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More Madras memories. We love temples, no no not just being religious, we love temples as much as our homes. Every "colony", every "area", every "nagar" has our own temple. 🥰
Temples are landmarks. Nope not just historic landmarks like Brihadeeswara temple, or Mahabalipuram or Kapaleeswarar temple. Its also our local GPS. Ask anyone for address help, they will always guide you with a temple as reference. Next lane to anjaneyar kovil, behind pillayar kovil, across from mariamman kovil... even big designer showrooms and banks and any huge landmarks..always refer them with a temple (blessings). On that note, one can lose count on how many shops and homes refer them as "near mada veedhi mylapore". But that's us. Oh btw I was born in kapali temple area mylapore, grew up near anjaneya kovil and now parents settled next to raja ganapathi alayam.. tell a temple reference and you make instant connect with a fellow madrasi. Heart to heart. Direct. Temples are also busiest places on New Year's eve. Even more than pubs. Yup you heard it right. Nowhere else I bet the midnight lines are long and crowded than the temples of madras performing special puja. The entire city even the non religious ones line up there no matter what. It just happens. We all are committed to making a good start every year. Families plan to visit temple in the midnight together. Bachelors also plan for beach party but stop by at the nearest parthasarthy temple or similar amidst the fun. It's just the way of life. And of course, Temples are for prayer, meditation, social gupshup, gossip, proposals, decide country's fate and world hunger, everything. No wonder when parents visit outside madras their first question in mind (beside whether we get idli maavu, vathal, vadaam, etc) is how far is the nearest temple? It truly matters because it's part of the daily routine. Whether you are religious or not, you cannot be not influenced by a kovil in madras. One way or other. Spring is in the air. Nature was blooming so I also matched with it.. I also attempted the belt and casual drape like my guru sabyasachi. Yeh I look like the nakli version of his model. But he is an inspiration to all indian women who love sarees and I am not ashamed trying his ideas in my own way :) I dint know which pic looks good. So posted few. Once you gals let me know which one to keep, I will delete the othe one and update the post accordingly. Teek?
Temples are landmarks. Nope not just historic landmarks like Brihadeeswara temple, or Mahabalipuram or Kapaleeswarar temple. Its also our local GPS. Ask anyone for address help, they will always guide you with a temple as reference. Next lane to anjaneyar kovil, behind pillayar kovil, across from mariamman kovil... even big designer showrooms and banks and any huge landmarks..always refer them with a temple (blessings). On that note, one can lose count on how many shops and homes refer them as "near mada veedhi mylapore". But that's us. Oh btw I was born in kapali temple area mylapore, grew up near anjaneya kovil and now parents settled next to raja ganapathi alayam.. tell a temple reference and you make instant connect with a fellow madrasi. Heart to heart. Direct. Temples are also busiest places on New Year's eve. Even more than pubs. Yup you heard it right. Nowhere else I bet the midnight lines are long and crowded than the temples of madras performing special puja. The entire city even the non religious ones line up there no matter what. It just happens. We all are committed to making a good start every year. Families plan to visit temple in the midnight together. Bachelors also plan for beach party but stop by at the nearest parthasarthy temple or similar amidst the fun. It's just the way of life. And of course, Temples are for prayer, meditation, social gupshup, gossip, proposals, decide country's fate and world hunger, everything. No wonder when parents visit outside madras their first question in mind (beside whether we get idli maavu, vathal, vadaam, etc) is how far is the nearest temple? It truly matters because it's part of the daily routine. Whether you are religious or not, you cannot be not influenced by a kovil in madras. One way or other. Spring is in the air. Nature was blooming so I also matched with it.. I also attempted the belt and casual drape like my guru sabyasachi. Yeh I look like the nakli version of his model. But he is an inspiration to all indian women who love sarees and I am not ashamed trying his ideas in my own way :) I dint know which pic looks good. So posted few. Once you gals let me know which one to keep, I will delete the othe one and update the post accordingly. Teek?
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