September 10, 2017
A larger-than-life idol of Amman has been setup on St. Mary’s Road, near the Mandaveli MRTS station. This is in celebration of a function at Sri Kanniyamman Temple located nearby. There are multiple images set up on the stage, but […]
August 26, 2017
The day after Vinayaka Chathurthi, these clay idols were spotted on the railing outside the MRTS station in Mandaveli. Some of them with broken faces, others that are in good condition. ‘Sometimes, instead of throwing them into the canal which […]
July 25, 2017
Nayaab is an exhibition about the textile crafts of India featuring many brands like Swati Kalsi, Mallika Mathur, En Inde, Akaaro, KORA and more. Inauguration on July 27 at 5.30 p.m. Till July 29. At Crowne Plaza, Alwarpet. For details call […]
June 11, 2017
Three fire engines have been busy battling a fire at Dina Colour Labs at C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet since 4 p.m. this afternoon. Since it was a Sunday, no employees were present at the shop at the time of […]
June 6, 2017
The afternoon suddenly turned dark with heavy dark grey clouds rolling in to the area. Temperature came down a bit providing welcome respite from the heat. Though gusts of wind were blowing, rain soon started pouring down. Pictures taken on […]
May 24, 2017
Mural art is becoming popular nowadays. Here is another example – a house near Bishop Garden has been painted with beautiful scenes and designs. Maybe these are scenes from a folk tale or fairy tale. At Central Avenue, Greenways Road, […]
May 10, 2017
The moon was big and bright in the sky today. It is chitra poornima and many people were beginning to gather at Marina beach to enjoy the cool breeze and snack on some milagai bajji or crispy corn by the […]
May 9, 2017
Two huge plastic buckets, about 100L capacity each, are filled with buttermilk everyday. Starting at 12 noon, this buttermilk is distributed to passersby, outside NAC Jewellers on North Mada Street, Mylapore. Plastic tumblers are used, which can be cleaned and […]
May 4, 2017
A cup of chilled sweet melon juice, bright orange in colour, with tiny chunks of fruit floating in it. Savour the taste and sip it slowly, it is almost enough to forget the scorching summer heat. Venkatesan has his musk […]
May 1, 2017
Sri Kothanda Ramaswamy Udaiyavar Devasthanam temple which is run by the Bashyakara Religious Trust, celebrated Sri Ramanujar’s 1000th birth anniversary on May 1. The ceremonies have been going on from April 22. This is the 157th year the temple is […]
May 1, 2017
His name is Kumar. His work takes him to many parts of the area, mainly near the beach, under the glare of the hot sun. Today being May 1, his duties were light, so Kumar decided to escape the afternoon […]
