Lily Pond (Water bodies of Chennai - 63)

This is arguably the most beautiful water body of Chennai. But, not many of the citizens might have visited the site.

How does the Theosophical Society maintain its greenery? It's a well-kept secret. Inside the vast complex of Society, there are so many fascinating structures. The Buddhist Shrine is one such elegant building, stands amidst the coconut grove in a serene environment. 

A beautiful lily pond faces the shrine, which was built in 1925 CE. 

This lovely water body enhances the sense of calmness and peace that we gain due to this serene environment and stunning temple.

It's bliss to find one water body that is not polluted or encroached.

Happy travelling. 

Note: As per a report, there were about 650+ waterbodies in the Chennai region till the 1980s. Today, only a fraction of them exist. Most of those surviving waterbodies hardly have water, and even some of them that have water had been shrunk badly. In Chennai, there are tank roads without tanks nearby, and lake view roads without any lake in the vicinity. There is a high possibility that even the few water bodies that we have today might vanish in the near future. I thought of visiting the currently surviving waterbodies of Chennai and its suburbs and write about them in my blog as a series.