Many search for a Shop which caters to all the dance needs (especially for the classical ones) like the costumes, accessories et al, found one such shop which caters to all requirements for a dance show.
Found opposite to Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore.
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28 Oct
Dance Needs
15 Jul
Micro Enterprises
Many micro or mini micro enterprises exist in this country. Where they set up the business, unlike the shacks, quite well & hygienic and more importantly replicable. These enterprises are mostly in the Food & Beverages or Day-to-day purchases or Fancy articles as a retail idea.
One such “Filter Coffee” counter near Triplicane.
11 May
How you eat?
Yes the trustworthy plantain leaves are the best option to have your food. The best eco-friendly plates, hygienic and green option.
Seen here is a load of plantain leaves getting sorted and cut into smaller options for retail use.
18 Apr
Weaving life
Handloom weavers are almost extinct and more so these weavers meeting potential buyers at homes on requests. Powerloom has eaten away the shine for many weavers in Kanchipuram.
In my childhood many times these weavers would visit the homes in Chennai and many ladies come together on pre-appointed times to check out the Silk sarees and [...]
11 Apr
Papers & Mornings
Reading the newspapers in the morning (or even later) is a ritual for many. Some read the paper completely and inch by inch (including the obituary), some glance the main sections and read some interested sections, some just read for a purpose or at a specific act.
Here you could see an Autorickshaw driver reading a [...]
9 Apr
4 wheel drive
To help the physically challenged to drive motorbikes, the dealers of these bikes arrange to modify the same with extra tyres for balance and thereby aiding them to drive safe on the roads.
One such vehicle outside St Thomas Mount church on a sunday morning mass.
27 Mar
The Statue of the Veeran
Chennai has quite a few statues of various leaders from across the state. Apart from various memorial halls / memorial places for many leaders, the statues also are present in quite a few traffic junctions.
One such statue of, Veeran Azhagu Muthukon, at the Egmore junction is seen here. My understanding about who he is “is [...]
26 Mar
Boiler Boiler
The primary vessel needed for the tea making in this part of India. Many places use kettles too in North of India, but here in TamilNadu the 1st investment of any tea shop, i guess, is this Boiler.
They primarily use them for boiling the water, the major ingredient of tea making.
23 Mar
Row houses
Many people aspiring for their own homes in the city wish they could get Individual Homes and not flats. But the flats offer economies of scale for both the builder and owner in terms of common areas, security etc. But the privacy is in question at many of these Apartments.
Individual homes are way to expensive [...]
18 Mar
Gods on sale
The practice of sculpting in stones is still existent in mamallapuram area. One such example is this shop which sells many items carved out of a stone, but the most popular ones are the statues of gods.
Just rush to buy these ……
17 Mar
Tiger caves
Tiger caves, is close to Mamallapuram (aka Mahabalipuram) or about 5-6 kms before it while going from Chennai. There’s a shrine specific to Goddess Durga in these caves. Though its called Tiger Caves, the figure is similar to the one of Yali.
16 Mar
Madisaar
This is an unique way of tying the saree by brahmin women … and its also to do with 9 yards of saree length as against usual 6 yards.
I always wonder how they manage to walk and many times with good pace too. Practise makes one perfect i guess !!
Pic courtesy : My son
14 Mar
A tempo or an Auto or … ?
…. what is this? These vehicles are normally used by the Hardware / Cement / Water can distributors and many such dealers for delivery of wares to individual homes from their warehouses.
Driving and more so following these vehicles are an art, because most of the time the drivers of this don’t know whats coming behind [...]
13 Mar
Handloom
Handloom is a dying (not dyeing) form of weaving clothes. Powerloom & other processes have taken away the sheen from the Handloom weavers.
This picture was taken at a demonstration in Dakshinachitra.
Nowadays one is expected to see these in museum like atmosphere i guess.
12 Mar
Follow the arrows ….
Follow the directions, Ok!
An interesting directional signage at Five Rathas, Mamallapuram.
3 Mar
Tulasi Maadam
Tulasi, the two varities famous here are the Green leaved (Lakshmi Tulasi) & Purple leaved (Krishna Tulasi) has medicinal and mythological power, as believed.
Normally many households have a “maadam”(மாடம் in Tamil) which houses the tulasi plants for worship.
Needless to say, the practise is vanishing.
27 Feb
Kili Josiyam
Like Palm reading, Sozhi Josiyam, Naadi Josiyam et al Kili Josiyam (aka Parrot predictions of your future) is a very famous profession in this side of the country.
Seen quite a few stopping by and learning whats in store for their future by a bird and its mahout(ha haa … is it the right usage, one [...]
23 Feb
Pulicat
Pazhaverkadu also known as Pulicat Lake is about 50+ kms close to chennai. The right turn after reaching Ponneri Junction on the Kolkatta Highway.
This is a seamouth and an amazing water locale. Places to see are a Dutch cemetry, Light house and a bird sanctuary. This confluence of backwaters has a lovely catamaran ride also [...]
21 Feb
Mada Kuzhi
Mada Kuzhi, is an artistic expression in ancestrol homes. This hole in the wall was multi purpose, used to light a lamp in the evenings / to keep “kolam podi” the rice powder used to draw kolams outside the homes and many left to the imagination of the ladies at these homes.
Now it seems a [...]
20 Feb
Gods made in Glass
This is a demonstration of glass dolls making by an artisan (knowledgable person) at Dakshinachitra.
Bought a set of 6 Ganeshas forming a band of traditional instrument players.
A must see in Chennai (both Dakshinachitra and the Glass doll making)
4 Jan
the connecting dots and bumps
Today’s the Braille Day, the birth date of Louis Braille the inventor of Braille system. The request among the visually challenged is to get most of the main stream books moved into the Braille system to be useful for them.
But people like us should atleast strive to make our work places free flowing for the [...]
17 Nov
Queen Victoria
Since yesterday was the King, today the queen.
The Statue of the Queen Victoria at the Beach Road. Seen opposite to the Marina Beach.
(Pic courtesy : my son)
16 Nov
King of Chennai
Yes, the Hand Pump used to get potable water is the KING OF CHENNAI. Most areas have these pumps installed by the Metro Water department and the residents use them for pumping out water for their usage. The energy and skill needed to dish out water from these are very high and also synonymous to [...]
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