Tamil Nadu

farmland · festival

Wives of officers of Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi preparing the earthen pots to cook the delicious Pongal dish. Pongal is a popular rice dish in all South Indian states, and Tamil-speaking areas of Sri Lanka.

temple · industry

Young boy selling fresh fruit on the streets of Vellore. Vellore is the administrative headquarters of Vellore District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

dance · festival

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.

industry

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. At least eight die and more than 15 injured when a massive fire engulf a cracker factory in Sivakasi , Tamil Nadu, on Thursday.

Women selling varieties of kanchipuram saree at a shop in Vellore - Chennai . A Kanchipuram sari (also known as a Kanjivaram sari) is a type of sari traditionally made by weavers from Kanchipuram located in Tamil Nadu, India.

farmland · festival

Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. Tamil Nadu Principal Resident Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bajaj, Special Representative to Government of Tamil Nadu SKT Jakkaiyyan and Deputy Resident commissioner Chinnadurai and other…

festival · farmland

Wife of Tamil Nadu House officer starts making Sakarai Pongal Sakarai pongal (lit. sugar pongal) is generally prepared in temples as a prasadam, (an offering made to a deity, as a thanksgiving).

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.

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.

Ladies Kolam is a form of painting that is drawn using rice powder/chalk/chalk powder/white rock powder often using naturally/synthetically colored powders in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and most parts of Kerala and some parts o…

Boy posing for camera with bundle of sugarcane in Tamil Nadu. Sugarcane is grown chiefly in the main season (December - May) in the entire State.

festival · ceremony

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.

coastline

The Mahabalipuram beach is shored by the Bay of Bengal along with the dreamy rock cut sculptures staggering to the eyes. People bathe in the water of Bay of Bengal. One can see the waves reach to the beach.

Tamil Nadu

Shihan Hussaini speaks about the World record attempt he is going to perform, he says, "My dad was a Martial Art expert he was trained in Karate, he was trained in Judo and in south Indian Martial Arts like Kalaripayattu.

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.

dance · music

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.

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.

festival · wildlife

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, is the Hindu festival celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on e…

festival · wildlife

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, is the Hindu festival celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on e…

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.

farmland · festival

Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. For as long as people have been planting and gathering food, there has been some form of harvest festival.

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.

dance · old town

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.