Most tourists do not visit the wonderful southern states of India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Sandy and Gail arrive in Chennai and fly to Madurai, the location of the fantastic Meenakshi Temple, possibly one of the wonders of the modern world. They travel by car and cog railway through the gorgeous tea country, driving through rural areas containing wildlife and native tribes, and arrive in Kerala. Kerala, the only state in the world with an elected communist government, contains a synagogue dating back to the seven tribes of Israel. Kerala is unsurpassed in the visual, martial, and performing