Kanchi Kudil, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Located at the Sangeetha Vidwan Nainar Pillai Street in Kancheepuram, Kanchi Kudil is a heritage museum that showcases the normal lifestyle and past heritage of the town.

Kanchi Kudil was an ancestral home and welcomes you with its splendid and traditional interiors. The old-fashioned 90 plus years-old home is well preserved and maintained.

Exhibits including utensils, furniture, costumes and so on are well taken care of for the visitors to see.

Many paintings that depict the lives of locals are exhibited, throwing light into the social traditions that existed during those days. There are photographs of women wearing amazing South Indian jewellery.

Master bedroom, children’s room, a worship room, open courtyards, verandahs and a backyard are parts of the building where families lived in the past.

Entering Kanchi Kudil

WELCOME TO KANCHI KUDIL

«Kanchi Kudil Is an ancient house, renovated, but authentic in its old-style architecture and elegant functionality. Here you will get a glimpse of how an agricultural family lived in a small town, not too long ago: the design of the house that suited to nature, the simple furniture, the household articles, the masters room, the ladies’ room, the children’s room, the prayer room, the kitchen, the courtyards, the backyard with agricultural implements & etc.

Added features are descriptions: the history of Kanchipuram and its temples, traditional music as a backdrop, and a stock of exquisite handicrafts & artifacts for you to buy.»