Diwali -- the festival of lights-- was today celebrated across Tamil Nadu with traditional gaiety and fervour.
People wore new clothes and burst crackers to celebrate the festival.
Many houses and high-rises were decorated with oil lamps and commercial buildings with electric serial lights since last night to mark the festival.
The newly weds were seen enjoying the moments with their friends and relatives wishing them 'Thalai Deepavali' (the first Diwali with their spouses).
Cinema halls in the city too were filled with two notable Tamil films being released for Diwali - 'Kaththi' starring Vijay and 'Poojai' featuring actors Vishal and Shruti Haasan.
Several shops remained closed as most of the city's workforce have returned to their hometowns to celebrate Diwali with their families.
Diwali is one of the most celebrated festivals in the state, with scintillating display of fireworks in the evening and early morning.
