Date:05/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/05/stories/2008100558920300.htm

Engagements - Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam today

Religion

Devi Sarannavaratri celebrations: Bhavatarini Matha Temple, R.K. Beach Road: Koti Kumkumarchana puja ( 9 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.); devotional songs (7.30 p.m.)

Bengali Association: Sashti puja, (9.27 a.m.); dance recital (7.30 p.m.), Town Hall, Beach Road, Old Town.

Sri Lalitha Peetham, Lalithanagar: Sri Gayatri homam (10 a.m.); discourse (6.45 p.m.)

Aagomoni Cultural Association: Maha Sashti puja (9.27 a.m.); cultural programmes (8.30 p.m.), Park Hotel.

Sri Shirdi Saibaba Spiritual Centre, Seethammadhara: Bhakti gaanalahari, 6.30 p.m.

Sri Sai Gokula Gurudatta Vihar: 36th Veda Purusha Saptaaha Gnyaana Yagnyam, Sri Rudra Yaga sahitha Sri Lalitha Chandi Yagam, TTD Kalyanamandapam, MVP Colony, 10.30 a.m.

Durgadevi Bhaktamandali: Abhishekam (6 a.m.); Kumkumarchana (9 a.m.), Gayatri Catering Services, behind Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Madhuranagar.

Sri Mahakameswari Peetham: Kotikumkumarchana (10 a.m.); Kaalasarpadosha nivarana mahayagnam (11 a.m.), TSR Kalyanamandapam, Sri Sankara Matham.

Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Devasthanam Sangham: Lalitha sahasranama parayana (10 a.m.); devotional songs (7 p.m.), Temple premises, near Kurupam Market.

Sri Durgalamma Ammavari Temple, Velampeta: Chandi parayana, near Purna Market, 8.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama: Discourse on `Srimad Bhagavatham’, Mission Lecture Hall, R.K. Beach, 5.15 p.m.

General

The Hindu-Eenadu: Inauguration of Lifestyle show-2008, AU Engineering College grounds, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Amnesty International (India): Debate contest for college students on ‘Should we have capital punishment or not’, Government Degree College for Women, Old Jail Road, 10 a.m.

Walkers Club of Visakhapatnam: Talk on on ‘Universal immunisation programme’, Hotel Daspalla, 7.30 a.m.

Kerala Kala Samithi: Onam celebrations, Kalakeralam Function Hall, NH.5, opp. Industrial Estate, 10 a.m.

Homeopathy Sevak Samaj: Seminar on `Homeo pathy medicinal system’, APEX Hall, behind Visakha Eye Hospital, Peda Waltair, 9.15 a.m.

AU: 12-hour non-stop cultural programmes, B.R. Ambedkar Assembly Hall, 9 a.m.

8th Wonder Entertainers: Musical nite, Kalabharati, 6.30 p.m.

Sahridaya Sahiti: Talk on ‘Pothana Bhagavatham - Rukmini Kalyanam’, Builders Association Hall, Siripuram, 5 p.m.

Aditi Events Management: India Jewellery exhibition, Swarnabharati Indoor Stadium, 10.30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Gujarat Emporium: Gujarat handicrafts exhibition, Maharastra Mandal, Asilmetta, 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Kala Srusti: Exhibition-cum-sale of handloom products, TTD Kalyanamandapam, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Department of Textiles and Handlooms: Exhibition-cum-sale of handloom products, Prahlada Prayer Hall, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Helping Hands Private Limited: Free counselling on alcohol/drugs addiction, Plot Nos.8 and 9, Eenadu Layout, near Sagar Nagar, 11 a.m.