Possible Clues:

• Strong, fine-textured cotton fabric
• Summery fabric
• Former name of Chennai, city and port in south-east India
• Indian city now known as Chennai
• Cotton fabric; hot curry
• Old name for city now known as Chennai
• One gets angry when presented with careless, unfinished material
• Artists, after 1000 AD, exhibit there in India
• Material presented by very angry artists
• Former name of Indian city and state