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From Anand Vishwanathan, Regional Secretary, Boston, MA
Pillaiyar Nonbu : was well celebrated on Jan 3, 98 by a gathering of thirty people including children from
11 families at the residence of Mrs. & Mr. Sundaram Ramanathan in Lexington, MA. It was a well-
organized event with special support from Solai Achi. The crowd trickled in at 3 p.m. and the preparations
for "Ezhlai Edupathu" began at 5 p.m. The Pillaiyar idol was beautifully decorated with flowers and sat
majestically on a lovely, sacred looking "Kolam". Before the function commenced, Ms. Devi Vairavan
enthusiastically read the “Pillaiyar Nonbu “ story from the Dec '96 edition of the NANAL. All the
attendees, including children, sang from a handout containing pillaiyar songs distributed by Solai Achi.
Shri. Singaram Lakshmanan, dressed in traditional "veshti" provided by the host, handed the "Elai" to all
the devotees. The children - Visali Ramanathan, Devi Vairavan and Sindhu Lakshmanan had great fun
treating themselves twice or thrice and thus invoking the lord's blessings that many times!!. Due credit goes
to all the ladies for providing great "chettinad" food! It was a fun filled gathering and later we played
games like "Uno” after the function. Thanks to Dr. Lakshmanan and Mr. Baskaran who volunteered to
organize the next "Pillaiyar Nonbu".
Relocations:
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following families to the Boston area:
v Dr. Lakshmanan Yegappan and Uma Yegappan from Baltimore.
v Mr. R. Baskaran and Jayalakshmi Baskaran from India.
v Mr. Odaiyappan Pichappan and Rajeswari Pichappan from Michigan (who are again moving to
New Jersey).
Marriage:
Our heartiest Congratulations to Ramanathan, ( S/O Mr. K. RM. P. RM. M. Chidambaram
Chettiar and Mrs Solachi Chidambaram) who got married to Vijayalakshmi ( D/O Mr. L. PL.
Annamalai Chettiar and Mrs Rakaye Annamalai) on August 22, 1997.
Birth:
Mr . Muthu Arunachalam and Mrs. Rajalakshmi Arunachalam were blessed with a baby boy
Karthik A. Chettiar, on November 16, 1997.
Upcoming Events:
v A Tamil New Year gathering planned tentatively for the weekend following April 14. (Venue yet
to be decided).
v Regional Summer Picnic - Will be decided during the Tamil New Year gathering.
From L. Kannappan, Regional Secretary (Pittsburgh, PA) and Ram Sathy (Washington, WV)
Nagarathars from West Virginia and PA celebrated Pillayar Nonbu on January 3, 1998 at the residence of
Dr.Sampath and Shoba Sampath in Charleston, WV. Seven families attended the function including
families from Pittsburgh, Parkersburgh, Wheeling Virginia and Charleston. Dr.Valliappan (Pittsburgh, PA)
performed the pooja and distributed the “Ezhlai” to everyone and explained the significance of the
occasion. The food was delicious! Dr. Sampath and Mrs. Sampath graciously hosted us that night ..
Overall this year's Pillayar Nonbu was a great success. We have tentatively decided on Charleston for the
next year, at Dr. Padmanaban and Mrs. Kannamma Padmanaban’s residence.
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