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Chennai, India 2006

In Feb 2006 I visited Chennai, India, the third largest city in India, located on the Bay of Bengal.
Other cultural experiences are south of Chennai at coastal towns of Kovalam and Mammalpuram.
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banana delivery
banana delivery		 street scene
street scene		 these men were loading a demolished brick building by hand and carrying on their heads
these men were loading a demolished brick building by hand and carrying on their heads		 hard work
hard work
proud worker
proud worker		 a heart wrenching moment
a heart wrenching moment		 the street is their home
the street is their home		 takin' grandma out for a spin
takin' grandma out for a spin
auto rickshaws were my mode of transpo
auto rickshaws were my mode of transpo		 sometimes the bikes outpaced the traffic
sometimes the bikes outpaced the traffic		 gov'ment bus loaded to the max
gov'ment bus loaded to the max		 motorcycle mama
motorcycle mama
Gopuram (tower) from 8th Century
Gopuram (tower) from 8th Century		 Kapaleswarar temple
Kapaleswarar temple		 beggars at the doors of the temple
beggars at the doors of the temple		 the temple tanks are now used to raise catfish
the temple tanks are now used to raise catfish
intriguing stare
intriguing stare		 a holy man, I assume
a holy man, I assume		 dravidian sculpture
dravidian sculpture		 Santhome tower
Santhome tower
Santhome cathedral
Santhome cathedral		 interior Santhome- burial site of apostle Thomas
interior Santhome- burial site of apostle Thomas		 fresh flower garlands inside Santhome
fresh flower garlands inside Santhome		 count 'em, that's four on a bike
count 'em, that's four on a bike
neighborhood temples are common
neighborhood temples are common		 old style rickshaw
old style rickshaw		 _MG_1893.jpg
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_MG_1891.jpg
my mridangam teacher, Sivaraman (center)
my mridangam teacher, Sivaraman (center)		 Umayalpuram Sivaraman- one of the greatest mridangam players in India
Umayalpuram Sivaraman- one of the greatest mridangam players in India		 ancient mode of transport is still used on quieter streets
ancient mode of transport is still used on quieter streets		 from the hospital rooftop
from the hospital rooftop
parking lot
parking lot		 evening stroll
evening stroll		 office hour goes until 9pm
"office hour" goes until 9pm		 common type of housing in Chennai
common type of housing in Chennai
worker's comp----what worker's comp?
worker's comp----what worker's comp?		 bug shield, but no cranial protection
bug shield, but no cranial protection		 after dark biker
after dark biker
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