It was a Pradosham evening. Around 5 pm, we parked our car at the temple entrance. The first act, as always, was to offer our respects to Surya Pillayar—a magnificent, towering form of Ganesha, striking in both scale and presence right at the entrance. From there, we walked barefoot into the ancient Kaameswarar Temple at Madavilagam, Kalkulam village, carefully...
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...