Today we bring you a picture of he Anna Tower. This architectural wonder is situated in Anna Nagar. It is officially known as the Visveswaraya Tower. It was built around the Anna Nagar tower park in 1968 for the World Trade Fair. Its main entrance is from the 3rd Main Road. For a small fee you can climb up to the top of the tower and have an awesome view of the city and its rapidly changing skyline.

This photo was taken by Aahana.

Sultry afternoons

A typical scene during the hot sultry summer in Chennai. Most of the shops along the roads have blinds at the outside of their shops to keep the beating sun away. With temperatures floating between 35-38 degrees during the afternoons, everyone is doing anything they can to cool themselves off.

This photo was taken by Shashank.

Sultry afternoons

Cotton Street

This is probably the most colourful street in the whole of Chennai. The brilliance of uncountable colours, all in one place brightens up not only the neighborhood but also the passing people. This street, also called FASHION STREET or PANTHEON ROAD, is located in Egmore and is visited by more countless number of women a day. It is considered as one of the easiest and best ways of shopping. And, not to forget, bargaining. It displays some of the best and coolest materials for the summer. The beautiful and bright floral, checks, polka dots,geometrical prints all are available in abundance. So to all the women out there who need cool cotton fabric for the summer, FASHION STREET is the place to go!

Photo and text by Aahana.

Cotton Street

The Great Furniture Robbery

For today's we figured we'd let your imagination run wild and make up a meaning to this photo.

This photo was taken by Naveen near Besant Nagar.

The Great Furniture Robbery

The Watermelon vendor

In the sweltering heat all we need to cheer us up is a nice vibrant fruit glistering in the sunlight. The beautiful juicy red tempts our tastebuds and we yearn to bite into it. This is a photograph of a watermelon vendor, one of many temporary seasonal vendors who sell this yummy fruit in the summer just after the sale of vibrant holi colours. These vendors are easy to find and are present at every nook and corner of the city. So no matter where you are, all you have to do is look over your shoulder to get your teeth into some juicy watermelon!

Photo and words by Aahana.

The Watermelon vendor

Arupathimoovar Festival

The following photographs were taken on the 8th of the nine day-long Panguni Peruvizha (Spring festival) festival. The Kapaleashwarar Temple attracts a huge number of devotees and pilgrims at this time and a huge gathering takes place at Mylapore. Lot of sweets, savouries, juices, buttermilk are served to the pilgrims.

This festival is celebrated to honour the 63 Saivaite Devotees,know as Nayanmars. The procession is celebrated by taking Nayanmars in a "Pallaq" which is highly decorated with ornaments and flowers, facing Lord Shiva and Parvati and proceeding further. The Moovar "Appar", "Sundarar", "ThirugyanaSambandar" will be carried a unique Pallaq. Lord Ganesha is taken first in the festival followed by Kolavizhi Amman. Kolavizhi Amman will lead the festival because this temple is supposed to be ancient than Kapaleashwar Temple. SingaraVelar Swamy will accompany Lord KapaleashwararSwamy and Karpagambal. Mundakanni Amman will be beautifully decorated with lot of colours and ornaments. People keep their kids on the pallaq in order to get blessing from the Goddess. Vairaswamy and Thiruvalluvar will also be participating in this festival.

This picture was taken by Naveen.

Arupathimoovar Festival

Therottam Festival

Today we bring you coverage of a traditional event that happens at Mylapore every year. This photo was taken on the 7th day of the nine day-long Panguni Peruvizha (Spring festival) festival. This festival happens during the tamil month of Panguni(between mid-March and mid-April) at the Kapaleashwarar Temple. Most of Mylapore is filled with devotees from all over in an almost mela like celebration. The festival involves a therotsavam (Tamil: "ther" - "car/chariot" and "utsavam" - "festival"). Lord KapaleashwararSwamy will be holding a bow, seated in a throne along with his wife Karpagambal. Lord Brahma would be riding the Ther. The Chariot will be decorated with flowers and statues. Huge gathering will be there to pull the Ther which is in fact about 13 meters in height.

These pictures were taken by Naveen.

Therottam Festival