Celebrating Easter at churches . .
Midnight vigil and Holy Masses were held at local churches to mark Easter, the day Christians celebrate as the resurrection of Jesus after his death on the cross. Congregations held …
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Archbishop leads Holy Week services at local churches
5 p.m. may have been a tad early to start the Maundy Thursday service but when the English Holy Mass started at San Thome Cathedral, leading it was the recently-appointed …
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‘Thirukalyanam’ at Sri Kapali Temple
If there was a nice spectacle it was this – the thirukalyanam of the Panguni celebrations here at Sri Kapali Temple. On a sticky Wednesday night, thousands of people, sitting …
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The ‘ther’ Sunday
This was ‘ther’ Sunday at the Panguni festival at Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore. Ay 9 a.m., the ther rolled out of its shed on East Mada Street and will …
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Adhikara Nandi procession on mada veedhis
Over 5000 people gathered at Sri Kapali Temple this morning to take part in the adhikara nandi procession as part of the annual Panguni festival being held here. Though this …
Read MoreHoly Week starts on Sunday at churches
Churches in the neighbourhood are preparing for what is called Holy Week, the final week of the Lenten season observed by the community at this time of the year. Holy …
Read MorePanguni fest at Sri Kapali Temple; flag hoisted
Over 2000 people witnessed the hoisting of the flag or the kodiyetram ceremony at Sri Kapali Temple this morning in connection with the annual Panguni Festival which is underway here. …
Read MoreRadha Kalyanam on March 17
Kartik Fine Arts has arranged for a Radha Kalyana Mahotsavam” by K. Sattanatha Bhavathar and party on March 17, 8 a.m onwards It is at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan hall, Mylapore …
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Sri Kapali Temple prepares for Panguni fest
If you now pass by East Mada Street you will know that the Panguni Festival of Sri Kapali Temple is at hand. A huge canopy has been erected across Sannidhi …
Read MoreTemples prepare for Sivaratri celebrations
All the temples dedicated to Lord Shiva are preparing for the Mahasivaratri celebrations on Sunday, evening onwards. At Sri Velleeswarar Temple, South Mada Street, Mylapore the special pujas will start …
Read MoreSivaratri concerts, discourses at R A Puram temple
A festival of music. discourses and namasankeertanam is planned for Sivaratri by the R A Puram Bhakta Jana Sangam at the local Sri Vinayaka Temple for March 10. Meenakshi Ramanan …
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1008 pots of milk taken out in procession; prelude to Panguni
Tradition rules come what may and so, on Sunday hundreds of people took out a procession with women carrying milk pots from Sri Kapali Temple to the Kolivizhiamman Temple across …
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