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Aayesha Kakar
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    You might want to walk the old Dutch fort ruins on Kurusadai they give a quick glimpse of 17th century trade routes. In Rameswaram the Ramanathaswamy Temple’s 22,000 pillar hall is a living record of Dravidian architecture and pilgrimage rituals. Which of those two angles maritime trade or temple lore sounds more interesting to you?

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