Tata Ace open load minivan being taken out which fell into a gorge near Trichy, Thuraiyur road. At least eight persons, including three minors, were killed and nine others injured ...

School students during the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami reviews the parade during the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George in Chennai.

School students hold saplings and make a formation in the shape of trees, during Independence Day celebrations, at Palamedu in Madurai.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami presents the State Government's 'Kalaimamani Award' to Actress Nalini in Chennai.

Police personnel inspect the Pamban Bridge railway tracks as coastal security has been stepped up ahead of the Independence Day, in Rameswaram.

Contingents of armed police forces participate in the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day parade at Fort St. George in Chennai.

Marching contingents of armed police forces during the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day parade at Fort St. George in Chennai.

DMK leader MK Stalin distributes relief material among the flood-affected people, in Nilgiri district.

DMK leader MK Stalin visits a flood affected area following incessant rains, in Nilgiri.

Floodwater following incessant monsoon rainfall, in a residential area of Coimbatore.

DMK chief MK Stalin and senior party leaders stand near the statue of party patriarch M Karunanidhi following the party nominee Kadhir Anand's success in the Vellore Lok Sabha cons...

Devotees offer prayers to Lord Athivaradhar at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, in Kanchipuram.

Devotees throng to offer prayers to Lord Athivaradhar, at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, in Kanchipuram.

A devotee being taken for first-aid after she fainted outside the temple waiting to offer prayers to Lord Athivaradhar, at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, in Kanchipuram. A large cro...

The decorated deity of Lord Athivaradhar at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, in Kanchipuram. The deity is taken out from under the water once in 40 years.

The throng of devotees cramming the roads

Police detain the activists of various organizations who were statging a protest against the Union government's move to revoke Article 370, in Chennai.

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and actor-politician Kamal Hassan at the special screening of the documentary 'Compassion for Children' in Chennai.

Students of Madras Medical College stage a protest against proposed NMC Bill and NEXT exam, at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.