Dakshinchitra,
a heritage centre located some 28 kms from Chennai. A trip down
Dakshinchitra takes you back to traditional home architecture
from South India.
After
ten days of ritual worship, the god returns to his heavenly
abode and his image is immersed in water. The farewell procession
is a pandemonium of musicians, dancers, singers, priests, onlookers
and numerous Ganesha idols from a number of houses and temples.
Kosapet
is a tiny hub in North Chennai, which sees a frenzy of activities
during the months of August and September in a build up to the
festival of Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi as it is
otherwise known.