Tank of Sri Kapali Temple bone dry, almost
The bed of the sprawling tank of Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore is bone dry, almost. Save for a thin sheet of water in one far corner of the tank, …
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Panguni Brahmotsavam at Mari Chetty Street Venkatesan Perumal Temple starts Tuesday
The 10-day Panguni Brahmotsavam will commence at the Mari Chetty Street’s Sri Venkatesan Perumal Temple with a street procession on Tuesday (April 6) evening. The popular Garuda sevai will take …
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Sri Kesava Perumal atop Hanumantha vahanam in front of Sri Kapali Temple
On Friday (April 2) night, just after the clock ticked past 9.45pm, people around the Sannidhi Street zone were in for a surprise. With the huge stage erected for election …
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Pandemic time SOPs followed at Good Friday services in churches, not fully though
Good Friday services were held today in all local churches, with almost all having services in English and in Thamizh, allowing for a split in attendance and in keeping with …
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Some rice, pulses and oil for the needy; Lenten acts of charity
The community at parish churches is invited to make acts of charity and sacrifice during the season of Lent which ends this week with the Holy Week. At the Our …
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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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