… the habit of keeping pets at home is still nascent in this part of the country. Though a few households have dogs, cats and a few have parrots, sparrows or love birds, but the habit of an animal at home is still not the 1st habit among homes.
Seen here is the Pomeranian dog in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Saidapet’
13 Jul
Pets
12 Feb
Keys to heaven
3 levers, 5 levers, 7 levers and more levers for safety is added by these locks. Many rely on popular brands for safety of their homes, wares, shops etc. but there are a few who just see the economy and go for these unbranded fro the street side shops for their safeguard.
As seen in Jones [...]
10 Jan
OM
Normally i’ve associated Lord Shiva with the word “om” the pranava mandiram. But seeing Lord Ganesha in that OM made it unique to my view.
Seen at Karaneeswarar temple, Saidapet.
3 Jan
Flower trade
Flower trade is obviously not a bed of roses for these people, they have their share of woes. But i was impressed to see their faces glowing with happiness, as seen here. They mainly trade with jasmines, marigolds, roses and many seasonal varieties of flora. Most of these sellers target the women folk and their [...]
2 Jan
Inspirations
Many get inspirations in their architecture from various sources. This one i guess from Greek Mythology or Roman Mythology (that shows my lack of research capabilities, and nothing to do with this actual architect’s vision).
I did not go out of the way to click this picture right and get only the figures in the frame, [...]
12 Oct
Gurukkal
The priests at the Hindu temples here in TamilNadu are normally called “Gurukkal”, colloquially “poosari”, “saami”, “iyer” and many more. Depending on the deity / god at the temple the priests originate from the Tam Brahm communities (iyer or iyengar) or from the villages themselves from a Non-brahmin community.
Such a priest found at the Karaneeswarar [...]
13 Sep
Off for my weekend
Weekends are a welcome for kids (why just them, including us) ….. meet your friends and play continuously on the sun till your mom yells to come home for lunch / evening tea.
This kid is off to such a activity i presume with his elder, seen on a sunday morning near Karaneeswarar tank, Saidapet.
Had done [...]
9 Sep
Reading as an habit
A 56 year old library in the city of chennai, “Mahatma Gandhi Book Centre” spotted near the Saidapet Jones Road Subway.
The habit of reading was actually on a decline for some time during the last decade, but now it seems to be on the rise again. One such example is the turnout, book sales, volumes [...]
6 Sep
Palm reading …
Is Jothidam an art or science or a con? This battle continues for a long time …. Palmistry still thrives across the city and people in distress love to hear some comforting words. They match the palmistry results to good things which happen , but never link if its ineffective or happened the other way [...]
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