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Silappathikara Art Gallery, Nagapattinam
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The Silappathikara Art Gallery is a seven storeyed, classically built building. The first storey of this building is 12 ft high and all the storeys above it have a height of 5 ft each. It also comprises Kalasams having a height of 8 ft, which brings the total height of this gallery to 50 ft. At the entrance of this gallery, there is a 'Magara Thoranavayil' having a height of 22.5 ft. This structure has been designed upon the pattern of Magara Thorana Vayil. There is also an anklet shaped tank within the building compound and on the sides of these tanks, statues of Kannagi and Madavi have been installed. The artefacts present in this gallery comprise scenes from Silappathikara, which is an epic land. These sculptures have been carved by the sculptors of Mamallapuram Art College.
