Only day in the year: annointing Kapaleeswarar with sandalwood paste
Even as the moon came out in full glory on this Vaikasi Pournami day on May 26, Sri Kapaleeswarar was anointed with a special sandalwood paste. This is the only …
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Yajur Veda Parayanam at gurukulam. Prayers for Covid relief.
V. Kannan Ganapadigal has been running the Karpagambal Veda Gurukulam near Madhava Perumal Temple over the last seven years. Currently, there are four students residing full time at his Gurukalam …
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Namazhvaar birthday celebrated at Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal Temple
On the occasion of Vaikasi Visakam, the annual birthday of Vaishnavite saint poet Namazhvaar, a Thirumanjanam was performed at Sri Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal Temple this Tuesday morning. The Prabhandham …
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Handful of devotees have darshan of Kapaleeswarar pradosham
The Mada Streets had a forlorn look on the first evening of the stringent lockdown that came into effect today (Monday). At the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, the authorities not only …
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Namazhvaar birthday celebrations on Vaikasi Visakam (Tuesday) at Sri Kesava Perumal Temple
It is the seventh day of the Namazhvaar Utsavam at Sri Kesava Perumal Temple. Sridhar Bhattar is standing beneath the eastern raja gopuram just past 6pm on Saturday (May 22) …
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Ten-day Thiru Gnana Sambandhar utsavam starts at Sri Kapali Temple
The ten-day annual utsavam for one of the four famous Saivite saint poets Thiru Gnana Sambandhar began this morning at the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple with an Abhishekam. E Venkatasubramanian Shivachariar, …
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Panguni utsavam nagaswaram artistes who performed at Sri Kapali Temple not paid yet
Senior nagaswaram artistes from outside the city who had performed at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple’s Panguni Brahmotsavam in March this year say they have not been paid. Some 45 days have …
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Lord Singaravelar in peacock alankaram : 15th and final day of Vasantha Utasvam at Sri Kapali Temple
Devotees had been able to enjoy a large part of Kapaleeswarar’s Vasantha Utsavam in mid April at the beginning of Chitrai. But with the restrictions coming into force in the …
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Two churches get new parish priests
This is the time for transfers of priests manning parishes in the Madras-Mylapore diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. So there have been some goodbyes and welcomes this past week, …
Read More Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple Vaikasi Brahmotsavam called off
It was only on Friday (May 7) that the temple had performed an atonement ceremony ( Laghu Prayaschitham) for not conducting last year’s Brahmotsavam. While there were restrictions on street …
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Laghu Prayaschitham performed at Vedantha Desikar Srinivasa Perumal Temple
The Vaikasi Brahmotsavam could not be held in 2020 because of the complete lockdown. As an atonement for not conducting the festival, Laghu Prokshanam ceremony took place today with minimal …
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A devotional Friday evening at Sri Kapali Temple
There are people who are disappointed and saddened with the closure of temples. And there are those who find devotional peace in this quiet. On Friday evening, even as the …
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