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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Sunset in Vaitheeswarankoil
Almost sunset. A little beggar is washing her only clothes in the sacred tank of the Vaitheeswarankoil temple in
Tamil Nadu. The red string she is wearing around her waist is what all children have on, to keep the evil eye away.
The Vaitheeswarankoil temple (koil, or kovil means temple in the Tamil language) is dedicated to Lord Shiva and
his wife Parvati. The gopuram (temple tower) is exquisitely decorated with hundreds of brightly painted deities.
A colourful corridor, as I had never seen before, leads into the main prayer halls.
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