Archbishop to celebrate special Mass on Aug.15 morning at Cathedral
August 15 is India’s Independence Day. In the Catholic Church, it is also a day to celebrate the assumption of Mother Mary into heaven and hence a special day in …
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Thiruvilakku pooja to be performed online this year: On Aug 14
Thamizhnadu Brahmin Association (Regd), Chennai district, which functions out of C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet is organising a thiruvilakku pooja on Aug 14, the last Friday of the month of …
Read MoreKrishna Jayanthi celebrations at Sri Nandalala Temple will be held on Aug 11
A series of events have been planned at Sri Nandalala Temple at Ranga Road, Mylapore for Krishna Jayanthi on Aug 11. The schedule is as follows: 7 a.m. – Gau …
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For Vinayaka Chaturthi this year, get your Seed Ganeshas from this Mandaveli resident
If you are looking for an eco-friendly Ganesha this year, check out Sangeetha Saravanan’s plantable Seed Ganesha. Sangeetha, who is a resident of Mandaveli, has been selling eco-friendly plant and …
Read More20 people take part in Avani Avittam ceremony held at Kalyana Nagar Association
Twenty people changed their sacred thread (poonal) at the avani avittam celebrations held at Kalyana Nagar Association, Mandavelipakkam today morning (Aug 3). The secretary of the association T. R. Prakash …
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We may re-open mosque for Bakrid if government allows, says Chief Imam of Jumma Masjid
Heads of the Jumma Masjid at Kutchery Road, Mylapore are mulling over the idea of re-opening the mosque for the upcoming Bakrid festival. Says Syed Masood Jamali, Chief Imam, Jumma …
Read MoreAadi pooram at Sri Kapali Temple: web streaming on temple’s YouTube channel July 24 morn
To mark Aadi Pooram tomorrow (July 24), a special abhishekam will be held for the utsava murthy of goddess Karpagambal in the morning from 7.30 to 8.30 a.m. at Sri …
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169th edition of annual utsavam at Sri Appar Swami temple low-key affair
It was on Aani Barani in 1851 that Appar Swami, a Siddha who lived in the 19th Century in Mylapore attained mukthi. His disciple Chidambaram Swami built the Appar Swami …
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Police discourage people from performing Aadi amavasya rituals in the open
Police have been discouraging people from performing Aadi amavasya rituals around the tank of Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore since early Monday morning, July 20. Police were seen patrolling the …
Read MoreAadi dawns but Amman temples remain closed due to pandemic rules
July 16 is the first day in the month of Aadi. And in normal circumstances, all the temples dedicated to the Amman would have witnessed a flurry of rituals and …
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Tech aid for Avani Avittam: created by R. A. Puram team
A locally based entrepreneur has created an online, audio-based service that can help those who have to perform Avani Avittam rituals this season when the pandemic will not allow for …
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Rituals, prayers and special poojas inside Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple: its head priest talks about all this in a rare conversation
Like it has been for all of us, it has been a very different life for the head priest of Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore, E. Venkatsubramaniam Shivachariar (popularly referred to …
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