Padmanabham

Located in Janpath in New Delhi, it is a restaurant specializing in traditional South Indian cuisine. Based on the Chettiar culture of Tamil Nadu, known for its colours, ornate wooden elements and motifs– the interior of the place portrays this traditional setup in an idealistic manner. As one walks through the restaurant, they are met with various elaborately detailed and embellished features including wooden handicrafts and paintings. 

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The client’s firm belief in Lord Vishnu is the inspiration behind this eatery and its name–based on Lord Vishnu’s incarnation, Padmanabha, where ’Padma’ means lotus and ‘Nabha’ means navel. An artwork almost spanning the length of the central seating area depicts the lifecycle and ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu along with floral motifs.