Di visiting Shangri-la, our home in Madurai 
A mall in Madurai, a great development from 15 years ago
Looking for the food court to have some fried chicken
Di outside the Madurai Collectorate where he has his daily meetings
Posing on the grounds of the Collectorate
On the street outside, at the intersection, before a replica of the Ashoka PillarThe entire experience each day is a cultural lesson for the kid - no traffic lanes, lack of traffic rules, cows sharing the roads with pedestrians and vehicles, the deafening blare of vehicular horns, people hanging off the footboard of public buses, messy government offices, people waiting outside to meet the bureaucrats, crowded elevators, sidewalk vendors, roadside eateries, political and movie posters on the walls of private properties, huge billboards and hoardings for politicians, statues of political leaders at every junction, the decorative 'kolam' or 'rangoli' (designs drawn with a multi-coloured rock or rice powder) outside each home at the front entrance, vegetable vendors hawking their wares on the streets and yelling loudly at each house's gate - each and everything is a sensory experience that is totally alien and new to him. He seems to be enjoying the experience every single day, and we're happy he's having a blast, getting to know his hometown!!!
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