Topic - Madras

Chennai ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is the biggest industrial and commercial centre in South India, and a major cultural, economic and educational centre. - Source: Wikipedia

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Arjun Viswanathan places his hands on a basket of flowers to be offered to the Hindu deity Ganesh at the Sri Lakshmi Visa Ganapathy Temple on Nov. 28, 2022, in Chennai, a city on the southern coast of India. These &quot;visa temples&quot; can be found in almost any Indian city with a U.S. consulate. They have surged in popularity because of a belief popularized on social media that those who pray there will not just get their visa, but will enjoy a smooth, stress-free path to getting it. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath)

India’s visa temples attract devotees aspiring to go abroad

By Deepa Bharath - Associated Press

This photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2017, shows the town of Madras, Ore. The town in Central Oregon, which is near an epicenter of America's fascination with microbreweries, is thirsting for a piece of the action and offering incentives for the first brewery to establish itself in the high-desert community. (Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin via AP)

Oregon town seeks first microbrewery, offers benefits

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

On Feb. 26, 1979, eclipse enthusiasts gathered at Observatory Hill in Goldendale, Wash., to watch a solar eclipse. The first place to experience total darkness as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth will be in Oregon and Madras, in the central part of the state, is expected to be a prime viewing location. Up to 1 million people are expected in Oregon for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years Aug. 21, 20127, and up to 100,000 could show up in Madras and surrounding Jefferson County. Officials are worried about the ability of the rural area to host so many visitors and are concerned about the danger of wildfire from so many people camping on public lands. (Wes Guderian/The Oregonian via AP)

Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon for view of a lifetime

By GILLIAN FLACCUS - Associated Press

Fire burns baseball dugout at Madras High

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Elihu Yale’

By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times

Alert system fails in Central Oregon prison escape

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Inmate escapes from Deer Ridge prison near Madras

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Madras mystery: Where’s the missing water?

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