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Monday, May 30, 2011
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Sree Venkata Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Perumbakkam
Sri Venkata Varadaraja Perumal temple, Perumbakkam, is getting a new shrine.Perumbakkam is a quiet village about seven km from Villupuram on the Villupuram–Thirukkovilur highway (via Mambazhapattu). It is the abode of Sri Venkata Varadaraja Perumal and His consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. There are shrines for Perundevi Thayar, Andal, Lakshmi Narasimhar, Sudarsanar, Kalyana Anjaneyar and so on. On June 12, the 400-year old temple will get one more,...
Annakooda festival at Mylapore Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Chennai
As temples were an important beneficiaries of royal patronage, food became an important and integral offering to the deity.Does one live to eat or eat to live? Ancient Tamil literature seems to favour a bit of both. The Naaladiyar’s first verses remind one that “Even those who have eaten every variety of food , and not taking a second portion from any dish, may yet become poor and long for more.” Other poems in the Purananooru and Agananooru praise...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Jewels for Oppiliappan
The Board of Trustees of Sri Oppiliappan temple, Kumbakonam, has planned to make the Sahasradhari plate and pot (kudam) in gold for performing Thirumanjanam to the Lord, besides the golden sword, the diamond crown and gold kavacham for Lord Hanuman. According to Roya Govindarajan, chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Sahasradhari plate will be made using gold weighing 1.25 kilos, kudam with 1.5 kilos of gold, golden sword with seven kilos,...
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