Touch of Advent as local churches prepare for Christmas
At churches in the neighbourhood, the season of Advent, a season of preparation for Christmas is in the air and in the services held here daily. It is now a …
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Thanksgiving festival is back at this church. This Sunday.
The CSI St. Thomas English Church community in San Thome, will be celebrating its annual Thanksgiving Festival on Sunday, December 5 starting with a special thanksgiving religious service at 7.30 …
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108 sanga abhisekam at Sri Kapali Temple on rainy Monday morning
It is the second Monday (Nov 29) of Karthigai and at SriKapaleeswarar Temple, just after 9 a.m. it was all set for the 108 sanga abhisekam here. Rains were to …
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Sannidhi for Maha Periyava to come up on Pichupillai Street, Mylapore
A location for a sannidhi for Kanchi Maha Periyava has been finalised on Pichupillai Street by the Mylai Maha Periyava Anusham Trust. Upanyasakar Ganesh Sarma told Mylapore Times on Thursday …
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44-day Veda Parayanam on at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple
Around 15 Vedic pundits have begun a 44-day Veda Parayanam referred to as “Krithigai Mandala Parayanam” starting last Wednesday (Karthigai 1) at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. Sitting near the Bairavar Sannidhi …
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Rahu kaalam pooja for Durgai held at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple continues to draw big crowd
It is 3pm on Tuesday (Nov 23). All the sannidhis at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple are open, an hour earlier than all other days of the week. A steady stream of …
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Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba: event held at Bhavan
The 96th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba was celebrated this morning by the Mylapore samiti at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore. The Rain God was kind to let sunshine …
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Sri Kapali Temple: sanga abhisekam during Karthigai
At Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, starting this Monday (Nov 22), a 108 sanga abhisekam on each of the four Mondays in Karthigai has begun. It starts by about 10 …
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Thiru Mangai Azhvaar’s birthday celebrated at Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal Temple
The Karthigai day in the month of Karthigai marks the annual birthday of the last of the Azhvaars: Thiru Mangai Azhvaar. On the celebratory occasion, the Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal …
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Karthigai Deepam celebrated at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple
Karthigai Deepam was celebrated at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple on Thursday evening on the Full Moon day with the lighting of Sokkabaanam in front of the eastern Rajagopuram watched by hundreds …
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Karthigai Deepam celebrated at Sri Veleeswarar Temple
Karthigai Deepam celebrations took place at Sri Veleeswarar Temple on South Mada Street, Mylapore on Thursday evening. There was a break in the rain though a warning for a cyclonic …
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Devotees formally start devotion and pilgrimage plan at Sri Ayyappa Temple
Since early Wednesday morning, since the time the gates of Sri Ayyappa Temple in MRC Nagar were opened, small groups of people streamed into the temple to launch their preparations …
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