Scenes of Alampoondi
Published 10 December 2006 India 46 CommentsTags: Alampoondi, India, Tamil Nadu
Tags: Alampoondi, India, Tamil Nadu
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Hi,
Nice to pictures of my native place & people I know very well.
Nice pictures.
Thank you.
Regards,
Venkateasn,(presently at New Delhi)
1/98,Agraharam street,
Alampoondi
Hi
is this the place in thiruvannamalai dist?
Villupuram District. Near Gingee.
By im Lorenzo ….one of the foundator of Eco art centre in alampoondi…
I really happy to see this photo because alampoondi for me is like second house.
So compliment to you that you put this photo in this page..
thanks
Lorenzo Anna
I am a handicraft designer working with rural producer groups and GRRC is one of my favourite organizations. Brother Shanti and Kumar are such inspiring individuals that my visits to Alampoondi leave me recharged. I am me very happy to see the lovely pictures and read your impressions and hear other friends of GRRC.
Thanks for the information that they have a website now.
Hema
Hi Hema
I too have heard a lot about this village. I heard that the herbal medicines given by Brother shanti and group is very good and has cured many sinusites patients, allergies. Is there a contact number for this organisation that i can reach out. Please send me the number if you have.
Sachu
Very nice pictures. I could identify some of the photos. This brings my child hood days spent in this village. Sweet memories and let me view periodically for update. I wish to publish the photos of traditional temples especially Vinayagar Koil at agraharam and Siva temple built recently for the benefit of viwers. I thank Mr.Shanthi and team for exteding their services towards developement of this village.
Regards,
K Venkatesan
S/O Aswathanarayana Krishnamurthy
Agraharam Street
Alampoondi Village & PO
Gingee Taluk, Villupuram District
Pin 604151
Just returned from the inagural rituals of the new Shiva temple At Alampoondi(native place of my grand father,late Sampoorna sastriar).
Must admit that the place has a mesmerising effect on me, since this is my very first vist to the village.
It goes without saying that I enjoyed myself throughly when I was there.Look forward to taking my children and wife along the next time around.
A.N.Ravi
s/o late A.S.Nagarajan.
dear Mr.Ravi, If you visit the Siva Temple now, you will feel very happy and elated as we have erected Compound all around, installed Sri Anjaneya, Sri Kaali, and presently we are erecting a Kalyana Mandapam in front of A/M.Mangalaambigai Sannathi for the benefit of devotees to celebrate marriages, etc. Also we are raising funds for all these activities. You may contact me on 09840073718 for more info. V.Dhandapany.
Very nice pictures. I could identify some of the photos. This brings my child hood days spent in this village. Sweet memories and let me view periodically for update. I wish to publish the photos of traditional temples especially. thanks god
R.Vijayakumar
Mel arungunam Village
Thenpalai post
Gingee T.K
Villupuram Dt.
Ph. 9940996151.
hi i am studied from LKG to 10th std in alampoondi.my native place is perungapoor.i am studied in st joseph’s matriculation school.
now iam studying B.TECH in chennai.
hi am also perungapoor vimal kumar dude nice picture proud to be perungapor rocks
me also ex st joseph student only guys now am finish bsc then doing mca 8807394454 is my phone
please up load the photos of the renevated siva temple
I request all those who have their roots in alampoondi, to publish their postal address / tele nos
can i know some details about you
Prabhakaramurthi ( Nena ) grandson of late Alampoondi.Sampoorna sastriyar ( Sampoorna sastriyar silk cloth shop, mylapore )
RC sekar was related to Shri Sampoorna sastriyar. I was his classmate in MEA school in Delhi till 1969. Last information I had was that he is Canada.
If have information please let me know.
K.V. Chandrasekar
Natarajan:
I have written more than 300 essays on this blog and offered god-knows-how-many replies to those leaving comments. I’d say you have details a-plenty about me available at the click of a mouse.
Best,
MBJ
Very nice pictures.:) I could identify all the photos.i miss my neative:(
Regards,
Parthasarathy R,(presently at Chennai),
s/o S Ramamoorthi,
1/97,Agraharam street,
Alampoondi
at present i am working as an associate professor in madurai. My wife hails from aalampoondi. My father in law name is venkataraman iyer. I have five brother in laws whose name are mentioned below.v.santhanam, v.janaki raman, v.vaidyanathan,v.nagarajan, v.krishnamoorthy
hi, My name is Velu, S/o Kannan living in Bangalore since 1994
i am born and broughtup in Alampoondi Agrahara Street, now the
village improved a lot
My mobile no. 09845972950
Hi! I am Babu, S/o. G.Subramanian from Nadupattu Village. Nice to see the photographs of our village. I have studied in St.Joseph School, Alampoondi upto Std. V and at St.Michael’s Gingee upto Std. X. If any one remember me, please call 9884475296
– Babu Subramanian,
Chennai
dai me also same school 6-12 2007 past out u? mu ct8807394454 my name vimal kumar
Hai ALl,
Myself Guru from V.Nayambadi village nearby alampoodi hope everebody knows tat village.About alampoondi i did my schollings in St.Joseph and moved to Raja desingh school upto 5th STD i was in alampoondi.After tat i moved to chennai and i did my remaing part of my schooling and completed by BE.As of now i’m working as Network Engg.
