CAREFREE CHILDHOOD: Children play unware of the preciousness of the Palar drinking water that was wasted due to a leakage from the main distribution pipelines near Tambaram on Saturday afternoon. Photo: M. Srinath
MEETING OF MINDS: MP Alun Cairns (Conservative Party) and N. Ram, Director, Kasturi and Sons Ltd., at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on Friday. Photo: N. Sridharan
CAUGHT IN THE ACT: CSK players R. Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo during a practice session at MAC. Photo: V. Ganesan.
MEN AT WORK: Ripon Building gets a facelift. Photo: R. Ragu
PEEK-A-BOO: Girls cover their faces with dupattas to escape the heat as they wait for a bus. Photo: M. Vedhan.
TENDER MOMENT: Father and child cool off by sharing a tender coconut. Photo: M. Vedhan.
DIVE IN: Youngsters take to swimming as the mercury rises. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
PUPPY EYES: If the heat of the summer is forcing people to spend as much time possible indoors, this canine takes refuge in an abandoned water pipe in Velachery. Photo: M. Srinath
JUMPING-JHAPANG: Children leapfrog on the beach. Photo: R. Ragu