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Srirangam Railway Gateman Balakrishnan
For over a dozen years, this gateman has been manning the railway gate at Srirangam including three nights a weekVery soon, railway gates in Tamil Nadu could become automated taking away the manual...
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Azhvaar Tirunagari Panguni Brahmotsavam Garuda Sevai
Polintha Ninra Piraan atop the Golden Garuda Vahana and Nam Azhvaar atop the Hamsa Vahana provided darshan around the streets of Azhvaar Tirunagari on Sunday eveningIt is 5pm on Sunday (April 6)...
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Thenthiruperai Panguni Garuda Sevai
It was a night when old time residents congregated and mingled with each other at this Divya Desam for the biggest utsavam of the year A sleepless 24 hours for Ananthu Bhattar, a beautiful decoration...
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Anbil Divya Desam Consecration Issue April 2024
The decision to fix the consecration date without consulting the asthana astrologer of the Srirangam temple and without the knowledge of the Chief Priest of the Srirangam temple has resulted in a last...
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Young Anbil Bhattar stuns Srirangam Hereditary priests
In a sudden reversal of a muturally agreed decision, a letter on Wednesday evening from Aravamudhan Bhattar of Anbil to the Srirangam JC has left the Srirangam priests stumped with his assignment of...
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Uthamar Koil Chitrai Brahmotsavam Garuda Sevai
The Shortest Garuda Sevai ProcessionPurushottamar made his way around the four small mada veethis on a 30minute procession atop the Garuda Vahana on Monday eveningUthamar Koil is a one of its kind...
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Thiru Kurungudi Nambi Nandavanam Vasantha Utsavam
On a cool breezy evening, Azhagiya Nambi made his way around the beautiful looking outer prakara to provide darshan at the huge Nandavanam It is the one day in the year when Azhagiya Nambi makes his...
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Vaanamaamalai Thothadri Srinivasan
Back to the rootsFrom Tier 1 IT company to Madapalli Cook at a historical remote Divya DesamIt is past 1am on Wednesday (May 7) night. 47 year old Thothadri Srinivasan (Nambi) is still at the...
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Thiru Kurungudi Jeer Mega Plans for the Mutt
Plan to treble Mutt Corpus to Rs. 50crores, confident that Kainkaryaparas will return to this Divya Desam to perform full time service- Perarulalar Ramanuja Jeer, Thiru Kurungudi Mutt Photo taken on...
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Thanjavur Big Temple Chitrai Rishabham
Sani Pradosham overshadows the Rishabha Vahana procession on the final evening of the Chitrai Festival as devotees throng the Brahadeeswarar temple in thousands for the Nandi Abhisekam40 years ago,...
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Thiru Kurungudi Sudharsan Sthaneegam
Quitting a Top IT firm in Chennai at 35, Sudharsan has returned to Azhagiya Nambi Divya Desam to perform lifetime service Last week, this section featured a story on a long time resident of...
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Nanguneri Chitrai Brahmotsavam Horse Vahana Procession
It is a day of great celebration as villagers around Nanguneri come together ahead of the Golden Horse Vahana Procession of DeivanayakanThe eighth day of the Chitrai Brahmotsavam is a special one at...
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Thiruvanaikaval Navarasu Othuvar Dreams
This 21 year old is dreaming big of becoming the next Othuvar at the Jambukeswarar temple where he has been performing different kinds of Kainkaryam since childhoodIt is noon on a scorching hot...
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Srirangam Murari Bhattar
The Krishnapremi Anna ImpactThis Civil Engineer quit a high paying job in Chennai a few years ago and returned to this Divya Desam to perform archaka kainkaryamThese are interesting times at the...
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Suchindram Thaanumaalaya Temple Sthaneegam Shiva Prasad
A doctor by profession and a mridangist by passion but this 47 year old sees the Sthaneegam role as a privilege and blessing -  a great responsibility passed on from several generations that he wants...
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Suchindrum Thaanumaalayan Tri Moorthy Temple
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahmma provide darshan together out of a single lingamDevotees are back and so too the Grandeur of the Big Utsavams          Rishabham Vahana - Chitrai UtsavamThe...
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Nanguneri Divya Desam Vasantha Utsavam
Deivanayakan and Vara Mangai Thayar provide Poochatru Sevai at the Thoppu as part of the Vasantha UtsavamDeivanayakan, the utsava deity a the Thothadri Nathan divya desam in Nanguneri, one of the...
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Thiru Mogur Vaikasi Brahmotsavam Garuda Sevai
Alarming signal for the futureDevotees missing on the big Garuda Sevai evening at Thiru Mogur It is the 5th day of the Vaikasi Brahmotsavam at the Kaalamegha Perumal Divya Desam in Thiru Mogur. The...
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TNCA Umpire and Chidambaram Deekshithar Kalyana Venkatesan passes away
Had cherished dream of becoming a BCCI UmpireKalyana Venkatesan had played in the TNCA league for R Ashwin's team and had been active in the Deekshithar role almost right till the endMBA Grad and TNCA...
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Thiru Kurungudi Maniam Ramanujam
From Selling Peanuts in the 1970s to a responsible Maniyakaarar at this historic Divya DesamNo Food days in childhood to now feeding 1000s of Visiting devotees Offers resting facilities to visiting...
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Bharath Reddy @ 70 Jolly Rovers Success
Best track record in TN Club cricket in the last 50 yearsWill the TNCA President Ashok Sigamani who promised this writer that he would do the best for TN cricket consider this 70 year old veteran in...
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Koodal Azhagar Rama Rayar Mandapam Dasavathara Thiru Kolam
Devotees missing at Dasavathara DisplayKoodal Azhagar provides Dasavathara darshan at Rama Rayar Mandapam to a handful of devotees on Thursday night         Koodal Azhagar Krishna Avatharam -...
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Srirangam New Bus Stand on Temple land
Finally a bus stand in Srirangam, but lo its on a temple property The huge temple wall in the background of the new bus standIt has remained a long felt need in Srirangam. Despite the manifold...
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Thiru Kurungudi Thiru Mangai Azhvaar Moksham
Restoration of Thiru Mangai Azhvaar's Moksham Sthalam is drawing devotees to this SannidhiSet against the beautiful Western Ghats in the background and with green paddy fields all around is the Thiru...
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Thiru Kolur Vikanasa Bhattar Next Gen Priest
Following in Thenthiruperai Rahul Bhattar's footsteps, this 21 year old Bhattar has resisted tempting offers to join a remote Divya Desam in Nava Tirupathi where his appa has served for over two...
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