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TNPL Gokulakrishnan Madanagopal
Brothers come together as coaches to fashion a turnaround victory in the TNPLTheir 'outside' districts pick of Ganesh Moorthy finally pays off in the FINALJust under five years ago, I decided to write...
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Kandiyur Brahmma Sira Kandeeswarar
The Fifth temple in the Sapthasthanam Chitrai FestivalOne of the Ashta Veera Temples of Lord ShivaIn the late 9thcentury AD, a land was purchased at 110 Kalanju of pure gold. The revenue from this land...
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Railway Timetable 2016
Pearl City Express will be the fastest train between Chennai Egmore and Tiruchirapalli starting October 1 covering the distance of 336kms in 4hours 55minutes.With the formal release of the new railway...
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Thenthiruperai Divya Desam
Life in the 1930s at Thenthiruperai comprised of Vidukathai and Thaalaattu in the Mel Thinnai - Keezh Thinnai, Paandi and Kaakku Muthu under the watchful eyes of the Lord, a 1 1/2 kms walk every...
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Madanagopal J
The Fate of 'Outsiders' in Cricket VB Chandrasekar’s decision to not pick him in 2002-03 after being TN’s top run getter in one- dayers for two successive years remains the most inexplicable decision...
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Therazhundur Divya Desam
The story of how the invasion of the 'New Political Culture' in the 1960s ruined traditional life in the temple town of Therazhundur and led to a mass exodus of the original inhabitantsLife in the...
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Abhinav Mukund Bizarre Dismissal
Abhinav Mukund's bizarre run out dismissal on Saturday morning in the Ranji Match evoked memories dating back 35 yearsA hasty celebration cost the TN Captain his wicketPhoto Courtesy: Abhinav's Twitter...
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Thillaisthanam Neiyarappar Temple
7 Lords congregate here as part of the Sapthasthanam Festival in ChitraiHistorical Temple with significant contributions made from the 9th Century ADLocated 2 kms west of Thiruvayaru on the Northern...
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Thiru Vellarai Divya Desam
3700 Brahimin Families once lived here in Thiru VellaraiIn the century gone by, service personnel consistently walked over 15 kms from Srirangam across the Coloroon to perform service at Thiru Vellarai...
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Thiru Kannapuram Divya Desam
Azhvaars called it ‘Wealthy Kannapuram’, ‘Gold Walled’ City - The roar of the Sea could be heard at the temple - Home to ‘Master Craftsmen’A single Bhattar has been performing Pooja without a Salary...
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Thiru Pugalur Agneeswarar Temple
The Place where Saint Poet Appar attained MukthiThe Red Brick turned into a Golden Brick on the night when Sundarar lay asleep on the brick saddened by the likelihood of not being able to present Anna...
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Thirupper Nagar Koviladi Divya Desam
‘Jewelled Mansions’ on the banks of Cauvery to dilapidated houses in the AgraharamThe last temple praised in the Nalayira Divya PrabhandhamThirupper Nagar (Koviladi) -...
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Parthasarathy Koil Unaccounted Contributions
With all talks in recent weeks on Unaccounted Money, here is a story on how contributions from devoteesgo unaccounted at the Parthasarathy Koil in Thiruvallikeni I just finished watching PM Narendra...
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A once in a lifetime event of a Samprokshanam past mid nightA Grand Samprokshanam on August 22 has been followed with a 'Silent' one in November at the Parthasarathy Temple in ThiruvallikeniOn...
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Thiru Pazhanam Abath Sahayeswarar temple
In the Saint Poets praised 1000+ year old temple, no salary has been paid to the archaka for decadesLocated 3kms from Thiruvaiyaru on the Kumbakonam Highway is the Abathsahayeswarar temple in Thiru...
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Nachiyar Koil Divya Desam
Bhattars struggled in the 2nd half of the 20th Century ending up in povertyRevival of Nachiyar Koil driven by the new gen enterprising Bhattars and the new 'Donor' contribution Model (KAL GARUDA SEVAI...
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Madanagopal finally cracks the elusive
BREAKING STORYBig New Year GiftMadanagopal and his long time friend Ananthapadmanabhan to umpire Ranji Semi FinalTwo months after I had written about JR Madanagopal the big call has finally come this...
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Kulasekara Azhvaar Lord Rama
Lullaby to Rama that is then followed by the lament of a forlorn fatherKulasekara Azhvaar praises Thiru Kannapuram as a town with fortified walls and the temple with a huge tankWhy hasn't my heart...
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Kulasekara Azhvaar Thiru Chitrakoodam
Narrating each phase from the entire Ramayana in a Single DecadKulasekara Azhvaar refers to his favourite Lord as being 'Peerless'Kulasekara Azhvaar ends the Perumal Thirumozhi of over a 100 verses...
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Parthasarathy Koil Adyapakas’ arrogance to the fore
A ‘Go Slow’ Tactic by Adyapakas delay Lord Parthasarathy’s sleepMA Venkatakrishnan and his team of Adyapakas showcased themselves in extremely poor light late this evening at the Parthasarathy temple...
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