Street view at Kanadukathan in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, India. The area is known for its mansions, many of them now unoccupied

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They were built in the last century by the Chettiars, formerly a prosperous financial community

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Location: Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © pjhpix / Alamy / Afripics
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