Irrigation tanks
Rain-fed tanks, a long tradition across Tamil Nadu, form irregular shapes on the map. They are often ringed by fields that depend on them through the dry months.
Minimalist map poster · India
10.7256° N / 78.1354° E
A small town on the dry plains of interior Tamil Nadu, where roads, irrigation tanks and farmland shape the map.





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
Pālaiyam is a small town in the flat interior of central Tamil Nadu. On a map it appears as a modest cluster of streets around a few main roads. The built area soon gives way to fields and scattered hamlets, and the surrounding country is level enough that roads and field boundaries run on without interruption.
The name is common in Tamil Nadu, where palayam historically meant a settlement or camp, and many towns carry it on its own or as part of a longer name. Farming in this landscape depends on stored rainwater, and irrigation tanks, known locally as eris, appear on maps as irregular pools surrounded by fields.
A Pālaiyam map poster keeps the composition simple: a small core, roads leading to neighbouring towns, and the patchwork of cultivation around them. It suits someone who wants a map of the exact place they come from, rather than a better-known city that stands in for it.
Rain-fed tanks, a long tradition across Tamil Nadu, form irregular shapes on the map. They are often ringed by fields that depend on them through the dry months.
The town's streets are organised around a few main roads. These carry traffic to nearby towns and give the poster clear lines to follow.
Around the built area, small farm plots create a fine mosaic of boundaries that reads as a delicate texture in the black-and-white rendering.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Pālaiyam
For someone who grew up in Pālaiyam and now lives in Chennai, Bengaluru or overseas, the town's street map is a small, specific reminder of home. It is far more personal than a generic picture of Tamil Nadu.
Add a family name, the name of a street or a meaningful date to the title and subtitle, and choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. The $9 download includes six print sizes at 300 DPI, with no watermark.
Oder poster Pālaiyam| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
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Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.