Mother, daughter and grandmother living in the main street to the Mariamman Temple take the opportunity to gain some aside, selling puja's to the devote passengers. On the wall the green leafs of the Jayalalitha party.(Iratai Ilai or the famous two leafs)

PS
Innea puthaandu Vaalthukkal
or
Happy Tamil Newyear

Indeed the Tamil calendar is a derivative of the old Hindu solar calendar determinating all festivals and even the days to be married. Most other languages of India (Telugu, Hindi) use lunar calendars. The authentic strong Dravidian Hindu culture from Tamil Nadu radiates all over India.

The Tamil new year usually falls in mid-April, 14 April this year, the Chithirai month announces lots of festivals starting here in Natham with the Mariamman Festival and on 19 April the famous Chitra Pournami of the Meenakshi in Madurai.