Salt Pans

Salt Pans on Chennai Pondicherry ECR

At Kaikkanikuppam on the East Coast road fromChennai to Pondicherry. Though the salt pans look desolate, they make a good subject of study.

 

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Women’s Brigade

women visiting MGR samadhi

This group of women, in colour co-ordinated saris, was visiting the MG Ramachandran samadhi at the Marina.

‘New, Improved’ spelling

Street name board (old)

Street name board – New

Burying the old spelling for the New and Improved?

The World is My Studio

A photog at Chennai Photowalk

In ‘The World is My Studio’ series. Now, moving into the realm of the divine.

Chennai photo walk. Harrington Road.

Co-ordinates: 13°4’23” N 80°13’54” E

[Madras Nalla Madras, a daily Photo blog by Shutterbug Iyer]

 

St.Mary’s Church

St.Mary’s Church, Fort St.George.

Some facts  about St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George, Chennai.

• The oldest Anglican church East of Suez.
• Sometimes called the Westminster Abbey of the East
• The altar piece depicts Last Supper.
• Marriages of Robert Clive and of Elihu Yale were solemnized in this church.

[Madras Nalla Madras, a daily Photo blog by Shutterbug Iyer]

 

Halwa vendor

Halwa vendor in Besant Nagar

A push cart halwa vendor catering to the church-goers of Besant Nagar.

Scooter or Devil?

Devil faced scooter

Spotted near Besant Nagar (Elliot’s) Beach, Chennai.

Could this qualify for a place in the ‘Faces of Chennai’ album?

Knotted in divine presence

Two modern beasts of burden bonded

iPhone 5 in action in Indira Nagar

Tonsured head and sandal paste

Tonsured head and sandal paste

This boy with the tonsured head was at a church festival in Besant Nagar. Tonsuring by devotees which was common among Hindus has now caught the fancy of church goers too, with cool sandal paste thrown in.

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Brass Polisher

Temple utensil polisher

Outside Marundeeswarar Temple, Tiruvanmiyur. He was cleaning and polishing the temple lamps, utensils, and other brass items.