Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 18 (ANI): Considered one of the most sacred days for performing Pitru Tharpanam (ritual offerings to ancestors), on the occassion of 'Thai Amavasai', many ...

Learn about Thai Amavasai 2026 date, pitru tarpanam rituals, charity, food, and family traditions in Tamil culture, plus simple wishes and worship guidance.

Of 30 inscriptions uncovered at the Valley of Kings by Strauch and Schmid, 20 are in Tamil. CHENNAI: Around 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader who visited the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs ...

Thousands offered ‘bali tharpanam’ (paying obeisance to ancestors) on the banks of the Periyar river at Aluva on Monday (February 16, 2026) morning as part of Sivaratri. Devotees thronged the Aluva ...

Online Tamil panchangam in Tamil and English for any place and any date between 1900 and 2050. This panchangam gives accurate information about the 5 attributes of the day, viz., nakshatram, tithi, ...

When Amaidhi Padai first stormed theatres in 1994, it felt less like a film and more like a provocation. In an era when political cinema largely played safe, Manivannan’s razor sharp satire walked ...

1-M. Karunanidhi is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with almost 19 years in office. 2- V. N. Janaki Ramachandran was the shortest-serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with only 23 ...

Tamil film industry has given a lot of female characters that stand the test of time. We’ve seen cute and bubbly characters, glamorous and hot ones, fierce and independent modern ones, violent and ...

Today marks the 70th Independence Day and it is time for us to remember all the great men and women known and unknown whose sacrifices we are breathing as oxygen in a free India today. Here we take a ...

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