RELIGION
Selva Vinayagar Temple: Kaalabhairavar puja, Railway Colony, 5 p.m.
Kallazhagar Temple: Adi brahmotsavam; procession of deity, 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.; ‘Madurai Pandi’ play, Alagarkoil, 7 p.m.
Uchini Mahakaliamman Temple: Annual festival; annadhanam, Puttuthoppu Road, 12 noon.
Panniru Tirumurai Mandram: Pannisai, Adi Streets, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, 7 a.m.
Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Kodi Archana Parayana Baktha Sabha: Vasantha kaala mandala parayanam; special abishekam for Kalyanasundarar, 9 a.m.; special puja for Mahalakshmi, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, 6 p.m.
Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sarada Peetam: Pradosha puja, 88 Amman Sannidhi Street, 6 p.m.
Sringeri Sarada Peetam: Pradosha puja and deeparadana, Bypass Road, 5 p.m.
Ramakrishna Mutt: Discourse on ‘Aanmeega Vaazhkkai’ by Rajeshananda, 5.45 p.m.; bhajan and aarathi, New Natham Road, 6.30 p.m.
Chinmaya Mission: Discourse on ‘Sivamahapuranam’ by Sivayogananda, Seventh Cross Street, Doak Nagar, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Aurobindo Study Forum: Discourse on Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Life Divine’ by Subramany, Nithyatha, Auro Lab, Veerapanjan, 10 a.m.
Tamil Isai Sangam: Discourse on ‘Kuchelanum Kannanum’ by Tiruchi Kalyanaraman, Raja Muthiah Mandram, 6.30 p.m.
Sunday Vespers Service: S. Joseph Wellington preaches, P. Arulappan leads, Jubilee Chapel, American College, 6 p.m.
Church of Christ: Sunday service, Deva. Manickam speaks, Visuvasapuri Fifth Street, Gnanaolivupuram, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
CULTURE
International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre: Yoga and meditation classes; 444 KK Nagar East Ninth Street, 6 a.m., 6.30 p.m., 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (for women).
Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya: Free rajayoga meditation classes; 36 Meenakshi Nagar, P and T Nagar; 40 Sambandamoorthy Street; 47 B CMR Road and 357 Anna Nagar, 6.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
Universal Peace Sanctuary: Sundaramoorthi Sachidananda conducts free meditation class, 138 Kamarajar Road, 7 p.m.
Aladi Sami Mutt: Talk on ‘Osho’ by Osho Mansoor of Osho Jorbudhan, Tirupur, 123 Alagarkoil Road, Tallakulam, 5 p.m.
Sri Auro Mira Mandir: Release of S. M. Krishnan’s book, ‘Savitri Padippadu Eppadi’ by G. Natchiar, Lions Aravind Institute Community Ophthalmology Auditorium, 10.30 a.m.
Thyaga Deepam Peravai: R. Chokkalingam, president, Kaviarasu Kannadasan Narpani Mandram, releases book on A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; A. Balu presides, Kammavar Mahajana Sangam, Madanagopalaswamy Temple Street, West Masi Street, 6 p.m.
Madurai Philatelists and Numismatists Association: A. Mani speaks on ‘Indian court fee stamp,’ Victoria Edward Hall, West Veli Street, 10 a.m.
GENERAL
M. S. Chellamuthu Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation: G. Gurubharathy speaks on ‘Marital counselling,’ 14 Vaidyanatha Iyer Street, Shenoy Nagar, 9.30 a.m.
Madurai Green: Tree walk, Alagapuri, Natham Roadm, 2.30 p.m.
Vidiyal: Child rights festival, 10 a.m.; M. Viviliaraj, District Child Protection Officer, speaks, K. Gopal presides, St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, East Veli Street, 3 p.m.
Madurai District Consumer Products Stockists’ Association: Silver jubilee celebration, S. Rethinavelu, senior president, Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, presides, Hotel Poppy’s, Ring Road, 10.30 a.m.
Ramakrishna Mutt: Free eye and acupuncture camp, New Natham Road, 9 a.m.
The Humanist Club: M. William Baskaran, Professor, Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Science, Gandhigram Rural Institute, inaugurates International Mandela Day celebration; Fernando A. Garcia and T. Ravichandran address, Gandhi Museum, 10.30 a.m.
Madurai Seed: ‘Macbeth’ play in Tamil by children, CESCI, Kadavur, Natham Road, 6.30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting; UC Higher Secondary School, 11 a.m.; RC School, Sivaganga Road, Melur, 6.30 p.m.; Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer Community Hall, Lake View Road, K. K. Nagar, and Railway Institute, 7 p.m.
