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Aravoor Karkodakeswarar temple restoration 2024
In a dilapidated state two years ago, this Kaala Sarpa Dosha Nivarana temple has seen a remarkable turnaround with like minded devotees coming forward to keep the HR & CE at bay and revive its...
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Kapisthalam Divya Desam Seshadri Bhattar Devotional Commitment
The Octogenarian priest, who has served as an archaka for six decades, continues to live in perpetual fear of the MoopanarsSalary in the 100s, Breathing Issues, Wife on a walker, a Physically...
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Srirangam Temple Moolavar Photoshoot without Vastrams
The archakas have been directed by the HR & CE to remove all the vastrams and kavachams of the deity to facilitate a photo shootThe HR & CE has ordered taking photographs of the Moolavar deity...
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Panniru Thirumurai Raja Raja Chozhan episode Kapaleeswarar Temple
The legendary episode of Raja Raja Chozhan and Nambi Andar Nambi securing Panniru Thirumurai verses was played out at the Kapali temple on the first Sunday of AvaniAs per the Vaishnavite legend, it...
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Srirangam Temple Popular shops shut down
Around 30 shops near the Ranga Vilas Mandapam at the Ranganathaswamy Temple have been sealed giving visibility to Thirupaan Azhvaar, Vittal Krishnan and Natha Muni SannidhisThe shutting down of these...
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Srirangam Prasadam Stall High Court raps HR & CE
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the HR & CE to not commercialise the 'sacred food' and to not lease out Prasadam Stalls through auctions Six years after this section featured a...
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Kandiyur Divya Desam Kannan Bhattar
For four decades, this bhattar's life has centered solely around Hara Sabha Vimochana PerumalIt is just past 2.30pm on Tuesday (Sept 3). 53 year old Kannan Bhattar has not yet had lunch and is all...
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Thillaisthanam Neiyarappar Sankara Gurukal
Well into his 60s, this Gurukal's decades long devotional engagement with Neiyarappar continues at ThillaisthanamIn 1958, Kannaiah Gurukal secured the archaka service at the Neiyarappar temple in...
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Thanjavur Station Retiring Room Bathing facilities
A newly built retiring room and dormitory complex on the first floor of platform 1 offers top notch staying facilities with neat beds and clean toiletsAC Waiting Hall @ Rs. 30, bathing and toilet...
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Thiru Chotruthurai Othanvaneswarar Temple Trust Lands Issue
Temple Activist TR Ramesh throws an open offer to the Trustee to hand him the land documents for him to fight the case in the court and help recover the lands that had wrongfully changed hands decades...
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Thanjavur Palace Venugopalaswamy temple Thiruvayaru
Prince Babaji Bhonsle is renovating the centuries old now dilapidated Venugopalan temple on Southern Banks of Cauvery in ThiruvayaruOnce consecration takes place, this temple, located opp the Munsiff...
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Yathulan Bhattar Rayanallur 7 temples Parayanam Initiative 2024
This young bhattar, who let go lucrative opportunities, to settle down in Rayanallur has put together a four member team to present monthly Veda and Prabhandham Parayanam in 7 temples in the...
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Sikkal Singaravelar Ramanathan Gurukal
Given the low devotee turnout and fading fortunes at this temple in the later half of the previous century, this Gurukal grabbed the overseas opportunities that came his way and served as an archaka in...
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Dr Venkatesh Thiru Kudanthai Upanyasakar
At a young age, this doctor from Kumbakonam has carved out a niche for himself in the ‘Spiritual Lectures’ world A Debut on Kal Garuda Sevai day, an unexpected 30 days Thiruppavai upanyasam at...
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Thanjavur Palace Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple
This temple finds a reference in the Parasara Kshetra Mahatmiyam with Sage Vashishta having performed penance invoking the blessings of PerumalThe Maratha Prince found the current Moolavar Idol beneath...
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Kapali Panguni Utsavam 2024 Nadaswaram artistes not paid after 7months
Pending Payment to Nadaswaram Artistes seven months after the Panguni Utsavam shows the HR & CE and the Kapali Temple administration in poor light"We are not asking HRCE for a favour, We only want...
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Sarangapani Koil Vedantha Desikar Utsavam 2024
Cauvery Theerthavari in the morning rain, a vibrant Prabhandham Ghoshti at the Satru Murai event in the evening mark a celebratory day at Thiru KudanthaiA feature of the annual Vedantha Desikar Utsavam...
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Sundara Perumal Koil wears a new look, Consecration after 80years
New look Raja Gopuram, Gold plated Vimanam, Repaired Vahanas but the HR & CE has taken back all the Utsava idols to Kumbakonam preventing the conduct of the processional utsavams!!!Historical house...
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Koodal Azhagar Aippasi Oonjal Utsavam 2024
The Utsava Deity went on a procession around the Prakara before resting himself for an hour long display on the OonjalBhattars double up as Vedic Reciters during the Oonjal UtsavamAround a hundred...
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Azhagar Koil Noopura Ganga Aippasi Thailakkaappu Neerattam Utsavam
Kallazhagar went up the steep ‘Victory Hill’ this Wednesday for the Thailakappu Neeraattam Utsavam on the occasion of Sukla Paksha Dwadasi in AippasiIn the fourth canto of his Thirumozhi, Periyazhvar...
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Pazhamuthir Cholai Arupadai Veedu
It was here that Lord Muruga came to rest after slaying the asura in TiruchendurMuthu Kumar Gurukal has been carrying on the archaka service handed by his forefathers42year old Muthu Kumar Gurukal has...
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Srirangam Kaisika Ekadasi Rathna Kreedam after 200 years
A Kaisika Ekadasi Gift for Namperumal and Ranganayaki ThayarTN CM’s Sambandhi presents Rs. 1.5crore Rathna Kreedam on WednesdayIt was meant to be a day of fasting and one renowned for the recital of...
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Thirupaan Azhvaar Srirangam Birthday Celebrations 2024
On the occasion of his birthday - Karthigai Rohini – Thirupaan Azhvaar made a trip on Saturday morning to Periya Perumal and Ranganayaki Thayar SannidhisOn Saturday (Dec 14) morning, on the occasion of...
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TN Temple Trustees Non Appointment
Temple Activist/President of Temple Worshippers Society TR Ramesh sends notice to TN Principal Secy and HRCE Commissioner on Trustee Appointment and Internal Audit issues in TN templesIt is Sunday (Dec...
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Srirangam Temple JC Mariappan
A HR & CE JC for whom there is no sleep!!!It is 9pm on Thursday (Dec 19) evening. Most of the devotees have left the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam after darshan but for the Joint Commissioner...
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