64-612: Chinnamalai , translated in English as Little Mount , is a hillock that lies on the bank of Adayar River in the Saidapet taluk of Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India . Anna Salai, previously called Mount Road, is a long road in Chennai that stretches between Chennai northern side to the southern side at Little Mount. There is a proposed footbridge, which will allow pedestrian access to Little Mount avoiding road traffic; this will be 100 m away from
128-735: A general chapter held in Kolkata. The quality of care offered to terminally ill patients in the Home for the Dying in Calcutta was the subject of discussion in the mid-1990s. Some British observers, on the basis of short visits, drew unfavourable comparisons with the standard of care available in hospices in the United Kingdom. Remarks made by Dr. Robin Fox relative to the lack of full-time medically trained personnel and
192-591: A meetinghouse for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is under construction and is built over a property previously owned by Our Lady of Health Church. Little Mount includes several neighborhoods that were created during different periods. The Arokia Matha Nagar 1st & 2nd Street, LDG road, and Taluk office road are probably the oldest neighborhoods. The Thomas Nagar, Srinagar Colony, Rangarajapuram, Bishop Colony were created much later. There are many places to choose from. A landmark lower-middle-class place
256-471: A Caritate ) is a Catholic centralised religious institute of consecrated life of Pontifical Right for women established in 1950 by Mother Teresa , now known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. As of 2023 , it consisted of 5,750 members of religious sisters . Members of the order designate their affiliation using the order's initials, "M.C.". A member of the congregation must adhere to
320-458: A Missionary of Charity, the second year is more focused on practical training for the mission life. After two years, they take temporary vows for one year, which are renewed annually, for five years in total. They also receive a metal crucifix and a sari whose three blue stripes stand for their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In the sixth year, they travel to Rome , Kolkata or Washington D.C. for "Tertianship", further religious study, at
384-458: A coat, scarf, and closed shoes. A British former volunteer at the Home, Robin Fox (now editor of the British medical journal The Lancet ) disclosed in 1994 that syringes were rinsed in cold water and reused; that inmates were given cold baths; and that aspirin was administered to people with terminal cancer. Fox also noted, however, that the residents were "eating heartily and doing well", and that
448-554: A home for the elderly operated by the Missionaries of Charity. Among the dead were four missionary sisters: Sisters Marguerite and Reginette from Rwanda , Sister Anselm from India and Sister Judit from Kenya . According to Bishop Paul Hinder of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia , their superior escaped harm by hiding. Bishop Hinder described the attack as "religiously-motivated". A Salesian Syro-Malabar priest who
512-589: A larger circular Church was built to accommodate more devotees. Little Mount now is a mixed-use residential and commercial area. The neighbourhood houses the IX Metropolitan Magistrates Court (Saidapet). Other Governmental offices located on the periphery of Little Mount include Raj Bhavan (the residence of the governor of Tamil Nadu), the headquarters of the state's Highways Department, and Panagal Maligai, which houses several government offices. Current developments in and around Little Mount include
576-516: A mass is held in Korean at 10 am and an English mass at 6:30 pm. This school was started with the purpose of providing education in English medium for the poor residents of the Little Mount parish. This school has only primary section and after fifth class students usually move on to other schools for continuing their education. The Immaculate Conception (IC) convent is located behind the church and near
640-561: A small entrance at the left side of the altar of the church. Recent developments in and around the church include developing a large tract of land behind the church as Holy Land. All stations of the cross and a few stations of rosary are built in concrete on this land. The altar at the Holy Land is said to have been finished in Italy and blessed by the Pope before it was installed here. New buildings in
704-537: A specific category of people. On the feast day, the high mass is followed by a car procession around the Church. Next evening, the flag is lowered after a high mass. Recently the church was elevated to the status of a Shrine. Now it is referred as "Shrine of Our Lady of Health." Masses are offered regularly (at 6:15 AM, 11:30 AM, and 6:00 PM during weekdays and 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 5:00 PM during Sundays). During special occasions such as Christmas, masses are offered in two languages (Tamil and English). Every Sunday
