Margazhi mornings. Of the 70s
By T. N. VENKATANARAYANAN My earliest memories of Margazhi mornings in Mylapore dates back to the 1970s and to my childhood. My amma (Meenakshi), an ardent devotee of Sri Kapaleeswarar, …
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Stream of people at Sri Kapali Temple. A prayer for the new year.
Since the break of dawn, the stream of people visiting Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore has been thick, steady and unbroken. People who are here to say a prayer to welcome …
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Forlorn look at Marina spot where New Year celebrants used to have some fun
What a forlorn look the Marina junction off the Gandhi statue wore at midnight on the last day of 2021. For, police had barricaded all approach roads and told people …
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School student electrocuted at his home in Mylapore
A youth was electrocuted on Karaneeswarar Pagoda Street, Mylapore on Thursday evening after he is said to have come in contact with a ‘live’ power line in his home quarters, …
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Heavy rain, thunder rolls through the day. Big volume of floodwater running down many local roads.
The rain that started and has continued through on Thursday has come as a surprise. And going by private weather forecaster Pradeep John, Mylapore zone has already received a record …
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Police ask residents not to hold New Year eve parties as community events
Besides asking people not to congregate at the Marina and remaining off the main roads after 11 p.m. tonight, the police have also asked residents not to organise any events …
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These students used books in library to create X’mas tree
Students at Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Mylapore took part in a simple Christmas event held in the campus on the eve of the festival. Apart from …
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MFAC sabha to host dance fest after music fest ends on January 1
One tradition will continue, another will be broken. At Mylapore Fine Arts Club ( MFAC) sabha in Mylapore. On January 1, every year, it has been a legacy held since …
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At Sri Kapali Temple, special arrangements for New Year day darshan
Additional barricades are being put up at Sri Kapali Temple ahead of the darshan on New Year’s Day. Expecting a big crowd, the authorities have created additional queue lines. While …
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Staff at GCC health centres locally await orders for new vaccination plans for early January. People continue to drop in for jab.
The staff at GCC’s Urban Health Centres across the Mylapore zone await directions for the new regime in vaccination in 2022. The government is rolling out jabs for teens and …
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Dance, music, kathakalakshepam and kolattam: Jan.2 margazhi event in Chitrakulam zone
This margazhi, Bharatanatyam teacher Padma Raghavan of Mylapore intends to give the season a creative offering of music and dance flavour around the Chitrakulam. On January 2, Sunday morning, Padma’s …
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Tiruppavai Upanyasam at Bhavans. Jan 1 – 15.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, is organising Tiruppavai Upanyasam from January 1 to to 15, daily at 7.30 am by U. Ve Kalyanapuram R. Aaaravamudachariar at its hall. The programme is open to all. Covid19 …
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