(notes for a trip to Chennai)
India Ministry Of Tourism website
- Chennai City Guide (formerly Madras) [Tamil Nadu]
"Madras is predominantly populated by Hindus"
"All bus service route boards are written in Tamil and English."
Tamil - dilects include AIYANGAR; classification: southern Dravidian
notes/trivia:
Yoga is an element of Hinduism.
"In medieval times the esoteric ritual and yoga of Tantra and sects of fervent devotion (see bhakti ) arose and flourished. "
[see also "What is Tantra Yoga?"; Ashanga Yoga
Iyengar started his school of yoga in Pune, Maharashtra. (Maharashtra is the region of Mumbai/Bombay.)
What shall I do in Rishikesh??!!
- Photos from India
