The
Mylapore Trio was requested by Late Sri. Karumuttu T Kannan - Chairman of
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple to put up a Massive, Magnificent Thematic Golu
at the temple for 5 years from 2011- 2015. Mr. Kannan had heard about their
famous Golu invited Mylapore Trio - Amarnath, Surendranath & Aparna through
the then Joint Commissioner of the Temple. The Golus created waves across
Madurai and literally lakhs of devotess had the darshan of the divine display
during those 5 years. Every year a New Theme was taken for the Golu and the
crowd started swelling year after year... Kannan was very much amazed with the
passion, dedication and spiritual knowledge that Trio exhibited through their Golus.
Hence he was extremely happy to invite the Trio every year and was expecting
new themes, creative and innovative ideas which the Trio fulfilled. He had
great Regards for the Mylapore trio and their passion for Golu. He being the
Thakkar - Chairman took a decision to start putting up thematic Golu at the
Meenakshi Amman Golu Darbar with a new theme every year which was very spiritually
informative, knowledgeable based on our history and culture. Earlier the Golu
was a normal arrangement of dolls usually placed on the steps and this trend
was changed by him through Mylapore Trio's Golu.
Given the response to such a Golu which made devotees throng from all districts down south and other states (serpentine queues were seen on all Gopurams in 4 Maada Veedhis at 11pm) he was very much pleased and thanked the Mylapore Trio with folded hands thus... "Neenga Maduraikke Sirappu Senjuteenga" - "You have made Madurai Special by your Golu"... (Mylapore Trio did this as great blessing and not expecting anything as commercial returns) Trio had the Bhagyam to arrange thematic Golus because of his sincere efforts.
Kannan
was a very down to earth person, very caring and hospitable and he even invited
and hosted "The Mylapore Trio" at his residence Twice... During the 2015 Golu, as a symbolic gesture
The Mylapore Trio Offered A Golden Lotus (Gold coated Brass Pottramarai) to
Goddess Meenakshi and the same was received by Karumuttu Kannan on behalf of
the Temple... After 8 long years one fine Evening last August 2022 he
personally phoned the Mylapore Trio and requested them to arrange Golu at
Meenakshi Temple... Due to personal reasons Trio expressed their inability and
hence Kannan insisted that they do it next year i.e., 2023 and thanked them
once again... The Mylapore Trio would always remember Karumuttu Kannan's goodwill,
friendship, care and concern for them.
