In India’s Tamil Nadu, some 420km south of Chennai, sits Dindigul. In this city of over two million people, families have slept without a worry for centuries while thieves have been known to tiptoe in fear and desperation. This is the city that began creating unique locks on the request of Tipu Sultan in the 18th century, and has since then garnered a reputation for being the most skilled locksmith of India.
A shopkeeper displays a wide variety of Dindigul locks. Photo: Kamala Thiagarajan/Atlas Obscura
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The Peculiar Locks of Dindigul
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