamil Nadu rule in the subcontinent. These traders were fewer in number and usually preserved their items of dress, culture and language. The Pathans of Tamil Nadu speak Dakhni Urdu as their mother tongue. Nearly all of them are conversant in Tamil. Knowledge of Arabic and Persian is considered a scholarly accomplishment. Pathans of Tamil Nadu The Pathans of Tamil Nadu are Urdu-speaking Muslims of Pashtun historically Pashtuns, now all Afghans ancestry who have migrated to and settled in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Their migration to the Tamil country had occurred in three main waves - first during the