Saturday, 6 December 2008

GOLDEN SHAWLS AND A TEMPLE


A couple of months ago, our music group Gangamritham was felicitated at the Sai Baba Temple, after we sang there. We were honoured with ponnadais (golden shawls, literally). I was a little disappointed that we could not take a picture of us wearing them, then. But we got together a couple of days ago after a class, and posed with our shawls, asking an obliging passer-by to click. And here we are.

And this is a picture of our group at theArupadai Temple near Besant Nagar beach, where we sang in July. This temple is a fairly recent construction, and has six 'sannidhis', one each for the six famous temples (Arupadai veedu) of Lord Muruga.


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13 comments:

  1. Devika Jyothi6 December 2008 at 23:10

    Nice to see this post today, Raji :)

    Good to see you all there :)

    wishes,
    devika

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  2. Anonymous7 December 2008 at 10:54

    Nice post. You seem to be a wonderful person.Your largess will be much appreciated.Thank You.

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  3. flowergirl7 December 2008 at 21:00

    I "discovered" this arupdai temple just last month while visiting a friend in the neighbourhood, and was quite taken in by its location and construction.

    Its well spread out and very relaxing and refreshing isnt it?

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  4. Anonymous8 December 2008 at 07:21

    Nice photos, Raji.
    I must try to visit the Arupadai temple the next time I'm there.

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  5. Indrani8 December 2008 at 08:55

    Nice shots! They really cheered me up this morning.

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  6. Lakshmi Bharadwaj8 December 2008 at 10:27

    wow, the golden shawls photo has come out really well...the obliging passerby seems to be a professional, or is it simply that u people are so lively normally?? Rare to see even teenagers wear such nice expressions these days. :)

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  7. Swarna8 December 2008 at 13:35

    Had visited that temple only once, the ambience is great.
    The purple ponnadais look very grand - well deserved!

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  8. Gurooji8 December 2008 at 20:08

    You girls are going places! Congrats!

    Meera

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  9. Kat8 December 2008 at 22:42

    All of you look smart in the Ponnadais. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.

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  10. Anonymous9 December 2008 at 00:33

    Were the shawls the products of a wave of hand by his holiness?!!!!

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  11. namaki15 December 2008 at 15:19

    you all look so nice in your shawls ! I love Indian clothes ... they are so colourful and sensual !

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  12. Chandramouli S23 December 2008 at 05:46

    I've heard of this Arupadai temple. After seeing your post I think I should definitely visit it...

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  13. Praveen Krishnan2 January 2009 at 07:28

    That picture is really nice :-)

    Very well done!!!

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