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CHENNAI - DOCUMENTED THROUGH DIVINE SPACES

After looking at Chennai through coloured glasses for sometime, I have come to realize that the city has a lot to offer. From lungi-clad men on two-wheelers, to women draped in colourful sari's making a kolam on their porch. Families who breakfast on idli-dosa and lunch on curd rice. The population converses in Tamil - one of the oldest languages in India, which also has rich vernacular literature. The local children are almost always trained in Kathak - a traditional dance form, or in classical form of singing. A traditional lifestyle is enjoyed by most families which are joint - or living together. They have a huge contribution to the IT industry which is growing rapidly in Chennai, along with the fields of medicine and science as well. This album documents the temples which the city is obsessively proud of. I've captured patterns, rich colors, subdued carvings, ornamental roof's and anything else that caught my eye. 

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categories: Community, Exploring India, Incredible India, Inspirations, Patterns, Soul Journeys, Travel, Traveling Artist, Traveling Locally, Visual Documentations, Religion and Devotion, Sacred Art, Religious Artforms, Divine Art, Sacred architecture India, Temple towns
Sunday 07.03.22
Posted by Ruchi Shah