Real Estate buried for Good in Chennai

With Rain and Floods inundating every corner of the new Chennai, residents are leaving places like Velachery, Mudichur and Urappakkam for good

The talk of demolishing of illegal constructions in Velachery and Mannivakkam have added to the exodus 

Cuddalore Relief Needs

🙏DEC 11: PRIORITY LIST: RELIEF NEEDED

(Relief only;Rehab email)

1.Kadilam River Bank: 500 families: Survival kits(no food): Lic Nagar;Jeevan Nagar;Rakshan Nagar;RamanaNagar;ThirumoorthyNagar, Annamalai Nagar, FC Nagar:Arumugam: 9894925110

2.Killai, Manjakuppam,Sudukadu Road,KulanthaiColony,: 800 families:Blankets/bedsheets(100 tharpai)

3.Near Kalpakkam: Bedsheets and Pai: Vitlapuram post, Lattur, Navankollai, Chilambakkam, Preambakkam Contact: 9894415614 Oswald

4. Puliyamangalam, Parangipettai: Basic kits (food not reqd) for 300 families Selva: 9688006714

5. Near Chidambaram railway station: Mariyappan theru/ Mariappa Nagar: 150 Basic kits: Balamurugan: 9788237517

6. Moolakuppam and Kalavakudi: Basic kits including blankets(food not reqd) for 1000 families (M:9865264957) and (K:9626817237 )

7.Soorapalayanchavadi, Ward 28 :Survival kits and medical atten@tion: 200 famls;Contact: 8939012345

8.Karivetti:Survival kits: 100 families (no food)Selvarasu 9942697769;Agaralambai: 900 familieskits

9.Kulanchavadi- Sivananthipuram: 175 families: 700 food pkts 8807061815

10.Main road, Mel bhuvanagiri: 150 pairs of bedsheets; mat,saree,lungi,towel,kids clothesSrinivasan:9486874229

11.Chinnadhanankuppam, PalineerodaI,Anukampattu- 500 familis meds, mosquito coils, food

Unclear: 1. Naduveerapattu/2.Melathirukazhipalai,Kavarapatti,Periyatheru-Chdmbrm taluk

"I have come to belie

Who is Chennai's Shame

A day's rain has haunted Chennai for more than a week

Localities turned into lakes, roads turned into canals

Who should be held responsible for this 

Travel / Accommodation in Mangadu, Chennai

ASM Travels, Mangadu

Mangadu Kamakshi Amman temple is famous for the blessings of mother. Please contact +919962249171, +918939481210 to get around Mangadu

Email : asmtravels@ymail.com

Buy Arunachala Magimai Tamil Book, Baranitharan Online

Buy Arunachala Mahimai Tamil Book, Baranidaran Online

Book on Ramana Maharishi and Seshadri Swamigal

‘Arunachala Magimai' the book about Siddhars in Tiruvannamalai is an encyclopedia in itself. 

The book is now available Online @ http://www.newbooklands.com/new/product1.php?catid=2&&panum=2986. It is important for every Tiruvannamalai Devotee to read this book

K C DAS SWEETS, Anna Nagar, Egmore, Chennai

KC.Das Rasagullahs in Chennai

KC Das - the authentic rossagullah and Rasamalai shop is finally in Chennai

Contact 044-42630363 or 044-28212232 for orders

Visitors please post your comments to help other food lovers

Happy snacking

Best Book on Sabari Yatra - Pilgrimage to Sabari - K. R. Vaidyanathan

The book is good for all devotees and pilgrims of Lord Ayyappa. It makes the reader feel as if himself is on a visit to Mount Sabari. The book has answered all questions that rise in the minds of readers-whether they are new ones, skeptics, laymen or devotees. The legend of the origin of the holy pilgrimage, the adventurous trek, the significance of the journey are informative

More info http://bit.ly/1nKUDhy

 More details: ‘Swamiye, saranam Ayyappa’ shout thousands of devotees who make this pilgrimage to Sabari after 41 days of penance and austerity. They carry a two compartment bag called Irumudi as they climb the Sabarimala hills. And only then can they ascend the 18 steps to the sanctum. No women between puberty and menopause are allowed. The book tells all the tales associated with Lord Ayyappa and the pilgrimage to Sabarimala. How Ayyappa was born from the union of Vishnu(as Mohini) and Shiva, why all Hindu pilgrimages lead one to beautiful surroundings generally on top of hills like Sabari, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Tirupati etc. is told in this book. The flow of devotees has increased almost ten fold in the last decade and this has made the author add one more chapter to the book about the latest information, the facilities offered and the changes that have taken place in recent times. Today the pilgrims come from outside India as well and there is no discrimination between communities or castes.

