Around 130 elders joined and spent their day on in the centre. Event started with sharing their experiences of visiting Mannarkoil Sree Rajagopalan Swamy temple, last Saturday on the Karuda Sevai occasion.  As usual V K Puram elders thanked Mannarkoil team for their courtesy extended during the visit.  V K Puram team in turn requested Mannarkoil Elders to come to V K Puram during the 10 days koil festival starting from Monday.

Elders sung song on Perumal. Mr Rangan of Mannarkoil who came from Chennai greeted elders on the occasion of 65th week celebrations. He added that it is the time to recollect the purpose of this event and emphasised on the importance of using elders skills and learning new things. 

It is never too late to restart anything in their life. He suggested to plan for training and relearning of elders’ skills (such as Wire Kudai, Woolen works, gardening, cooking) which they might have excelled in their yesteryears.   It can provide some earnings for them.

Mr Rangan also talked about one-minute activity for a change for their long time sitting and listening to others. 

Post having malt refreshing drink, Pattimandram with the heading “Who’s with us in need whether Relatives or Friends. 

Sh Lakshysir from Ambasamudram was the Naduvar and three members each side of the topic – Sh I Lakshman, Smt. Amutha and Sh Sadasivam supported for Friends and touched Karnan  Duryodhana and Krishna and Sudhama etc. Sh Arumugam, Sh Rengasamy and Sh Ulaganathan spoke the importance of relatives and argued with several outs from Cinemas and Thirukural etc. Naduvar gave verdict that Friend is in need is indeed.

Around 1.50 pm lunch was served Rice Sambar Green banana Pooriyal, Lady’s finger kootu, appalam, Payasam, Vadai and butter milk on Mahalaya Amavasya viratam is so well made with this food.

It was heavy raining between 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm and elders enjoyed hot tea and rain. By 4.40 pm Mannarkoil left and then V K Puram team left.

Next week elders planned to celebrate Navratri at Sailam.