Indian Columbus

It is rare to find a temple for Gayatri in South India. In Selaiyur, near Tambaram, the southern outskirts of Chennai, there is a small temple for Gayatri. Gayatri is usually depicted with five heads and ten arms. However, she is shown with a single head and two arms in this temple. She holds Vedas in her left arm and kamandalu in her right arm. She is seated on a white swan. It's a small temple managed by a trust from Haridwar. It is called Gayatri Shakti Peetham. It is located near Air Force Quarters in Varadarajan Nagar of Selaiyur. The temple maintains a calm atmosphere. Happy travelling.

"You cannot claim to have visited Chennai if you have never been to Mylapore." This is what I told you about a friend from Pune who has come to Chennai more than ten times but has yet to visit Mylapore. Mylapore is known for many things - heritage, Navaratri, temples, music and traditional restaurants called "Mess". Karpagambal Mess is one of those famous messes in Mylapore which Chennaites love. It was established in 1953 CE in East Mada Street by Ramadas Iyer. Originally, it was started as a small eatery and could serve only 50 people maximum. Now, it has expanded as a multi floor air-conditioned restaurant. Until the 1980s, when the bus was the leading transportation service in Chennai, people from far away localities who visited Kapaaleeswarar would never miss having lunch or dinner at Mami's Mess or Karpagambal Mess. Both of them are located near the temple. Filter Coffee, Keera Vadai and Badam Halwa are some sought-after dishes. Even today, old framed ...

Rose Milk - the pink-colored, flavored milk with rose syrup, was one of the most favorite drinks in Tamil Nadu till the 1980s. Finding this tasty beverage in restaurants and shops today has become challenging. Nevertheless, there is one place in Chennai city where people throng in large numbers for rose milk even nowadays. Do you know where you can get the best rose milk in Chennai? For more than six decades, this shop has remained the Number 1 in Chennai regarding this drink. This is not a restaurant, hotel or provisional store. It's a small newspaper mark meant to sell newspapers and magazines. Kalathi Newspaper Mart in East Mada Street in Mylapore is a tiny shop. However, anyone in this area would easily direct you to this place. It has been so famous in this locality for many decades. In 1927 CE, Kalathi Mudaliar started this shop as there was no other shop in this area to sell the daily essentials. It was taken over by Shri. Kannan in 1951 CE. He introduced rose milk in 1...