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#1733084712107768-526: A stream only from the point where water released from Chembarambakkam Lake joins the river at Thiruneermalai. It flows through Kancheepuram , Tiruvallur and Chennai districts for about 42.5 kilometres (26.4 mi) before joining the Bay of Bengal in Adyar , Chennai. Here it forms an estuary, which extends from Adyar Bridge to the sandbar at the edge of the sea, with some small islets in between. The estuary attracts
832-819: A visit to their families every five years but do not take annual holidays. Lay Catholics and non-Catholics constitute the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa, the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers, and the Lay Missionaries of Charity. The first home of the Missionaries of Charity in the United States was established in the South Bronx , New York , where in 2019 they had convents for both their active and contemplative branches, and had placed 108 sisters in their province that stretches from Quebec to Washington, DC. Their first rural mission in
896-544: A wide variety of birds. The estuary covering an area of about 120 hectares (300 acres) was made a protected wildlife reserve in 1987. The river forms a backwater near the mouth, known as the Adyar creek, due to the formation of sand bar at the mouth. This creek is a natural channel which carries tidal water back into the sea. The river has varying depth of approximately 0.75 metres (2.5 ft) in its upper reaches and 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) in its lower reaches. The catchment area of
960-611: Is Hotel Ashok Bhavan, on the Velacherry road. It serves good vegetarian food. Other places include Hotel Adyar Anantha Bhavan, Wangs Kitchen, French Loaf and Mount Palace. Sri Krishna Sweets near court. A Domino's Pizza outlet is located near the Halda junction. Hotel Ponnusamy has also opened an outlet just opposite the Domino's Pizza. Close by are five star hotels including Park Hyatt and the SRM hotel. There
1024-485: Is a Lemon Tree hotel and a Cafe Coffee Day too. MTC set up the Saidapet bus depot on 08-03-74. It operates about 116 buses and services 107 routes. Little Mount is well connected by MTC bus services all round the clock. Several buses pass through Little Mount to various parts of city and even distant suburbs. In addition, there are several share autos that operate on short routes passing through Little Mount. Little Mount
1088-529: Is almost stagnant except during the rainy season. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation have led to severe contamination. Adyar River receives 10% of the untreated sewage being let into the three principle waterways of Chennai daily; the Buckingham Canal and the Cooum River receive 60% and 30%, respectively. The problem of sedimentation was not severe as the Adyar's width near Thiru.Vi.Ka. Bridge
1152-704: Is being built between the Thiru Vi Ka bridge and the Elphinstone bridge that carries the Chennai Metrowater lines. Although the capacity of the bridge is only 1,450 passenger car unit (PCU), the level of congestion during peak hours is 10,747 PCU—about 7.41 times its capacity. The banks of the Adyar river flooded often due to uncontrolled and unchecked encroachments. However, ever since the devastating Chennai Floods of 2015, where 29,000 cusecs of water were estimated to have been released, purging everything in its path,
1216-582: Is connected by Line 1 of the Chennai Metro which runs from Washermanpet to the Airport. The station is located between Guindy and Saidapet and is the first elevated station when heading towards the Airport. Adayar River 13°00′49″N 80°15′56″E / 13.01367°N 80.26559°E / 13.01367; 80.26559 The Adyar River , which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in
1280-577: Is followed by Postulancy (introduction into the study of Scripture , the Constitutions of the Society, Church history , and theology ). If found suitable, they enter the Novitiate, the beginning of the religious life. Novices wear white cotton habits with a girdle, and white saris without the three blue stripes. In the first year (called canonical), they undertake more religious study and learn about life as
1344-562: Is funded by a clothier, featured in Vogue , who grew up within a few blocks of Mother Teresa's original home for the dying destitute in Kalighat , Calcutta. Princess Diana , who was very close to Mother Teresa, wrote that she found in her "the direction I've been searching for all these years". The Missionaries of Charity sisters were particularly hard hit by the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, as in places they continued to distribute food and minister to
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#17330847121071408-470: Is nearly 480 metres (1,570 ft) that enabled tidal effect into the waterway for about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). However, it was essential to provide groynes to keep the river mouth open for adequate width and prevent inundation during monsoon . In 2011, the Water Resources Department (WRD) proposed to construct groynes to reduce formation of sand bars near the mouth the river. In 2012,