About alampoondi its my itegral part of my early days,its feels great to to bring back those moments in my life.
Hi i am G.Saravanan i studied in Nayambadi upto 8th std, At Alampoondi School upto 10th, At Kilpennathur upto +2 Awesome photographs remembering my childhood days If anyone remember me i am ready to be hands with them who belongs to nadupattu
hi, this is alex. I am pleased to all yr pictures because very few places are as favourite as alampoondi for me. upload more photos like this. Thank u.
hi iam A.Rajavel M.Sc,D.M.L.T., i mis our native related area Alampoondi i seen the all the photos.
my native is Thurampoondi.
presently i’m in NAVI MUMBAI…..
Hai I am Sangeetha.
In Alampoondi i like that Vijayanaga Temple near the Asan Kuttai Pond very much and the surroundings are very nice.
Sangeetha Perumal
C/O, R.Krishna Pillai,
Agrahara Street,
Alampoondi
hi
i studied in St.Joseph school in alampoondi.
i love to come to this place and i like that siva temple a lot.
Parameshwari Thiruvengadam
C/O, R.Krishna Pillai,
Agrahara Street,
Alampoondi
nce
Hi, I m Selvaraj, from Perungapoor ,I did my schoolings from LKG to X th std in St.Josephs Matriculation School. I m 2006 Passed out in X th std.
After I continue my study in St.Anns Hr School ion Tindivanam, 2008 passed out from XII th, after I continue my career as B.TECH-IT in Tagore Engineering College in Chennai. 2012 passed out. I enjoy my schoolings in Alampoondi. I like my school and environment of almpoondi.
with Regards
Selvaraj R S/O.Ramasamy,
1/106,Vinayagar kovil street,
Perungapoor &post,gingee T.K,
villupuram. 604151
hi dude 2 id u have ah by vimal from perungapoor 8807394454
ALLAPOONDI is situated at 10 Km from Gengee on the main road to Thiruvannamalai. it now comes under gengee district after bifurcation of villupuram .my forefathers belong to that village. i had great feeling when ever i visited the village. i felt so homely. i even spent some time in the house where once my grand father lived. we have performed pooja and abhishegam at the ganapathy temple, dhroupathy amman temple.
i am so happy tto notice so many people longing to get in touch with each other.i know one Mr. Krishnamoorthy, who live in Alwarthirunagar, chennai., who is my cousin chitappa and i am proud and privilaged to have met him. .i have also heard that one belonging to allampoondi has a silk shop in north mada street, mylapore tank and i could not recollect his name. My mother had spoken to him and his children.
my email ID is sanker_india@yahoo.com.i wish and pray that we all can meet. and get touch with each other. let us not miss this oppertunity.
thanks for the person who has taken this initiative. god bless him
with lot of love to you all
murali sanker
the person who ran a silk shop is sampoorna sastrigal. and my mother used to talk to him to find out the KOOLA DEIVAM ( Family Deity) as we are all confusedand still are. if any one who know the family deity for family belonging to GARGEYA GOTHRAM may kindly enquire from your elders and advice me. i will remain eber grateful to them
thank you
murali sanker
My village very beautiful
When I was young I used to go to Alampoondi(from Tiruvannamalai)
to meet my aunt Mrs. Cellammal, her husband a school teacher and her children Nagarajan, Dhandapani.
Sarasa and others. It is a loving memory and really I like the village.
Now I am a Canadian citizen.
V.Subramanian
Toronto Canada
Dear Subramanian,
I am Dhandapany! How nice I could locate you through this page. Let us establish contacts renewal. My contact No. is 09840073718. email: dhandapanyld@yahoo.co.in. Let me have details of you and your family. Any chance we meet in near future?!?
I studied All Above frnds Comments about Alampoondi.Really That place is So beauty & Good atmosphere.
By parasuram
the gentleman who took care of the temple and tne nithya pooja is also named Dhandapani and i had spoken to him from chennai on many occassion for pooja and abhishegam are you the same person.
murali sanker
super good plance in alampoondi. especially at sivankvoil super
please up load the latest photographs of the temple
Dhandapany, please arrange to upload the latest photographs of our temple
I request all those who have their roots in alampoondi, to publish their postal address / tele nos / mobile number / e mail id , which would enable us to get re united and closer
my email address is sanker_india@yahoo.com.
residence
C3, Ganga Flats
18th Street
Nanganallur
Chennai-600061
i will post my contact tel no soon
murali sanker
hi i am iqbal.i am study to govt,hr.sec school alampoondi. all our native place is best for every one the same my native alampoondi is very very nice place.