I attended a religious discourse (called variously as upanyasam, satsangam) by a relative of mine yesterday evening in a local temple in West Mambalam, Chennai. My father and my periappa (father's elder brother) accompanied me.

It happened to be Aadi Perukku too. The month of Aadi has special spiritual significance in Tamil Nadu, especially for Shakthi temples.

The discourse itself was in Tamil and was a fine effort. None of us knew Ganesh could speak so well. It was organised by the Dharma Prachara Parishad of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, which has been in the news lately for reasons that deeply concern Hindus.