AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 6 - Memoirs CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 171 of 332 newly painted vehicles (Vahanams) used to add to the bright canvas. The Float festival in the temple tank used to be a huge crowd puller too. Who can miss the brick-red and white stripes of the outer walls of any temple anywhere? The Laundry List of More Colour Memories and wish lists are endless, but an article for a Newsletter does have an end, but not before a reference in passing is made of a few more sources of more colour:  A window shopping excursion to T Nagar exclusively to take a peek at the curvy mannequins draped in Kanjeevarams  Extending the same visit to the Co-Optex complex in Egmore for a look at the summery cottons  A walk down Mint Street, the thick of Sowcarpet, during Holi  A stroll alongside the heaps of ‘Nattu’ vegetables and Ooty vegetables in Koyambedu (Kothawal Chavadi during the sixtees and seventees)  A look with a shoppers’ curiosity at the display of fluorescent green and pink synthetic inner wear in Burma Bazaar (most unsuited to the climes of Chennai)  A view of the fully filled galleries of Chepauk Ground during a T20 Match with CSK playing in the middle  The “Whistle Podu”, bright yellow attire of the CSK  A devout view of the Black / Blue / Saffron attire of the Sabarimala pilgrims during Nov – Dec – Jan  The ubiquitous distribution of small to big time politicians sporting a “Karai Veshti” (their party flag colours adorning as the border for their Dhoties)  A casual look at the sea of humanity in the many popular beach stretches of Chennai during non-Covid times, the ice cream Tri Cycles, the Bajji – Bonda - Pakora vendors with their mouth watering displays, the joyful sight of mobile merry-go-rounds, the Paani Puri push carts, the display of bright and cheerful corn etc  The silvery under side of the variety of fish on sale in the back roads of Foreshore Estate  An aerial view of the very few playgrounds left in Chennai during a weekend  The unstated and unsung fashion parade of the designer silk sarees in the Sabhas during the music festival in Dec with no formal ‘T’ walk  The veritable display of sweets and savouries of the famous brand names in the domain  The bright yellow of the southern specialty – the banana chips  The most orderly arrangement of colourful fruits of different variety, including an array of imported ones in the Up-market Super Markets  The new found digital printed medium of Vinyl boards announcing all occasions - from puberty (Manjal Neerattu Vizha) to wedding to the final journey  And above all, the local tabloids’ account of the most ‘colourful’ life styles of a few movie stars and celebrities