Latest news with #AadiAmavasai
The Hindu
25-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
17-year-old dies of breathlessness; post mortem report awaited
A 17-year-old boy from Parnattivilai near Colachel collapsed and died due to breathlessness on Thursday morning. According to a police official, the deceased has been identified as N. Saktheeswar, who was about to begin college this year. 'His parents woke him early in the morning to take part in the Aadi Amavasai ritual, during which he experienced breathlessness and collapsed,' said the police. He was initially rushed to a private hospital in Coalchel, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. He was later sent to Government Medical College and Hospital in Asaripallam for post mortem examination. The police official further noted that the boy had been following a strict diet to reduce weight, which may have contributed to the incident. However, the exact cause of death will be confirmed only after the post-mortem report is received. A case of unnatural death under section 194 BNSS has been registered at Colachel police station. Further investigations are underway.
The Hindu
24-07-2025
- The Hindu
Car plunges into farm well, youth sustains injuries
A 23-year-old youth sustained injuries after the car he was driving fell into an abandoned open farm well at Vallivagai village near Tiruvannamalai town on Thursday. Police said the victim, S. Gopal, was a resident of Kiliapattu village near Tiruvannamalai town. After completing his graduation, Gopal was working in a private firm in the town. On the occasion of 'Aadi Amavasai (new moon day)', Gopal went to Murugan temple in Vallivagai village. While returning from the temple, Gopal lost control of the car after he tried to take a left turn. The car plunged into the dry farm well, which is around 50-feet deep and got stuck in the middle of it. The incident happened around 11.30 a.m.
The Hindu
24-07-2025
- The Hindu
Two killed in road accident near Vedasandur
Two persons were killed in a road accident near Vedasandur in Dindigul district on Thursday after a lorry rammed into a van from behind. The van was carrying farmers from Theni district. According to the police, on the occasion of Aadi Amavasai, around 20 farmers from Poosari Kavundanpatti in Theni district were on their way to Natrayan Swamy temple in Vellakovil in Erode district in a van. The van was near Ayyarmadam on the Dindigul-Karur Highway when van driver Ranjith Kumar attempted to stop the vehicle in front of a bakery for tea and snacks. A lorry coming from behind rammed into the van. The van driver Ranjith Kumar and a farmer Vasagar were killed in the accident. The injured farmers were rushed to the Vedasandur Government Hospital for treatment and were later admitted to the Dindigul Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment. The Vedansadur police have registered a case and are investigating.
The Hindu
24-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Over 60,000 devotees throng Sundara Mahalingam temple for Aadi Amavasai festival
Over 60,000 devotees from various parts of the State thronged the Sundara Mahalingam temple atop Sathuragiri hills on Thursday on the auspicious day of Aadi Amavasai. With huge number of devotees arriving at the Thaniparai foothills of Sathuragiri hills since late on Wednesday night, the forest officials were forced to allow them to trek the hilly terrain from 5 a.m., one hour earlier than the stipulated 6 a.m. Special buses were operated from different parts of the district to Thaniparai. The devotees had set up tents on the farmlands in the foothills like Thaniparai, Manthithoppu, Mavoothu, where they offered their hair as part of their vow and also sacrificed goats and roosters. The officials allowed devotees to climb up the hill upto 12 noon so that they could return to the foothills by evening. 'While large number of devotees, around 25,000, had climbed up the hills through Thaniparai, some 14,000 had come through Varushanadu region in Theni district. The rest climbed through Vazhaithoppu in Usilampatti which has got a very steep terrain,' Madurai Superintendent of Police, B.K. Arvind said. Special pujas, abishekams and deeparathana were performed to the presiding deities, Sundara Mahalingam, Santhana Mahalingam and Palavadi Karuppasamy since early morning were performed on the occasion. Several teams of police, forest and fire and rescue services personnel were deployed at vantage points to regulate the crowd.
The Hindu
24-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Thousands perform Aadi Amavasai rites along the shores and riverbanks in Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi
Thousands of people thronged to sea shores and river banks across Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts to mark 'Aadi Amavasai' rituals in the remembrance of their ancestors. In Thoothukudi, large crowds gathered along the seashores of Tiruchendur, New Harbour Beach, Threspuram and other coastal areas, as well as the banks of the Tamirabharani river to take holy dips and to perform ancestral rites. As part of the 'Aadi Amavasai' observance in Tiruchendur , thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the sea and performed rites under the guidance of priests. Following that, devotees have proceeded to darshan at the Subramaniya Swamy Temple. Similarly in other parts of the district including New Harbour Beach and Threspuram large numbers of people began gathering from the early hours. In addition, the banks of the Tamirabharani river in various parts of the district were crowded with devotees paying respects to their ancestors. In Kanniyakumari, a large number of people began gathering at the Triveni sangamam in the wee hours of Thursday. The other shores of the district also witnessed significant gatherings of people observing 'Aadi Amavasai'. A large number of people also gathered along the banks of Tambirabharani river in Kuzhithurai to perform ancestral rites.
