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Pandit Shri Shri Gopalakrishna Swamigal's Chennai Visit

My friend as well as Pandit Mr. Shri Shri Goplakrishna Swamigal's last week came to Chennai for an important visit and on getting sometime away from his hectic schedule, Swamigal has decided to spend sometime with his patron i.e. Me. Swamigal came to visit me on a fine Sunday evening and we have decided to visit beach since contemporary Swamigal's are more inclined towards particular object which are present abundant in beach.

We went to visit Marina Beach and visited great leaders tombs namely 'Anna Samathi' - One of great dravidian movement leader and founder of great Southern India party D.M.K/Dravida Munnerta Kalagam/Dravidian Improvement Party namely Anna Durai, 'M.G.R Samathi' - Actor turned politician and one of India's popular leader who also has India's most covetous highest civilian peace time award Bharat Ratna/Indian Gem namely M.G. Ramachandran.

Later Swamigal, his aide and myself went to rest aside the beach shores to play with the tides and he worried for not being at beach side during the Tsunami which otherwise according to him, his powers would have turned the waves upside down and making the sea go back miles inside instead of coming into land mass that has caused huge human/property loses. I request honorable Indian Central Science and Technology Minister to make use of his service and put him at the center of the sea for destroying the problem completely instead of installing electronic buoyant's just to give early warnings.

After all this conversations, we were at the sands having good conversation and side-by-side looking around funnily, cunningly, ferociously to make sure Chennai's parents keep their esteem at high levels by keeping their fully grown kids from doing wrong things @ beach. Oops what a satisfaction after doing a great social work of this nature.

As always its time to check out the pictures I took around the setup I just describing,

Myself(Karthikeyan R @ Karthik R @ Karthikeyan Ramchel @ Ramchel) and Shri Shri Gopalakrishna Swamigal @ Anna Samathi, Merian Beach, Chennai


A view of Anna Samathi


Myself and Gopal @ Anna Samthi
Words inscribed are "Heart that can bear anything" which says the nature of Mr. Anna Durai and to some extant the nature of person who is in white tee


Before the plaque of Anna Samthi.
It says Per-Arigzar Anna/Great Philosopher Anna
Instituted Date 3rd Feb 1998


Another view with full bust view of Anna...


Gopalakrishna Swamigal @ Beach Water


Eagerly waiting for a Tsunami to occur to prove his prowess...


Nothing happened as Swamigal expected... Just phew kind-of waves...


Kids @ Play partly inspired by security they are getting the presence of Swamigal...


On a Great occasion... First time ever Karthikeyan R has came under the camera lens wearing spectacle.... This picture is an unique treasure to safeguard... It's like once in a lifetime opportunity for historians/'auctions houses' to collect the rare picture so that they can sell it after 100-200 years since by that world would be calling me a great human this mankind has ever seen...


Really brave and hard working people...


How waves got the white color? Any reason? Any answers?


A view of Marina Beach...


A view of harbor associated with Marina Beach...


A small breach of water from sea into land... But where is Swamigal?? After hearing the breach he ran away to far away location Coimbatore....


Hmm... Hope this wont get bigger...


Excellent view of Marina Beach Light House and full moon view with that...

Sify Fungama's "Sunday Funday" @ MGM Resort

Last Sunday for Sify Associates & their family members it was a complete Funday. Yes, long awaited Sify's Fungama party was held last Sunday amidst huge expectation. Venue has been fixed as MGM Resorts @ ECR, Chennai. Multiple bus operators have been roped in to provide safe/comfortable journey to/from the venue from different parts of Chennai and nearly 70 buses I guess had been put into service by the operators. As planned people have started pouring into the venue around 3PM. People got into party mood after around the venue seeing action packed stalls at different places. Few stalls to say are the registration for Super Lotto Draw, Lucky Draw, Bull's Eye, Karla Kattai, Skipping Challenge, Kiss the Miss etc,. You can play in any of the stalls and win tokens which can be redeemed immediately for a superb goody item of your choice among the pool.

@4.30 the main action has been kick started by announcing the Super Lotto winners which was followed by whole lot of individual events and family events which are well received among the family members. The compering was done by a popular TV host and events were judged by another popular TV personality 'Badava' Gopi, his wife and another one guy - couldn't remember the name. It was really a fantastic singing show performed by Sify Associates and amazed at thier level of perfection. Excellent show friends, Keep it up. And came the sizzling Fashion Show done by Sify Associates and biggest highlight was the participation by our CTO as one among other contenders. It was very different experience to see him going around the stage doing cat walk compared to the days he talking formal, walking formal and speaking formal as in Rajini's fashion.

And the food was just WOW... Fantastically arranged to cope up the mind blogging head counts... All kudos to all people who made that day a remarkable one...

Few clicks of show now,

It all started @ this point...


Array of colorful stalls...


People there were like butterflies around the flower... Buzzing around all the time..


Very airy place... Obviously it has to be since beach is @ doorstep...


Different amount of actions @ different stalls..


Kids have got their own share... Separate stalls for them and as bonanza they have got something to chew and as usual adult ticket holders watched with lots of stomach burn....


Who is the monster here? Guess it and write in your views as comments... Winners will get to stay few minutes with the monster...


Aahh yes the same kidz who got something extra than me... yes im talking about the popcorn ticket, freebie ticket they got...


At closing time of the carnival and stage is about to begin..


People are making most of the stalls and these chairs are waiting for people to hide themselves under their shades..


People slowly coming around the corner...


Action has started...


Its time for Sify Family Members


Though this set looks calm and decent... Its only for the camera...


Sun settling down.. But people enjoyment was up all the time..


A good stage..


Winners moment..


Inline for next event....


A part of gathering..


Another part of gathering..


On stage performance matters...


Unbelievable happened.. One of my friend Jose has won in the Karla Kattai event... I think he must have broken the head of that stall organizer and threatened his assistance to give the prize... And finally he is on stage...


Sizzling Show..


Creating Set...
















Will the Sun go without evening shine?? Will the storm go without damage?? Will the public exam's go without tension?? So if those things can't how come my blog go without my picture... So here is... Clockwise from 6PM: Regi, Pachai and Karthik


L2R: Unknown, Rajasekar and Myself


Solo Star Karthikeyan


Food for enjoyment is over.. Its time to food our cells..


Sparkling Fireworks..










Entrance

MGM Resorts @ ECR Chennai


Private Beach of MGM Resorts


Warning worth to note..




Good night view of the resort building...