India’s crumbling Chettinad mansions offer a glimpse of past glories with their faded opulence
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Built by spice and gem tycoons in the years leading up to World War II, the grand old mansions of Chettinad are now mostly abandoned, rundown and dilapidated – though a precious few hold on.