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I have been having varicose veins from the late 80s I remember. As I grew older it started to bother me. So when I accompanied my friend Usha to a consult a senior vascular surgeon, he dismissed Ushas condition as “nothing to worry you can leave it alone” but for me his verdict was ” you need surgery” I asked him if not surgery…how can...
My post on the magnificence of the Thirupathiripuliyur temple will not be complete without the narration of the visit to this sacred miraculous spot where something astonishing happened several years ago. Mahendra Varma Pallava, under the influence of his Jain citizens, was greatly angered that Saint Appa/Thirunaavukarasar converted from Jainism to Shaivism. History...
The Pandya King Nedumaran, (7th Century) who was also called Koon Pandiyan, after his hunch back, embraced Jainism. His wife the Chola Princess, Mangayarkarasi was an ardent Shiva Devotee. He along with the Pandya kingdom’s minister Kulachiraiyaar tried to convince the King to embrace Shaivism but were unable to do so. The queen invited the Boy saint...
After learning the Namachivaya Padhigam Sottrunai Vedhiyan, from my Guru Smt Shyamala Krishnadas, I started researching more about the story behind this Thevaram and discovered that Cuddalore/Panruti area had some fascinating places which cannot be missed. Thirupathiripuliyur was our first stop in this temple trip. (August 2022) We had booked a room at the Arcot...
Most of us know all about Pongal, why it is celebrated and how it is celebrated, but did you know that the rituals are very different in each family? There are differences (some major) in how my Mom celebrates as well as how we (in my Pugundha veedu) celebrate…thought will document here what all we do…my husband’s family hails from Kalkulam, a little hamlet near...
We drove into Thiruvarur at around 10 AM. Had booked a room at Hotel Selvies, (Mob:8489101091) in the heart of Thiruvarur. A decent hotel with great food. Since we wanted to visit the Thyagaraja temple for the famous Sayarakshka pooja which will commence at around 5 pm, we decided to visit a few other famous temples around Thiruvarur in the forenoon. We chose...
The Birth Place of Nambi Andar Nambi- Saivite Saint Covid is not officially over but we decided to take a risk by planning a much awaited long pending road trip. The lure of glorious temples not yet visited outweighed the risk of falling ill.After all we are twice vaccinated! And we promised ourselves that the mask will always be on! Had heard about the Polla...
All the planning was done, the tickets were booked and accommodation was arranged. We were a group of 15 people from Chennai, all set to participate in the Thyagaraja Aradhana – 2013. We had learnt the Pancharatna Kirthanais together from Mrs. Shyamala Krishnadas our Guru residing at West Mambalam. All sorts of rumours kept floating around about the time we had...
We created History – The making of the first ever Digital Women Economic Forum. July 25th and 26th 2020. So many experiences these power packed 2.5 months! It was on the D Day I decided to document the details so that these memories are recorded. Might be useful for someone, someday! A description of the preparations, the event and post event. One week has gone by...
I woke up a little late that day. I expected Amma to shout on top of her voice, “Skanda…Get ready…It’s getting late…” The house is always hyper with frenetic activity early in the morning. But today it’s all calm! Whats up? It’s not Sunday too. I walked into the kitchen to find amma humming my favourite song...