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Mylapore is regarded by many as the cultural hub of the city. Mylapore is the home of music sabhas (cultural organizations) and musicians. December is often set aside as the Music Season when regular and continuous kutcheris are organized by the Sabhas in Mylapore. There are performances by Carnatic Music vocalists and artists during this period.
Dewan Bahadur Sir V. Bhashyam Aiyangar CIE Dewan Bahadur Sachivottama Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer KCSI KCIE. The Mylapore Clique (also termed an oligarchy, [1] faction, [2] [3] group, [4] set, [3] and cabal [5]), was a small group [6] of politically moderate and elite Brahmins (primarily Tamil Brahmins), [6] — many of which were noted lawyers, administrators, academics or educators, and ...
Early 16th century: Ekambareswarar–Valluvar Temple is built on an older structure. [3] [4] [18]1516: Church of Our Lady of Light is built. [19]1522: The Portuguese occupy Mylapore and set up a colony which they name São Tomé de Meliapore.
An important cultural centre for Bharatanatyam is Kalakshetra (Sanskrit for "place of the arts"), located on the beach in the south of the city. Though Chennai is the epicenter for Carnatic Music and Bharatanatyam, the participation in terms of audience and performers for both of these is from a very small minority of people belonging to the ...
In his 1989 book entitled Thirumayilayin Thirukoilgal, S. Rajendran indicates that the temple was built in the early part of the 16th century. [2] The book also mentions that the temple's history is documented much earlier by Nathamuni Mudaliar in 54 Tamil verses in his work entitled Thirumayilai Thalapuranam, which chronicles the history of various Shiva temples in Mylapore. [2]
The Home was started on 17 February 1905 by Sri C.Ramasami Ayyangar with the blessings of Swami Ramakrishnananda, a direct disciple of Ramakrishna with 7 orphan boys. The Home began operating out of a small building in Mylapore, given free of rent by Dr. M.C.Nanjunda Rao who was a disciple of Vivekananda.
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Velleeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva as Velleeswarar. This mid-sized temple, spread over 2 acres is one amongst the Seven Shiva Temples of Mylapore. It is situated at South Mada Street, closer to Kapaleeswarar Temple.