Introducing Kathai
Every place has a story.
Now you can hear it.
Story hotspots · Thanjavur
Point. And the past answers.
Aim your camera at the Brihadeeswarar temple and its stories rise to the surface: the tower, the capstone, the inscriptions on its walls. Tap any one to hear it.
Then & now · Hampi
Stand in the ruins. See the empire.
Slide from today's ruins into the Vijayanagara world, the way its own artists painted it around 1540: the courts, the colour, the crowds.
Deep detail · Konark
Some stories are this small.
Zoom from a temple built as the Sun God's chariot to a single wheel, then to a single carving on a single spoke. Every detail has something to say.
Your language · Jaipur
It speaks your language.
Twenty-plus languages, narrated naturally. Switch mid-story and Kathai picks up right where it left off.
Ask the guide · Thiksey
Curious? Just ask.
Talk to Kathai like you'd talk to a guide. Every answer comes from verified history, never guesswork.
Works offline · Spiti
Works where your network doesn't.
Download a place before you go. High on a mountain pass, deep inside a cave or miles from any tower, the story keeps playing.
Accessible by design
Built for every visitor.
Audio-first narration. Text as large as you need it. Sign-language stories for Deaf visitors. History belongs to everyone.
How it works
It knows exactly what you're looking at.
Each site is scanned into a precise 3D map. Your phone matches what it sees against that map in real time, so stories land on the right carving, not just the right building.
Everywhere
Peaks. Beaches. Palaces. Backwaters.
If a place has a story, Kathai can tell it.
Kathai
Point your phone. Let the place speak.
Coming soon to India's great heritage sites.
Its spokes cast shadows that can be read like a sundial.
Every hub, spoke and rim is covered in figures, vines and beads.
Built in 1799, the Hawa Mahal has 953 small windows, so royal women could watch the street below unseen.
1799 में बने हवा महल की 953 छोटी खिड़कियों से राजघराने की महिलाएँ बिना दिखे नीचे की सड़क देख सकती थीं।
1799 இல் கட்டப்பட்ட ஹவா மஹாலின் 953 சிறிய ஜன்னல்கள் வழியாக, அரச குடும்பப் பெண்கள் தாங்கள் காணப்படாமல் கீழே உள்ள தெருவைப் பார்த்தனர்.
Construit en 1799, le Hawa Mahal compte 953 petites fenêtres d’où les femmes de la cour observaient la rue sans être vues.
1799年に建てられたハワー・マハルの953の小窓から、王宮の女性たちは姿を見られずに通りを眺めました。
Construido en 1799, el Hawa Mahal tiene 953 pequeñas ventanas desde las que las mujeres de la corte miraban la calle sin ser vistas.
Ahead of you, a white marble dome rises above its own reflection.
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
