In case of a birthday ad, you need to book your ad under the Personal category. In order to start the booking of your advertisement under the Personal section of Times of India, then please visit the Personal Ad Rates page of TOI. Here you can review the rates and packages for all the editions and locations covered by Times of India.

To proceed with the booking, select the ad type as Classified Display since you intend to upload an image in your ad. Also please keep in mind that the Display Classified ads are charged on the basis of their size and can be booked as single column or double column ads with the standard or minimum size of 3 cm X 5 cm. To continue with your ad booking, choose the preferred edition as Chennai or any other package that suits you best. Then you can create your ad with the help of online templates, upload the image and then preview the ad. At the end you need to confirm the booking of your ad by selecting the release dates and then finally making the payment for the same through our online or offline payment mediums.