Posts Tagged ‘Mahabalipuram’

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.

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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 ……

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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.

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Follow the arrows ….

Follow the directions, Ok!
An interesting directional signage at Five Rathas, Mamallapuram.

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Sea Erosion

Many parts of the seashore in Chennai is eroding fast. Take the cases of Tiruvotriyur, Ennore, Mahabalipuram road etc. the sea is fast advancing and eating the land.
One such example here is of the shores before Mahabalipuram and the lose of land.

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gone with the wind…

The tree breaks that takes all the force of the wind – African proverb.
Wind Chime : The noun WIND CHIME has 1 sense : a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle.
Familiarity information: WIND CHIME used as a noun is [...]

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Which way? its urgent ….

Choose between the “Public Convenience” & the “Toilet” at the commercial complex near Five rathas, Mahabalipuram aka Mamallapuram.

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