madurai today

RELIGION

Selva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse on ‘Aanmeega Jothidam’ by P.A. Ponniah, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m.

Thiruvalluvar Mandram: Discourse on ‘Madurai Meenakshi Ammai Pillai Tamizh’ by B. Balakrishnan, S.S. Colony, 5 p.m.

Ramakrishna Math: Daily aarathi, Reserve Line, 6.30 p.m.

Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Perumal Devasthanam: 121{+s}{+t}Panguni Brahmotsavam, Sourashtra Krishnan Temple Street, 9 a.m.

Sringeri Sharada Peetham: 65{+t}{+h}birthday celebrations of Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswamiji, puja and homam, 88 Amman Sannadhi Street, 8 a.m.

CULTURE

Poompuhar: Mega offer exhibition, West Veli Street, 10 a.m.

Maharishi Ved Vigyan Bhavan: Transcendental meditation class by T.V. Rajendran, No. 4 Mariamman Teppakulam West Street, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Gandhi Memorial Museum: K.P. Gangadharan conducts yoga, meditation and pranayama classes, 6 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.

International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre: Yoga and meditation classes, 444 KK Nagar East 9{+t}{+h}Street, 6 a.m., 6.30 p.m., 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (for women).

Prajapita Brahma Kumaris 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.

Yoga Research Centre: Yoga training by S. Yoganand, Department of Philosophy, Madura College, 6.30 a.m.

GENERAL

The Institute of Engineers, Madurai Local Centre: World Water Day, S. Chandran, Associate Professor, Civil Department, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, speaks on ‘Water and sustainable development,’ Mahaboopalayam, 6 p.m.

Sakthi Vidiyal: Feast for elderly persons, Vidiyal Centre, Rathinapuram, 11.30 a.m., Annual Day celebrations, Vidiyal Nursery School, Muthupatti, 3 p.m.

S. Vellaichamy Nadar College: Kashmir relief fund donation programme, chief guest Collector L. Subramanian, Nagamalai, 10 a.m.

Thiagarajar College of Preceptors: Seminar on ‘Academic auditing in professional and teacher educational institutions,’ chief guest Paul Devanesan, Dean, Department of Education, Alagappa University, 9.30 a.m.

Madurai Kamaraj University: Seminar on ‘Re-reading, re-interpreting and reconstructing the social history of the Tamils through Sangam classics and archaeology,’ V. Subbarayalu, Head of Indology Department, French Institute of Pondycherry, delivers inaugural address, School of Historical Studies, 10 a.m.

Velammal College of Engineering and Technology: State-level project contest, chief guest Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Assistant Manager, Mahindra and Mahindra, speaks, Viraganoor, 10 a.m.

Saraswathi Narayanan College: Seminar on ‘Neutrino project,’ chief guest B. Satyanarayana, Senior Scientific officer, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, speaks, 9.30 a.m., Inauguration of S.N. College Industry Cluster, V.S. Manimaran, President of MADITSSIA, delivers address, 11.30 a.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting, Dheep Hospitals, Pudur, 7 p.m.