picture south living history museum indian state dedicated south indian heritage culture located kilometres south opened public december museum founded managed established indian art historian american origin museum museum built acres land taken year lease developed heritage village array displays depicting life pattern indians states exhibits portray living beliefs art folk performing arts craft architecture india particular south indian traditions history meaning picture south heritage village lifestyle south indians displayed based states founded started came madras visited rural villages founded intent preserving regional culture heritage july received acres land project year lease establishing museum cooperation maintained government organizations industry specialists sphere conservation contributors museum creation included long term corporate donors network organizations commissioner design museum plan concept developed architect charging fee interest rural architectural design baker approach included use local materials adaptation production methods suited environment architect site retained main spatial types altered layout plan southern museum devoted restoring native structures putting sequence order states separate area initially tribal people states effect architecture museum heritage houses representing living styles people states houses actual houses allowed demolished original owners recreated team architecture students workers original houses vernacular style purchased purchase costs varied ordinary mud houses million merchants crafted doors dismantled systematically guidance temple architects dismantled elements transported museum site recreated allotted space exact original form apart homes roads features existed old village sites recreated critics complained characterization pre industrial village life inaccurate focusing site stamped american collections artefacts museum reflect daily life artefacts display art related contemporary subjects approximately objects clothing featuring typical south indian attire men women cotton silk museum contains collection books journals pertaining arts crafts performance folklore pictures entire display english language highlights cultural aspects people craft traditions heritage homes programs museum center living traditions art folk performing arts crafts set objective preserving promoting heritage culture special programmes feature dances crafting basket weaving puppet shows museum holds workshops training traditional crafts dying trained center issued certificate skills regional office commissioner classical dances music concerts regular events held large year school children visit museum grounds center occupies acres overlooking kilometres south india grounds include research unit crafts playground area hold religious functions stone workshop demonstrate explain
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