At the gate of barricaded Sri Kapali Temple, people pray in silence
There are people who have to visit a temple or church every day, even if it means saying a prayer at the gates. At Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, the …
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Avathara Utsavam celebrated at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
The annual Avathara Utsavam on Chitrai Hastham was celebrated on Sunday (April 25) at the Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal temple with a Thirumanjanam in the morning for Srinivasa Perumal and …
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San Thome Cathedral to be closed to people till end April; pandemic regulations
With pandemic time lockdown and new regulations in force even for religious places, San Thome Cathedral will shut its doors from Monday morning and will not allow people to enter …
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This was the final Vasantha Utsavam procession for devotees at Sri Kapali Temple before lockdown
Earlier this month, Mylapore Times featured a story on the final street procession of April with the Garuda Seva Brahmotsavam at Mari Chetty Venkatesa Perumal temple (Final St Procession April). …
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Final rites service centre, Venkatesa Theertham is now in demand
It is just over four months since the launch of the full fledged final rites services centre, Venkatesa Theertham, in Venkatesa Agraharam, one managed by Vedantha Desikar Temple. Mylapore Times …
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Srikanth’s parayanam at Sri Kapali Temple is devotion at its sincerest
What began as an experiment in 1996 has become a big devotional exercise every evening. This year, 54 year old A Srikanth is completing 25 years of his popular daily …
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Vaishnavite temples celebrate Sri Ramanuja’s jayanthi
Vaishanavite temples in Mylapore celebrated on Sunday, April 18 the jayanthi of Sri Ramanuja acharya, the great Vaishnavite philosopher and thinker. The day marked his 1004th birth anniversary. At all …
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At this mosque, elders remind faithful at Ramadhan meal time of respecting pandemic time rules
There seems to be a concerted effort to get the core pandemic time message across to a community at a Mylapore mosque this Ramadhan. It is happening at the Jumma …
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Sri Venkatesa Perumal provides darshan on pushpa pallakku
When the SOP restrictions came right in the middle of the Panguni Brahmotsavam putting an end to the street vahana processions, it may have dampened the enthusiasm of the priest …
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Veggies, fruits and flowers decorate Sri Ayyappa Temple for New Year’s
This is a New Year visual that this temple respects year on year; save last year. The staff at Sri Ayyappan Temple in MRC Nagar use fresh vegetables, flowers, fruits …
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10-day Vasantha Utsavam at Sri Kapali Temple from this Sunday
Amid the restrictions relating to COVID-19 imposed by the TN Government, the 10-day Vasantha Utsavam for Sri Kapaleeswarar will kick off this Sunday (April 18). Ahead of the Utsavam, two big …
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Temples closing time changed; from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
There seems to have been a quick change in the pandemic time SOPs concerning temples. First, the state order was that temples must close at 8 p.m. and so did …
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