The rains are here
June 30, 2006Monsoons are here. It has been almost 5 days since it began raining. It is lovely to see the sky in so many different hues and shades. Surprisingly the roads have been not as bad as I thought they would be. But,…
Month: June 2006
Day 1 – TN May 31st – Mahabalipuram
June 21, 2006From Dakshin Chitra on the first day we proceeded to Mahaballipuram -? I had been there as a child, almost 25 years ago. The first thing that strikes you is that? the roads are brilliant. Not a single bump or pot hole…
She Sells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore
June 21, 2006And she did too. Lovely little necklaces, corals and keychains – by the shore of [tag]Mahaballipuram[/tag]. She gifted me a necklace for taking her photograph and then proceeded to sell me a whole array of junk that i didn’t need. But, she…
Day 1 TN – 31st May
June 14, 2006Visiting [tag]Chennai[/tag] was an impulse. Patti just turned 83 – and I wanted to spend some time with her. Eversince I returned to India in 94, I have been promising her that I would come down and spend a week with her…
Temple Tour of Tamil Nad
June 8, 2006Woman at Dakshin Chitra Originally uploaded by calamur. Just got back yesterday after a 7 day tour of Tamil Nad. Mostly visiting temples. But, on the first day we went to Dakshin Chitra. This is a museum dedicated to preserving South Indian…