Tamil Nadu

forest · wildlife

Asiatic of Indian Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, in a light woodland and grassland interface. A tiger yawns and stretches its legs and then sets out for a leisurely stroll.

ceremony · festival

Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.

wildlife · forest

Locals in Tamil Nadu form into a huge circle especially the people who had climbed on to the transformer surrounding the pit in which a baby elephant fell on 16th January 2018 just to get a view of the elephant just like visiting a circus.

river

This old footage captures Catherine Waterfalls in Tamil Nadu at a time when visitors freely explored the area.

river · coastline

Who said the French Riviera is the be all and end all? This lovely Indian coastal town doesn't get its due... A stunning view of the Vellayar river that runs into the Cauvery, and the most beautiful Velankanni Church in South India.

temple · architecture

The Srirangam Temple or the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a temple in Sriranga, an island in the city of Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Maha Vishnu.

dance

A couple of Indian classical dancers perform Kuchipudi dance while a person plays Dholak at Pancha Rathas complex at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. See the Five Rathas date back to the 7th Century.

temple

A lengthy 4K video compilation of the largest Hindu temple in the world! The Srirangam Temple or the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a temple in Sriranga, an island in the city of Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu.

highway

An aerial view of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu. One can see the crowded residential area and roads between them in Chennai. A truck yard near the Chennai Metro line can be seen from the sky.

highway

A barrel of monkeys or Bonnet macaques (Macaca) fools around in the middle of a highway at a hill station in Tamil Nadu, Valparai. One of the little monkeys digs into the leftover of a coconut.

wildlife · forest

A wild elephant in Tamil Nadu is roped to a back hoe (not a bulldozer!) to capture the wild beast.

village · livestock

While everyone else burst crackers and distributed sweets to celebrate Deepavali, the villagers of Gomatapura on Tamil Nadu and Karnataka border collected cow dung for a couple of days only to throw at each other.

river · temple

Who said the French Riviera is the be all and end all? This lovely Indian coastal town doesn't get its due... A stunning view of the Vellayar river that runs into the Cauvery, and the most beautiful Velankanni Church in South India.

politics

At least 100 people have been injured so far in this year’s first Jallikattu, which is the traditional bull taming spectacle held in Tamil Nadu during the four-day Pongal festival.

sport

Employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation plays Kabaddi at Bharati Stadium in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. They are all the member of Lignite city club.

sport

A female member of Lignite City Club practices swimming at Bharati Stadium in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. People swim in a swimming pool.

bus · highway

The remains of a bus and the lorry truck that met with an incident on the way to Koch from Bengaluru. The incident happened in Tamil Nadu. Police and rescue workers are seen at the site of the incident.

architecture · aerial

An aerial view of Chennai city or the erstwhile Madras in Tamil Nadu state. Help us identify the roads, buildings, localities and the landmarks seen in this video.

ceremony · festival

Every spring, thousands of transgenders, eunuchs and cross-dressers from all over India and neighbouring countries flock to the southern Indian village of Koovagam, for Hindu celebration of transgender people.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.

coastline · river

Fabulous clean sands, beaches without pollution or too many tourists. Tamil Nadu doesn't typically come to mind, but such is the reality of Velankanni Who said the French Riviera is the be all and end all? This lovely Indian coastal town do…

wildlife

The magnificent Lion-tailed macaque(Macaca silenus) is an Old World monkey, named due to its lion-like, long, thin and tufted tail. This adorable primate is unfortunately among most endangered of the macaques around the globe.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.