Tamil Nadu

festival · village

A variety of fruits on sale at a local market in Koovagam village of Tamil Nadu state. Fruits like apples, grapes, berries, pomegranate and more, all fresh from local markets.

Tamil Nadu has a rich history of the art of entertainment. The three modes of entertainment classified as Iyal, Isai and Nadagam had their roots in the rural folk theatre like Theru Koothu.

river · temple

Thirparappu Falls is locatted 40 K.M. from Nagerkovil, and this famous falls in the Kothai River. Children's Swimming Pool & Dressing Room constructed & maintained by the Special Village Panchayat.

hills

The scene is set in Valparai, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, South India. It depicts a busy street with local residents engaged in daily movement and transport activities.

festival · dance

Bhangra dance a traditional dance of Punjabi performed at the Tamil house during the Pongal Festival celebration. Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India.

politics

The superstar of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth has been keeping his fans in Tamil Nadu guessing as when he would ultimately takes the plan to enter the politics. On the eve of his 46th birthday, the city of Madras wore a festive look.

monsoon

Heavy rain and wind hit the lives in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. According to India Meteorological Department wind speed might go up to 65-75 kmph in south Tamil Nadu.

sport · festival

Jallikattu the ancient and bizarre bull-wrestling sport happens every year in the month of January throughout the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to celebrate Pongal, a New Year festival.

river · old town

Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

dance

Bollywood actress Hema Malini performs in a dance act based on Lord Shiva and mother Sati. Hema was born in the Tamil-speaking Chakravarthy household on October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu. Her dad's name is V.S.R.

Rehabilitation centre in Thandavankuppam in District Cuddalore of Tamil Nadu. A handicapped man is riding on a hand ridden rikshaw and Nurses prepares medicines. A kid's mouth is being tested.

aerial

Flying over Descent of the Ganges in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. Arjuna penance can also be seen on Descent of the Ganges. Krishna's Butterball can also be spotted from air.

village

A glimpse of Kalaiyarkoil village in Tamil Nadu in the 1990's. Local city buses, trains, locals repairing the road can be seen.

festival

Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May).

ceremony · festival

Trangenders or Hijraj cry to mourn the death of Aravan near Koothandavar Temple in Koovagam village. Priest cuts their mangalsutra abd breaks their bangles.

festival

The Pongal feast mainly consists of rice. Similarly, the food that is being distributed has rice pullao, black channa and sweets along with other assortments. The people can be seen enjoying the food being distributed at the Tamil House.

Glasses and nose of Periyar damaged after two men vandalise statue in Vellore. Less than 24 hours after the BJP in Tamil Nadu stoked controversy by threatening to vandalise statues of social activist and politician EV Ramasamy, a statue of…

coastline

Panoramic view of Kanyakumari sea shore as seen from a guest house in Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of Indian peninsular..

festival · farmland

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.

dance · music

Bharatanatyam, also spelt Bharathanatyam, is a classical dance form of South India, said to be originated in Thanjavoor of Tamil Nadu.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This dance form denotes various 19th and 20th century reconstructions of Sadir, the art of temple dancers.

temple

Thirparappu Falls is located 40 km. from Nagerkovil, and this famous falls is a feature of the Kothai River. A children's swimming pool and dressing room constructed and maintained by the Special Village Panchayat.

railway

Eleven coaches of a passenger train have gone off the rails in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, killing at least one person, officials said.