Gandhi Statue - Marina Junction at Night

Gandhi Statue, Chennai Marina Beach Road Junction -காந்தி சிலை மெரினா கடற்கரை சாலை.

View from Gandhi statue towards Anna Square

View from Gandhi Statue towards the waters

The newly renovated beach road sidewalks gives an excellent feel. Nicely done

The small clock tower in the center of the Circle.

The view from the Beach road towards the Lighthouse.

Gandhi Statue with good lighting all around.

The Nameplate from the Gandhi Statue which depicts its history.
A new statue inside I.G. office

Stone board with details of the Renovation of Marina, Chennai 

The Auto-Rickshaw drivers wanted me to take their photos and use it. :-)

Vivekanandar Illam

Vivekanandar Illam - விவேகானந்தர் இல்லம் (or Vivekananda House, also called Ice House, Castle Kernan, etc.,) is a structure at Chennai, India. This is remembered as the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed for nine days when he visited Chennai (then Madras) in 1897. Vivekanandar Illam now houses a permanent exhibition on Swami Vivekananda set up by the Chennai branch of the Ramakrishna Math.

Ice House was named Vivekanandar Illam by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1963, the centenary year of Swami Vivekananda. On 6 February 1997, the Government handed over the Illam to Ramakrishna Math on lease to set up a permanent exhibition on Swami Vivekananda and the cultural heritage of India. The exhibition was opened to public on 20 December 1999. Along with the exhibition, regular youth meetings conducted every Sunday evening 4 pm and yoga classes are also being conducted.Meditation class is conducted every Wednesday 7 pm.

A view of the Beach road from inside the car

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai "Sivaji" Ganesan (Tamil: சிவாஜி கணேசன்) (October 1, 1928 - July 21, 2001) was an Indian film actor and one of the first method actors in India, active during the latter half of the 20th century. His fame came from his versatility and expressive prowess in Tamil cinema. He was the first South Indian film actor who won a best actor award in an international film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt during 1959. Sivaji's legacy of acting is still admired today, also being an influence to many other Indian film actors. Many contemporary actors in South India have confirmed that their acting styles were influenced by Ganesan

Panaramic View of Chennai Harbour Dock

This snap was taken from the same Royapuram Bridge.


A short description of Chennai Harbour:

Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port. It is over 125 years old. This was a major travel port before becoming a major container port. It is a substantial reason for the economic growth of Tamil Nadu, especially for the manufacturing boom in South India. Its container traffic crossed 1 million TEUs for the first time in 2008. It is currently ranked the 91st largest container port and is expanding in the coming years.

Mahabalipuram at Night

These pictutres were clicked during a late evening drive to Mahabs. But when we reached there everything was closed and we were not allowed to enter the Temple area. These are clicked from the adjacent road which leads to the beach

Mahabalipuram (Tamil: மகாபலிபுரம்) also known as Mamallapuram (Tamil: மாமல்லபுரம்) was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed to have been named after the Pallava king Mamalla. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th century, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chennai Harbour Dock at Night

These snaps are clicked from Royapuram Bridge, Chennai at around 6pm in the evening. All are Long Exposure photos ranging from 4 secs to 30 secs. 

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Chennai War Cemetery aka Madras War Cemetery

Chennai War Cemetery aka Madras War Cemetery

A tribute to the valiant men and women who laid down their lives in the Second World War, the Madras War Cemetery was set up in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, which is now known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). The Cemetery is maintained by the CWGC in partnership with the Indian Government.

The Stone of Remembrance greets the visitor to the Madras War Cemetery with the words from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 'Their Name Liveth For Evermore'. Then there is the Cross of Sacrifice, which is set up on an octagonal base bearing a bronze sword upon its shaft. These two monuments are common to all large CWGC cemeteries. 

The Madras War Cemetery honours 855 men and women of the Commonwealth forces and one Polish airman who died during the war of 1939 - 1945. It has been a kind of second burial for these armed forces personnel, who died in the line of duty at different places while serving in various units during the war. Most of the graves were brought together from civil and cantonment cemeteries in the South and East of India. There is also a memorial commemorating a merchant seaman who was buried elsewhere. The Cemetery also has three non-world war graves.