Heritage, Identity, and Continuity: Cultural Life Across Chettinad Mansions and the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu

This Study discusses architectural heritage as a living cultural system by comparing the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur and Chettinad mansions in Karaikudi and Kanadukathan. The study discusses how the built environments maintain or transform cultural practices over time, theorising that continuity is not in physical preservation but in active engagement and economic integration.