Manjal, sugarcane, thoranams, pots: sold by hawkers in Mylapore, Mandaveli
Festival shopping is made easy by hawkers in a place like the mada veedhis around Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore. But the prices of some key goods can be stiff. …
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Delicious Kerala-made cakes for Christmas. On sale in Mylapore.
A variety of delicious Christmas cakes are on sale at a point near Karaneeswarar Pagoda Street, Mylapore. These are cakes specially made at Thrissur, Kerala for the Christmas season and …
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Lifestyle accessories, home decor and heritage furniture; this R. A. Puram store is all of this
Rare Lily, a store for luxury home décor and furniture, is now open in R. A. Puram. Founded by sibling duo Aarthi Nahar and Adarsh Chuttar, Rare Lily showcases their …
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One of Mylapore’s popular idly, dosa maavu kadais also sells vada curry
Welcome to Tirumala Foods on Canal Bank Road, Mylapore. Perhaps, the most popular joint for idli and dosa maavu (batter), if one goes by the feedback of people who cannot …
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Clothes for ‘winter’: mufflers, shawls, monkey caps. Two shops that sell them.
By V. A. Amithaneyan Chennai is showing 27degrees past midnight. People have been looking for their ‘winter’ clothing. Monkey caps, for example. You may spot some rasikas headed to sabha …
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Alumni Club’s Christmas Carnival Pop-up sale: stall bookings open
An annual celebration event, The Alumni Club’s Christmas Carnival Pop-up sale in December is a big crowd puller and its organisers are opening booking for stalls at the sale. It …
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Caterer Arusuvai Arasu has his Deepavali sweets, savouries counters at Alwarpet hall
Arusuvai Arasu, a wellknown caterer, has set up his Deepavali sweets and savouries counters at Ethiraja Kalyana Mantapam on TTK Road, Alwarpet. Open 9.30 am onwards, through the day, the …
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Two well-known caterers hire halls to cook, serve and pack sweets, savouries for Deepavali
Caterers are camping in halls in Mylapore zone to cook and serve sweets and savouries this Deepavali. Sastha Catering has opened a kitchen and sales operation for Deepavali at Narayani …
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Avishya store in Alwarpet hosts community event for Navaratri. Awards kolu contest winners
Navratri celebrations at the Avishya store in Alwarpet began with a themed meet “Journey of the Devi’s” and then followed the awards to Navratri Super Golu contest winners hosted by …
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Launch today of bio-enzyme-based home-care products. In R. A. Puram. Made by NGOs.
Neeraja, founder of The Canopy Tales based in Mylapore is launching a range of bio-enzyme-based home care products. at the Women’s India Association (WIA), in R A Puram. This happens today, …
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Kolu bommai hawkers did not have it good this season. Some left with big stocks
The Navaratri season kolu bommai sales this year have not been great for hawkers on North Mada Street, Mylapore. The pre-monsoon rain and the sober response of shoppers did not …
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Specially-abled Deepak offers bags and diyas for fest season. Prices start at Rs.25
Shoba Shanmugan and her specially-abled son S. Deepak, residents of Lazarus Church Road, keep coming up with items which can be sold at festival time. For Navaratri, their latest product …
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