How to go to Meenakshi Ammal Trust (Meenakshi College of Engineering, K K Nagar)

Buses / Route / Landmark for Meenakshi Ammal Trust (Meenakshi College of Engineering, K K Nagar)

If you have landed in this blog, it means you are trying to put your daughter/son/sister in an Engineering College in Chennai

The Trust office is located in Ramasamy Salai, K.K.Nagar, The route would be as follows (from Kasi theatre)

• From Kasi Theatre to Udayam (Take left to K.K. Nagar before Udayam Theatre)
• Drive past K.K/ Nagar Bus Stand and take the right in the round tana (Saravana Bhavan)
• Take the Second Left (this is Ramasamy Salai)
• Drive straight till you find a Pizza Corner board..
• You will see the Meenakshi Ammal Trust 

Meenakshi Ammal Trust,
New No.61,
Ramasamy Salai, K.K.Nagar,
Chennai-600 078
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Phone No : 044 - 23662399
Fax No : 044-2481272

The rates are not negotiable here. .compared to other colleges the tution fees are moderate.

When we went, we were asked to remove footwear (secret microphone fear) and were asked to wait in a big hall (of an erstwhile bungalow). The hall was airy and we were about to doze; one gentleman with Sandal pottu called us in. Before entering we were asked to handover the cell phones etc. The admission officer's assistant (my friend named him Alla kai)  was wary of these gadgets as the might be leaked to media.

At the end we got the numbers. Since the trust (and other colleges) took so much for not leaking .. I am not revealing the figures.

We then went to Arulmigu Venkata Subramanya Swamy Tirukovil / Temple - Valasarawakkam Chennai and prayed for all students and proceeded towards Koyambedu Perumal Temple - Koyambedu Sita Rama Temple before heading to RMK Engg College

Bus Routes to Meenakshi College of Engineering, K K Nagar

PSBB (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School ) Bus Stop on Ramaswamy Salai is a nearest bus stop

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Arulmigu Venkata Subramanya Swamy Tirukovil / Temple - Valasarawakkam Chennai

Shri Venkata Subramanya Swamy Temple / Santhoshi Matha Temple - Valasarawakkam, Chennai

Lord Muruga is known for showering blessings - that's the reason he is called as Kaliyuga Varadhan. The Lord Muruga in Valasarawakkam is unique in himself. With Six fingers on his right feet and having the Jaba Mala on one hand and Dandam on other he resembles Brahma, With a Thirunamam in his chest he takes the form of Vishnu. nevertheless to say that he is a form of Shiva



There is a belief that if one worships this Lord for continuous six Tuesdays, all the wishes (mainly Marriage and Fertility etc) would be granted




There is Santoshi Matha shrine in the Temple complex (not to be confused with Virugambakkam Santhoshi Matha Shrine). The temple is very near to Valaswarakkam Bus Stop


Please contact Director VK Kannan +919362408984 for exact location information

How to Goto Valla Kottai Murugan Temple from Tambaram / Vallakottai Subramanya Swamy temple - Timings

Vallakottai Murugan Temple - Lord Muruga as Kodai Andavar - Blesses like anything

This ancient Murugan temple is 12 kms south of Sriperumpudur on the Sriperumpudur-Chenglepat road. Lord Murugar is swayambu and is about 7 ft high and such a tall Swayambu murthy for Lord Muruga is very rare. This temple is more than 1200 years old and famous for blessings to anyone - Kodai Andavar - the Lord who gives plenty

Bagirathan did penance to get back his lost kingdom to Lord Muruga. He got the dharshan of the Lord and also went and won his kingdom

The Temple is few meters from the Oragadam - Sriperumbudur Main Road and have frequent buses from Oragadam and Tambaram

Take the bus from Tambaram Sanatorium bus stand. It will take 45 minutes to reach Vallakottai. The temple is few meters from the main road