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The main offices of the Tamil Nadu

Government are located in Chennai.
The Governor, the Chief Minister, other

ministers and the government officers live
and work in the city. The public services

are looked after by the Chennai Municipal
Corporation, which is the oldest in India.

Most of the people living in Chennai city are Chennai Municipal Corporation
from Tamil Nadu. But, many from Kerala,

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have settled in
Chennai city. They follow their own culture

and traditions. The main languages spoken by
the people are Tamil and English. Chennai

has warm climate almost throughout the
year. The cool sea breezes during the day

give some relief from hot and moist weather. Pongal festival
There is no distinct winter season. Mostly, rainfall occurs from December

to February.

Most of the Indian festivals are celebrated in Chennai. Pongal and

Christmas are the main festivals. Pongal, a harvest festival, is celebrated
for three days in the month of January.

Due to warm and moist weather conditions,

most of the people in Chennai wear cotton

clothes almost throughout the year. The
traditional dress of men is vesthi and women
wear sarees. During festivals, girls wear

pavadai. The people in Tamil Nadu, especially

in Chennai are fond of Carnatic music and
Bharatanatyam dance. Folk music is also Bharatanatyam dance
popular.

Chennai is known for good quality cotton textiles. Other industries are
leather goods, oil refining, railway coaches, military tanks, bicycles,

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