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Pondy Bazaar in T.Nagar is one of the oldest shopping and business hubs in Chennai. It has been around for a long time, predating India's independence in 1947. Way back then it was the shopping hub for well-to-do Indian doctors, lawyers and businessmen who lived in the spacious bungalows in T.Nagar. Today, many of the bungalows are being transformed into multi-storied condos while Pondy Bazaar has become a microcosm of 21st century India where tradition and modernity comfortably coexist--slick department stores alongside hole in the wall shops, bicycles with motor cars, styrofoam plates with raw coconuts, pedestrians with jam packed buses...as a visual spectacle it will take the critical eye a long time to unpack. Take a look...
It may not seem like it these are thriving shops that have been around for a long time
Colorful!
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I love the photos of the market, I would so like to stroll through it and buy lots of lovely fabric and jewellery. I'm lucky, living in Leicester as we have a big asian community so I have access to some things but would love to visit India one day, thanks for sharing these images :)
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ReplyDeleteThe colors in the market are such eye candy Indira, beautiful treasures. It must be fun to shop there!
ReplyDeleteOoh, this looks like a very fun place to shop!!
ReplyDeleteI'd just go crazy there, with all the beautiful fabrics and jewelry. Looks great! Thanks for the eye dessert! {:-D
ReplyDeleteLove this, wish I could go for a stroll and shop!
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