Pilgrims on the road from Tiruvanamalai to Tirupati. They were ready to walk the entire distance, about 200km.
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast. Tamil Nadu was called Madras Presidency in British India, which also included parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala. Upon India's independence, Madras
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Pilgrims. Tiruvanamalai
Pilgrims on the road from Tiruvanamalai to Tirupati. They were ready to walk the entire distance, about 200km.
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Bananas. Madurai
A man selling Banana leaves on the market in Madurai. They will be used as eco friendly plates around town.
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Diving. Tiruvannamalai.
Kids diving into the sacred tank of the Arunachaleswar Shiva temple in Tiruvannamalai.
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Cotton. Ayampattai
Workers wringing out cotton before the dyeing process in a workshop of Ayampattai.
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Shrine. Chennai
A Tamil woman showing me the shrine installed in the courtyard of her house in Chennai.
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Colors. Chennai
A little girl in a suburb of Chennai. She just had her hair cut, to heal it some turmeric powder is applied on it. It's suposed to keep some harmful bacteria away from the body.
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A couple. Gangaikondacholapuram Temple
A couple walking in front of the temple in Gangaikondacholapuram, one of the most beautiful one in Tamil Nadu.
It was built by King Rajendra Chozhan, son of Raja Raja Chozhan, who built the Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjavur.
Offering. Madurai. Tamil Nadu
A woman doing an offering to a Goddess of fertility inside the beautiful Meenakshi temple in Madurai
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Race course. ooty
A Indian at the race course in Ooty. The Madras Race club moves every summer from Chennai to Ooty during the summer holidays.
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Race Day. Ooty
MP Prem, on the left, a jockey from Chennai paying respect to gods, ( Jesus is also there! ) before a racing day in Ooty.
He spend may and june racing there, as the entire Madras Race Club is moving there.
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Aravan. Khottathai
An Aravani making a puja to Aravan, the idol seen in the backgground, god of the Aravanis. Few temples dedicated to Aravan can be seen in India.
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Dr Ambedkar. Chennai
A man posing for me in front of his hut, near he river in Chennai. On the wall of his house, a painting of Dr Ambedkar, a very well know advocate of the Dalit cause and a father of the Indian constitution.
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At the well. Chennai
Tamil women at the well in front of their huts alongside the river in Chennai. Adaily task.
The train from Erode Chennai
The nigh train from Erode got to Chennai. all the blankets, sheets and cushions have to be changed. A coolie is watching me seriously.
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Dhanam . Chennai. Tamil Nadu
Dhenam, an Aravani (Hijra) is helping Tharramal during her morning bath in her house in Chennai. Aravani are transsexuals, known as the third sex in India. They just became full citizen last April. Now they are legally recognized as a third gender and can benefit from it.
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