Madras

Jeans barred from South India temples

Hindu temples in southern India began turning away devotees wearing western clothes after a court order banning jeans and shorts as "inappropriate" for spiritual worship came into effect.

Flood waters recede as Chennai rain eases

Floodwaters start receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain.

Chennai floods: Race to rescue victims

A massive rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people in the flood-hit southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras).

January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016

Jeans barred from South India temples

Hindu temples in southern India began turning away devotees wearing western clothes after a court order banning jeans and shorts as "inappropriate" for spiritual worship came into effect.

December 4, 2015
December 4, 2015

Flood waters recede as Chennai rain eases

Floodwaters start receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain.

December 3, 2015
December 3, 2015

Chennai floods: Race to rescue victims

A massive rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people in the flood-hit southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras).

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