The Nayaks of  Madurai, Tanjore Senji and Vellore contributed much for the social and cultural development of Tamil Country. Impact of the Nayaks rule and their contributions are very much appreciated in the history of Tamil Nadu.Nayaks made great contributions to architectural style. During this period main features of the style is the elaborate mandapas of the hundred pillared and thousand pillared hall, the high gopurams with stucco statues on the surface and the long corridors.