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RELIGION

Selva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse on ‘Thiruvarutpa,’ by M. Vijayaraman, Railway Colony, 7.30 p.m.

Sri Navaneethakrishna Swamy Devasthanam: Udayavar Urchavam, North Masi Street, 7 p.m.

Ramakrishna Mutt: Discourse on ‘Thirukkural’ by S. Kaliyamoorthy, 5.45 p.m., Daily aarathi, Reserve Line, New Natham Road, 6.30 p.m.

Paneeru Thirumurai Mandram: Thiruppugazh Sindhanai vattam, N.C. Sundararaman speaks, Dhandayuthapani Swami Temple, 5 p.m.

Thiruvalluvar Mandram: Discourse by Raasa. Umarani on ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar’, S.S. Colony, 5 p.m.

St. Lourdes Church: Prayer meeting, K. Pudur, 6 p.m.

CULTURE

Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam and TNBA: ‘Namasagar,’ by Sri Vittal Das Maharaj, Lakshmi Sundaram Hall, 7 p.m.

Poompuhar: ‘Akshaya Thruthi,’ sale-cum-expo, No. 12 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.

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 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 Institution of Engineers Madurai Local Centre: Lecture meeting, J. Sivaraman, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering speaks on ‘Modified ECG Lead system and its importance in Atrial diagnosis’, Surveyor Colony, K. Pudur, 6 p.m.

Social Welfare Development Society: National Transgenders’ Day 2015, Minister for Cooperation Sellur K. Raju addresses, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Arasaradi, 5 p.m.

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences: 46{+t}{+h}College Day celebrations, Chief Guests Akash K. Ouchi, Advisor, Soka Gakkai International, and N. Manimozhiyan, principal general secretary, Ulaga Thirukkural Peravai, address, 5 p.m.

Madurai Consumer Protection Centre: Book release function, Corporation Commissioner C. Kathiravan addresses, IMA Hall, 10.40 a.m.

Gandhi Memorial Museum: Spoken-Hindi classes for Dakshin Bharati Hindi Prachar sabha exams, 4 p.m., 95{+t}{+h}book review meeting, V. Rajguru, president of the Book Readers’ Forum, addresses, 5.30 p.m.

M.S. Chellamuthu Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation: Talk show, Dr. Sivakumar, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, NIMHANS, speaks, Shenoy Nagar, 2.30 p.m.

Intellectual Circle for Dalit Action, Tamil Nadu-Puducherry: Ambedkar -125 special lecture, Raj Sekhar Basu speaks on ‘Dalit politics, then and now’, Hotel Prem Nivas, West Perumal Maistry Street, 6 p.m.

Samam Kudimakkal Iyakkam: Felicitation function for government employee D. Captain Napolean for exposing corruption, Opposite Krishnanagar petrol bunk, Iyer Bungalow, 4 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting, Quality care hospital, Ellis Nagar, 7 p.m.