Please scroll right down below to read a summary of the above verdict delivered by the Madras High Court in the matter of dispute over claims to rights of “Mudhal mariyadhai” in the Arulmigu Sri Kallazhagar Kovil , in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It could be argued that this verdict is blatant overturning of the wellContinue reading ““Mudhal Mariyaadhai”, “primus inter pares” and a religious community’s “mos majorum””
Category Archives: Tamil Nasu temples
Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu”
THE HINDU- Monday, July 21, 2025: Opinion: Recently, a political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu on the issue of diverting temple funds for building colleges. Scroll down below to read an Op-Ed (Propaganda) that was published by The Hindu yesterday . This Op-Ed piece is a classic example of the kind of casuistry that theContinue reading “Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu””
Temple festive palanquin carriers … “Sripaada thaangeegal” … Is it right to compare them with “poor Kolkata manual riskshaw-pullers” of bygone times?
Many are the cousins and nephews and nieces, aunts and uncles of mine in America and New Zealand … first and second generation immigrants who have lived abroad for many decades now . Although geographically we live on two ends of the planet, thanks to WhatsApp we all still manage through frequent messaging interactions toContinue reading “Temple festive palanquin carriers … “Sripaada thaangeegal” … Is it right to compare them with “poor Kolkata manual riskshaw-pullers” of bygone times?”
Please leave the Tirukurungudi temple alone! For God’s sake, don’t desecrate its cloistered, sacred serenity by turning it into touristic pilgrimage spot!
Let me at the outset, make it clear that I don’t know who MLA Ruby Manoharan is and nor do I know why or what his interests are in the affairs of the holy and famous Sri Vaishnava Nambi Perumal Temple at Tirukurungudi . All I know about this Nanganuri Constituency MLA is that heContinue reading “Please leave the Tirukurungudi temple alone! For God’s sake, don’t desecrate its cloistered, sacred serenity by turning it into touristic pilgrimage spot!”
குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-4: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra”
A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 4th, 2024 (Tirunelveli-Tuticorin) of Nava Tirupati temples ************ The summer heat-wave was rising, and on my journey by road towards Azhwar Tirunagari, the mid-morning hour seemed to send torrid blasts from a furnace towards us. Thankfully, Rajah, my thoughful rental-car cab-driver, turned up the vehicle airconditioning.Continue reading “குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-4: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra””
STOP PRESS! I wrote hastily and unwisely “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings”
Only last night (May 5, 2024), in my blogpost with the above title, I had spoken of the religious harmony and goodwill between Saivism and Vaishnavism that is found symbolised inside the Nellaiappan Temple in Tirunelveli where both Sannidhis of Shiva and Govindaraja Perumal can be seen abutting each other and worshipped side by sideContinue reading “STOP PRESS! I wrote hastily and unwisely “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings””
அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings
A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 3rd-5th, 2024 (Tirunelveli-Nagercoil) *************** Last Friday, 26 April 2024 I was in the Hills of Tirumala-Tirupati awaiting Darshan at the temple of Tiruvenkatamudaiyaan. This Friday afternoon on May 3rd I’m now in the city of Tirunelveli. I’ve planned over the next two days to complete aContinue reading “அரியும் அரனும் ஒன்று. அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்’: Part-1: A pilgrim’s jottings”
It’s now official : “PERIYAR” is the ideological heir of Sri RAMANUJACHARYA!
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-temples-open-up-by-shutting-door-on-caste-bias/articleshow/85419121.cms Times of India 18 Aug 2021 In the above news-article, two great Hindu religious icons of the past have been appropriated by the “Periyarist” Government of Tamil Nadu to endorse and and celebrate the employment, under the State enacted Archaka Act, of all Castes as Hindu temple priests viz. Sri Ramanujacharya, the 11th CenturyContinue reading “It’s now official : “PERIYAR” is the ideological heir of Sri RAMANUJACHARYA!”
“ARCHANAI” IN TAMIL NADU TEMPLES TO BE PERFORMED ONLY IN TAMIZH LANGUAGE?
When I posted the above Thought on my Facebook Page wall yesterday and shared it with many friends of mine, I was reminded immediately by way of a cautionary call to be careful about my politically incorrect utterances which I received from a dear old friend and ex-professional colleague of mine who long ago emigratedContinue reading ““ARCHANAI” IN TAMIL NADU TEMPLES TO BE PERFORMED ONLY IN TAMIZH LANGUAGE?”