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As December 26 marked the 18th anniversary of the devastating 2004 tsunami that killed thousands of people, mourners from across the state paid tributes to the victims on Monday. (PTI)
On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near the island of Sumatra in Indonesia triggered a tsunami that took thousands of lives. In this picture, a woman lies on the Marina beach in Chennai at an event to pay tributes to the victims. (PTI)
Several fishermen and a large number of civilians who had gone to Velankanni to celebrate Christmas died that day due to the disaster. (PTI)
People living along the shoreline from Chennai to Kanyakumari took out silent processions to the beach and paid homage by pouring milk into the sea and sprinkling flowers on Monday. (PTI)
Fishermen kept off the sea on Monday as a mark of respect to the departed. The fishermen of Cuddalore, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari too paid tributes by pouring milk into the sea and sprinkling flowers. (PTI)
Mylapore DMK MLA Dha Velu and Principal Secretary (Cooperation) Dr J Radhakrishnan joined hundreds of people in a procession at Nochikuppam, carrying pots of milk in their hands, which they emptied later at the Marina beach. (Twitter/@RAKRI1)
Radhakrishnan, who was Collector of Nagapattinam district which faced the brunt of the killer waves, had then adopted a 4-year old girl Sowmya who lost her parents due to the calamity. (Twitter/@RAKRI1)