Villages in Chettinad: On Belonging
January 20th 2019 Saddened to leave the Chettinad area, where the pace is slow, Chettiar mansion doorways give passage to a more opulent time, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Visited the Ayyanar temple outside Kanadukathan, where the guardians are huge. Inside, the priest motioned to me, asking if I wanted a puja. Yes, I nod.
So he chants with the lit camphor, brings forth the ash, demonstrates what t
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