This is a picture of the backhouses on my uncle Sethu's (sp?) beachfront property.  This site looked absolutely gorgeous, which is quite remarkable considering this property was tremendously damaged during the tsunami of 2004.  



Picture of my dad having a cigarette and chilling with his homeboys at the beachhouse.


Two  canoers maneuvering the waves of the ocean.



One of my dad's best friends enjoying the waters.  I affectionately call him "my little friend" because he is only 5 ft 1inches tall.  ( I'm 5'6 so I always must relish the moments I get a chance to actually feel tall.)



Cows are everywhere in India, and yes, they even graze some of the beaches of Tamil Nadu (a southern state in India).



Sethu (sp?) and I just chilling.  

     

These are pictures of  temples we visited.  We took an overnight train to a place south of Chennai.  The picture on the right is of our family temple.  These temples are in a small village in the southernmost part of India.  The people in this village lead an extremely simple life and there are even stray dogs and lambs and goats running about.

   

The above pictures are of the priests in the temple performing ceremonies.  



 

The pic on the left of my oldest cousin Ramesh and myself.  The other picture is of my father and me outside the temple.