Date:10/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/10/stories/2008101059500300.htm

Engagements - Tiruchi

In Tiruchi Today

RELIGION

Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathi Temple, Gunaseelam: Brahmotsavam, Sapthavaranam, nadaswaram concert by Venkatesan & party, 7.30 p.m.

Sri Naganathaswamy Temple, Nandi Kovil Street: Navarathri festival, vidaiyatri – Ekanda seva, 6.30 p.m.

Sri Varadhavenkatesa Perumal Temple, Big Bazaar Street: Navarathri festival, vidaiyatri – Ekanda seva, 6.30 p.m.

Sri Ahobila Mutt, Srirangam: Srimad Sri Adivan Sadagopa Yateendra Mahadesikan’s 629-th Varshika Tirunakshatra Mahotsavam, vidaiyatri dolai, 6 p.m.

Sri Swarna Vinayagar Temple, Ponnagar: Navarathri festival, unchal seva, 6.30 p.m.

Sringeri Sankara Mutt: Sri Vishnu-Sri Lalitha Sahasranama parayanam, Sri Sharada Bhujangam, Sri Mahalakshmi Ashtagam, Amma Mandapam Road, Srirangam, 6 p.m.

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana Sabha, Srirangam: Parayana goshti procession, South Gate, Srirangam, 5.30 a.m.; Sahasranama parayanam, Sri Venugopalan Sannidhi, Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple, 6.30 p.m.

CULTURE

Bharathidasan University: BDU FEST – 2008 – inter-collegiate cultural contests, M. Ponnavaikko, Vice-Chancellor, inaugurates, K. Ramasamy, In charge Officer, Centre for Research on Tamil Classical Language, speaks, university campus, 4.30 p.m.; cultural programmes, 5.30 p.m.

Tamil Sangam: G. Kanaga speaks on Social Work, W. B. Road, 6.30 p.m.

Varichettipalayam Tamil Sangam: Vasudevan speaks on Thirukkural, Saptharishi speaks on Kandapuranam, Arangarasan speaks on Pattanar Geethai, Kalvi Karpagam campus, 6 p.m.

GENERAL

TRUST Society and Athma Institute of Mental Health and Social Sciences: Annual day and inauguration of educational and leadership development counselling centre, Transport Minister K. N. Nehru, chief guest, Shanthivanam, Seethapathi, 5.30 p.m.

Cauvery College for Women: Lecture and interactive session on e-Publishing, 10.30 a.m.

Communist Party of India (Marxist): Book release and public meeting, N. Varadharajan, State Secretary, chief guest, near Ariyamangalam Industrial Estate, 6 p.m.

Indian Red Cross Society and Junior Red Cross: Special JRC training camp, S. Krishnamurthy, Inspector of Matriculation Schools, chief guest, Khajamian Higher Secondary School, 11 a.m.

Urumu Dhanalakshmi College Department of Social Work: Anniversary celebrations, Raja Mohan Rao, Director, Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Bharathidasan University, chief guest, 10.30 a.m.; awareness programme on education in association with ATHMA, Child Labour Schools, Tiruverambur block, 9.30 a.m.

Sri Sivananda Balalaya: Book fair for children, by children, Ramalinga Nagar South campus, 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Natural Therapeutics Centre and National Institute of Naturopathy: Naturopathy camp, 186, Periyar Nagar, 9 a.m.

Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation: Handicrafts exhibition, Collector T. Soundiah inaugurates, Poompuhar Showroom, Singarathope, 10 a.m.; exhibition time: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Bharathidasan University and Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College: Inter-collegiate basketball tournament, N. Jegadeesan, General Manager, BHEL, Tiruchi, inaugurates, BHEL Stadium, 1 p.m.

St. Joseph’s College Department of Mathematics: Dr. S. K. Ayyasamy and Prof. Suryanarayana Iyer Endowment lecture on Number Theory by R. Srikanth of SASTRA University, 11 a.m.