Maundy Thursday services held in local churches
Maundy Thursday celebrated in all local churches last evening was the first of the key, three day Holy Week event. A day when Jesus instituted priesthood and the sacrament of …
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This choir of church in San Thome presented ‘Passion Concert’
On Palm Sunday morning, March 28, the CSI St. Thomas English Church congregation led by the Presbyter Rev. J Paul Sudhakar, went on a procession, singing and waving palm leaves …
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Holy Week services at church in R. A. Puram
This is the schedule for the Holy Week services to be held at Our Lady of Guidance Church in R. A. Puram, also known as Lazarus Church. Confessions will be …
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Panguni fest 2021: When Sundarar played mediator between Ambal and Swami
It all seemed fine with the grand Thiru Kalyanam on the tenth day of the Panguni utsavam at the Kapaleeswarar Temple on Sunday evening. 24 hours later as it so …
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Holy Week services at San Thome cathedral; schedule
St Thomas Cathedral will have Holy Week services in Thamizh and in English separately so as to accommodate all sections of the congregation. On Maundy Thursday, the English service is …
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Ravana carries Kapaleeswarar around Mada Streets to tunes of ‘Mukha Veena’
A large part of the street processions over the first nine days of the Kapaleeswarar Panguni Brahmotsavam had been to the loud drum beats as well as the musical accompaniments …
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Curtailed Palm Sunday processions at churches to keep with pandemic rules
Churches in the area held the first of the Holy Week services, a week when people commemorate and contemplate on events that led to the condemnation, suffering and death of …
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Panguni fest 2021: Arabathumoovar procession managed well, finishes quickly
There were lesser number of people taking part in the grand arbathummovar procession of Sri Kapali temple – the procession of the nayanmars which is also one of the grandest …
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Big crowd awaits ther procession at Sri Kapali Temple
Close to a thousand people gathered around the ther this Thursday morning to witness the start of this procession in connection with the annual Panguni utsavam at Sri Kapali Temple, …
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From Thillaisthanam to Mylapore: for Yajur Vedam parayanam on Rishabha Vahanam night
It is past 3 am in the wee hours of Wednesday, March 24 and auspicious time to chant the Vedas. Lord Kapaleeswarar, on the Rishaba vahanam, is well into the …
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Tune in for an evening of sacred music as the choir of the 178-year-old CSI St. Thomas English Church in San Thome will be presenting their annual Passiontide Recital on …
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Thiru Gnana Sambandar’s gnana paal episode enacted
The highlight of the third morning of the Panguni utsavam when Sri Kapaleeswarar comes out on the Adhikara Nandhi vahanam was the enactment of the famous Saivite saint poet Thiru …
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