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
TANGEDCO has announced that electricity supply will be suspended in a few places in the Chennai Tuesday (23 July), from 9 am to 4 pm for maintenance work. Continue Reading
For over a week, city residents have been battling with booking a water tanker on the website of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board due to backlogs in paying property tax. 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
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 state that ministers K A Sengottaiyan, K P Munuswamy and Dindigul Sreenivasan have been given important roles. Continue Reading
The forecast for Chennai for the next 24 hours is that the sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Light rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures will be around 37 and 27 degrees Celsius. 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