Religion

Santhanagopalakrishna homam at Skandasramam - (Feb 24^th, 2006)
This special homam will be performed on February 25 at Skandasramam temple...

Float festival at Parthasarathy temple - (Feb 20^th, 2006)
The float festival of the Parthasarathy temple is on

Navarathri at Chennai Skandasramam - (Aug 30^th, 2006)
The 10-day festival will see special abhishekams, pooja and 10 different homams

Myths & beliefs about Ganesha - (Sept 7^th, 2005)
Take a break and read about Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Vinayaka Chathurthi

Gokulashtami - (August 27^th, 2005)
The birth of Krishna is celebrated with great pomp and show

Krishna Jayanthi - 2005 - (August 26^th, 2005)
This avatar of Vishnu is the most celebrated among the nine avatars

Adi Perukku celebrated - (August 5^th, 2005)
There was enough water in the Cauvery to make the devotees take a dip...

They get carried away - (June 4^th, 2004)
The Garudasevai in Kancheepuram is a festival that involves everyone...

A special Mahasivaratri - (Feb 21^st, 2004) 
Devotees were doubly blessed, getting a darshan of both the Sankaracharyas at the Siva-Vishnu temple in T Nagar...

Mantra for a healthy life - (Dec 1^st, 2003) 
A hunt is on to collect 50 crore mantras on Dhanvantri to be buried as yantra at his temple...

Light up this Karthigai - (Nov 27^th, 2003) 
It will be a light and sound Karthigai Deepam at Elambalur on the Chennai-Tiruchi Highway...

Kumbabhishekam - (June 26^th, 2003) 
Donations are sought to build the Lakshmi Kubera Temple, the kumbabhishekam for which was held recently...

A slice of Madurai in Tiruvannamalai - (June 20, 2003) 
It is consecration time for the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple - not in Madurai but in Tiruvannamalai.

Lakshmi Kubera Temple Maha Kumbhabhishekam - (June 11, 2003) A new Temple with Lakshmi Kubera as main deity is being constructed at Rathnamangalam, near Vandalur of Tambaram

All about Good Friday and Easter - (April. 18, 2003)
Easter Sunday celebrates Jesus' resurrection. Along with Christmas, Easter is considered one of the oldest and most joyous days on the Christian calendar.

Sri Rama Navami - (April 11, 2003)
Sri Rama Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama. From Ugadi for the next 9 days, we celebrate the Vasantha Navarathri.

Sundara Hanuman - Part III - (April 11, 2003)
This great Divine Soul, arch devotee of Lord Rama, the very Sundara Hanuman, son of Anjana Devi, is believed to be present in the modern Kaliyuga.

Sundara Hanuman - Part II - (April 10, 2003)
Angered by his insolent behavior, Hanuman uses his burning tail to set entire Lanka on fire.

Sundara Hanuman - Part I - (April 9, 2003)
We learn that the seemingly impossible can be made possible and attainable by sincere efforts, prayers and trust in divine powers.

Dawn of a New Year - (April 1, 2003)
Ugadi, symbolising the beginning of a new era, is celebrated with much enthusiasm.

Holi - festival of colours - (March 16, 2003)
The festival marks the beginning of spring, of merrymaking and the no-holds-barred play with colours.

Karadaiyan Nonbu - (March 13, 2003)
Among the many festivals, Karadaiyan Nonbu is more a renewal of our faith in tradition.

Chennai, Marghazhi and music - (Dec. 15, 2002)
It is a month when daily prayers are done before dawn especially by young unmarried women to propitiate the Gods to ordain a suitable groom for the worshipper.

Krishna would love to be here - (Sept. 1, 2002)
The celebrations in this house made one wonder if it was Krishna Jayanthi or Navarathri. Their devotion was touching…

Varalakshmi Vratham - In Honour of the Goddess - (Aug 15, 2002)
Performing Varalakshmi puja is said to be the equivalent of worshipping the Goddess Lakshmi in all her forms. It is marked by strict observance of certain practices and austerities.

Naga Panchami -- the Ancient Practice of Snake Worship - (Aug 13, 2002)
The origins of snake worship are lost in the depths of time. Though rituals have evolved to focus more on worship of superhuman deities, snake worship continues all over India.

Kancheepuram Garuda Sevai - (May. 26, 2002)
The Brahmotsavam is held in the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May-June) for a period of 10 days. Garuda Sevai is the most important festival in the 10-day long celebrations.

Holi - the festival of colours - (Mar. 29, 2002)
Holi bears close similarities with the important ancient festival called Vasantotsava, an age-old tradition of celebrating the arrival of spring.

Know your Maha Kumbh Mela - (Jan. 12, 2001)
"…the largest number of human beings to…assemble with a common purpose in the…history of mankind."

The Blessed Month - (Dec. 24, 2000)
Ramadan is a religious experience equal in power and right. It grounds its roots globally and is seen as a period of enlightenment and self-reflection.

Karthigai Deepam - (Dec. 9, 2000)
Exquisite lamps, mellow glow of slender flames, silk and sweetmeats - Oh, what a festival.

Skanda Sashti (Nov. 2, 2000)
Skanda Sashti commemorates the destruction of evil by the Supreme General Kartikeya, son of Shiva.

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