What are the odds of meeting someone at a random temple event who knows the goodness of appa? At the Muthalamman Mariamman Temple in Kalkulam, a Chennai family had gathered for their annual abhishekam to their kuladeivam. About fifty of them—silk-clad women with gold necklaces and big jimmikis stirring ven pongal and chakkara pongal; men arranging chairs; children...
Going out with childhood friends for a day trip is exciting and a temple trip after months and perhaps years of planning fructified recently and the destination was the Yoga Narasimha temple, a 108 Divya Desam at Sholingar, a few hours drive from Chennai. The three of us decided to start early and grab breakfast on the way. A little tip — it’s best to eat before...