SR Prakash ICF Pachaiappas Cat Lover
The Panther on the cricket field in the 1970s has turned a Cat Lover Mylaporean SR Prakash was an enthusiastic school boy cricketer in the late 1960s and early 70s. Coached by AG Ram Singh at Hindu...
View ArticleTN Temples Priest Selfie Photograph Attendance Format
The HR &CE directs Priests to take a Selfie Photograph every morning to record their attendance- Salary would be deducted without the Selfie"Is there anyone without a Smart Phone these days. We...
View ArticleThiruvallikeni Prabhandham Adyapaka Sekar
Elevation on the back of his over four decades Devotional Prabhandham Ghosti Service On the 10th day of the Narasimhar Brahmotsavam, this Thursday (July 6) at the Parthasarathy Perumal temple, even as...
View ArticleChidambaram Dikshithars HRCE battle
We want the Dikshithar families to be happy but we have a right to ask the temple for accounts if there are complaints of financial irregularities. We will not hold back if devotees are restrained from...
View ArticleBrahmma Desam Kailasanathar Koil Hereditary Priests
Rajkumar Bhattar and his appa Kulothu Bhattar have performed service for over 50 years at a three digit salary with no permanent posting yetFunds will be handed out for Thiruppani as per the allocation...
View ArticleVeera Raghava Brahmma Desam Rig Veda Ganapadigal
Creates next gen of Vedic Pundits from the Patshala in Brahmma DesamAt 70, his is a frail body now but behind that is a wealth of knowledge that created a number of top notch Vedic Students who are...
View ArticleKovilkulam Thennazhagar Temple Dilapidated Condition
The Bhattar family has served for close to a 100 years with the current archaka receiving Rs. 2000 as salary after close to three decades of serviceHR & CE minister assures of a Grand Renovation of...
View ArticleThiru Kurungudi Pakkam Ninnaar Shiva Sannidhi Restored
After almost 20 years, the idol of Shiva has been brought back to 'Pakkam Ninnaar' Shiva Sannidhi had been demolished on a single night in May 2004. Following a court order, the Sannidhi has been...
View ArticleKrishnaswamy Koil Ambai Krishnan Archaka
Burned Feet, Rs. 1050 month salary after 30 years but this archaka carries on devotinallyThe feet of 58 year old G Krishnan, the archakar at the ancient Krishnaswamy Temple located on the Northern...
View ArticleMannar Koil Narasimha Gopalan Solo Act
Two Consecrations on his own without HRCE support, Biggest Goshala in the region, Wins Priest Salary case without any other priest support, Maintains the 5acre temple and Revives Utsavams In March this...
View ArticleMangai Madam Veera Narasimha Perumal Brahmotsavam Garuda Sevai
On the first Aadi Velli evening, Ranganatha Perumal, atop the Garuda Vahana, and Thiru Mangai Azhvaar provide darshan around the four big streets of Mangai MadamBalaji Bhattar, who let go lucrative...
View ArticleKariya Manikkam Perumal Tirunelveli Vijayaraghava Bhattar
This family has served at this ancient temple for a 100 years; The next gen is now taking forward the archaka service despite a low salaryVijayaraghava Bhattar served at the Kariya Manikkam Perumal...
View ArticleMannar Koil Salary Case Stayed Madurai High Court
A Temporary Setback for Periya Nambi Narasimha GopalanAfter a breakthrough order this April directing the HRCE to pay Salary as per minimum Wages Act, a bench of the Madurai High Court has now stayed...
View ArticleKapali Theevatti PMO Consultant V Ramkumar
From World Bank Consultant to Sanyasi and Torch Bearer at Kapali Temple, Ramkumar has now landed up a Consultancy Role with the PMO and is looking at complete transparency in the Temple Space through...
View ArticleSrirangam Venkatesa Bhavan New Look
The Traditional eat-out has finally seen a major renovation and now wears a fresh new lookVenkatesa Bhavan, the over five decades old popular eat out in Srirangam...
View ArticleNachiyar Koil Gopi Bhattar
The Largest Renovation exercise at the Thiru Mangai Azhvaar praised Divya Desam is being single handedly anchored by this priestThe shifting of the HR & CE office from Thiru Mangai Azhvaar's...
View ArticleThiru Cherai Venkatesh Bhattar Next Gen
Hindi Knowledge has come in handy for this Next Gen Priest who has leveraged his schooling in Pushkar in the 1990s to build a devotee network that has resulted in him anchoring several Utsavam events...
View ArticleThiru Vahindrapuram Andhra Priests 10 years
When this Thiru Mangai Azhvaar praised temple was going through tough times, the HR & CE, in an unprecedented move, roped in two archakas from Andhra Pradesh 10 years later, the ‘Outsider’ tag has...
View ArticleChidambaram Divya Desam Next Gen Govindarajan Bhattar
Commerce Post Grad lets go Auditor dream to take up Hereditary Archaka Service at Govindaraja Perumal SannidhiAt a time when the next gen is moving away from temple service into the corporate world, a...
View ArticleMadhava Perumal Temple Mylapore Consecration delayed
No Moolavar darshan since February this year, unlikely till KarthigaiThe Temple authorities' delay in seeking and getting approval for repair works leads to a delay in consecrationThe consecration of...
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