Priest of Cape Town, South Africa to be honoured
Thejas Foundation, an organisation committed to the cause and task of promoting Indian culture, is organising an event to honour the residential priest of Cape Town, South Africa – P. G. …
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Skanda Sashti at local temples
Skanda Sashti is celebrated in Saivaite Temples with great fervour. Held in the month of Aipassi (Oct 15 – Nov 15), it commemorates the destruction of evil by Karthikeya, the …
Read MoreKali puja at Ramakrishna Math
A Kali puja has been organised at Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore from Nov 10, 9 p.m. to Nov 11, 5 a.m. Special pujas, homam and bhajans will be held all throughout …
Read MoreAuction at Vedanta Desikar Temple
Perumal and Thayar kanikkai vastharams like silk/cotton sarees and dhoties will be auctioned off at Sri Vedanta Desikar Temple, Mylapore on Nov 7 and Nov 9 at 10 a.m. For …
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Christians observe All Souls Day
Since early Monday morning people have been streaming to the graveyards for Christians in the local area – on St Mary’s Road -and Quibble Island – to pray for the …
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New-look vahanams . . .
Most vahanams at Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore have been restored and painted – all in preparation for the temple’s kumbhabhishekam in early 2016.
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Kolu snapshots…
Here are some snapshots of kolu arrangements by various groups in the neighbourhood… At Sri Venugopal Vidyalaya School at Sringeri Mutt Road, Mandaveli, the students and teachers got together to …
Read MoreOnam celebrations at R. A. Puram, on Oct 17
Thiruvanmiyur Kerala Samajan will be celebrating onam (Ponnonam 2015) on Oct 17 at M. G. R. Janaki College, R. A. Puram. R. Radhakrishnan, gen convenor, will deliver the welcome address …
Read MoreNavarathri festival on at Kapali temple till Oct 22
Navarathri festival is on at Sri Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore till Oct 22. Highlights include Saraswathi alankaram on Oct 15, naga vahanam on Oct 16, rishabam vahanam on Oct 17, Raja …
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Mahasamadhi celebrations on at Sai Baba Temple, Mylapore; Till Oct 30
The 97th mahasamadhi celebrations of Lord Sainath and the 59th aradhana mahotsavam of Pujyasri Narasimhaswamiji is on at Sai Baba Temple, Mylapore till Oct 30. Daily events include an abhishekham, …
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Navaratri flavour at Nandalala
Sri Rama pattabhishekam is the theme of the kolu set up at Nandalala Temple on Dr Ranga Road, Mylapore.
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Pezhalvar Utsavam at two local temples, from Oct 14
This is how two temples in the Mylapore area will be celebrating Pezhalvar utsavam: At Sri Madhava Perumal Temple, Mylapore, Pezhalvar Thiruvavathara Thiruvizha will be held from Oct 14 – …
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