It has been raining in Kanchipuram, but the sea of devotees has not reduced. People braved the rain today and were seen standing in long queues to have a darshan of Athi Varadar, which they can do only once in 40 years. Continue Reading
The Jeeyar said all mutt chiefs would meet Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami soon and express their opinion on the subject and not return the idol to the Continue Reading
Two days after four devotees lost their lives while waiting to have darshan of of Lord Athi Varadar, the Tamilnadu Chief Minister announced that the government was planning to shift the idol to a bigger place to make it easy for people to visit. Continue Reading
On the 21st day and third Sunday of His rising, Lord Athi Varadar was decked up with rose colour pattu and variety of flowers. Devotees gathered from various parts of the State to offer prayers. Continue Reading
The district administration has now got down to regulating the crowd like in Tirupati and sending them in batches. Traffic is halted 3 km from the temple and people can be seen walking down the road chanting ‘Govinda, Govinda’ and ‘Narayana, Narayana’. Continue Reading
The Indian Coastal Guard rescued eight Tamilnadu fishermen after their country boat beached on a Sri Lankan island yesterday. Continue Reading
In an appeal that has been published in the media, the collector says the number of devotees and pilgrims coming to have darshan of Athi Varadar was increasing by the day. So, it was taking a minimum of 4-6 hours for people to have darshan, says the note. Continue Reading
The Lord is decorated with blue silk robes with a green silk vastram laid over it. The most charming bit was that a huge garland made of the sweet-smelling vettiver also decorates the deity. Continue Reading
Reports reaching the city say that three devotees, one of them a woman, suffocated to death while waiting in the long queue to have darshan of Athi Varadar at Kanchipuram. Continue Reading
Today, the deity was draped in mauve silk robes and the best part was that the shenbagam flower garland that adds to Athi Varadar’s charm, also spreads its tantalisingly sweet smell in the vicinity. Continue Reading