1472-461: The Bay of Bengal . The discharge is seasonal with about 7 to 33 times more than the annual average during the Northeast monsoon season between September and December. The river is also supplied by surplus water from about 40 ponds. The present discharge of the river is 39,000 cu.ft/s whereas the anticipated flood discharge capacity is about 60,000 cubic feet per second. During the floods of 2005,
1536-476: The Kanchipuram district , is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary . The 42.5-kilometre (26.4 mi) long river contributes to the estuarine ecosystem of Chennai. Despite the high pollution levels, boating and fishing take place in this river. The river collects surplus water from about 200 tanks and lakes, small streams and
1600-558: The vows of chastity, poverty, obedience , and the fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor." Today, the order consists of both contemplative and active branches in several countries. Missionaries care for those who include refugees , former prostitutes , the mentally ill , sick children, abandoned children , lepers , people with AIDS, the aged , and convalescent . They have schools that are run by volunteers to teach abandoned street children and run soup kitchens as well as other services according to
1664-402: The Church campus include an adoration chapel, next to the old Church, a new parish office, at the other side of the circular Church, and a pulpit and altar to hold festival celebrations. The annual feast of Our Lady of Health is held on the fifth Saturday after Easter. It is preceded by flag hoisting nine days earlier and Novena. On each day, mass and prayers are offered for special intentions of
1728-662: The Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development following allegations that two staff members at a Jharkhand home sold babies for adoption. A sister (Konsaila Balsa) and a social worker (Anima Indwar) employed there were arrested. They were accused of having already sold three babies from the home, which provides shelter for pregnant, unmarried women, and of trying to sell a baby boy for roughly £1,325. The Missionaries of Charity had discontinued its participation in adoption services in India three years earlier over religious objections to
1792-638: The Missionary Brothers of Charity in Australia along with Mother Teresa. In 1965, by granting a Decree of Praise, Pope Paul VI granted Mother Teresa's request to expand her congregation to other countries. The Congregation started to grow rapidly, with new homes opening all over the globe. The congregation's first house outside India was in Venezuela , others followed in Rome and Tanzania and worldwide. In 1979
1856-657: The New Life Assembly of God (NLAG) Church, Checkers Hotel, Lemon Tree Hotel , and the Temple Steps office complex. Little Mount is a stop on Line 1 of the Chennai Metro that runs between Washermanpet and the Airport. Little Mount is a small hillock, about 24 m in height, located on the south bank of the Adyar River near the Marmalong Bridge in Saidapet . The actual hillock is difficult to make out because of all
1920-610: The Theosophical Society has come out with a CD on 'Birds of Adyar', compiled by the Trust for Environment Monitoring and Action Initiation. The Adyar Poonga , whose Phase 1 and 2 stand completed (as of 2015), are a first towards restoring this fragile but vibrant eco-system. Efforts were being made by the AIADMK government to close sewage inlets, free the flood banks from encroachments, and replant native varieties of trees after cordoning of
1984-555: The United States, in 1982, was in one of the poorest, former coal mining areas of Kentucky , where they still serve. In the US, the Missionaries of Charity are affiliated with the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious , a body of female religious, representing 20% of American religious sisters. They are identified by the wearing of religious habits, and loyalty to church teaching. By 1996,
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2048-430: The absence of strong analgesics were published in a brief memoir in an issue of The Lancet in 1994. These remarks were criticised in a later issue of The Lancet on the ground that they failed to take account of Indian conditions, specifically the fact that government regulations effectively precluded the use of morphine outside large hospitals. In Phoenix, Arizona , the sisters' accommodation for 40 homeless men
2112-522: The already existing walkway bridge, and built by the State Highways department of Tamil Nadu. It is traditionally acknowledged to be one of the places where St. Thomas , an apostle of Jesus , lived and preached when he came to India. In 1551 AD, the Portuguese built a Church over the site where St. Thomas is believed to have lived in. Later, in the year 1970, a part of this old Church was demolished and
2176-524: The biggest Assemblies of God congregation churches in Tamil Nadu, with nearly 55,000 people attending Sunday services in the church. Rev. Dr. Chadwick Samuel, who is the eldest son of Pastor Mohan, serves the English congregation. The church is located across the Saidapet Bridge Junction connecting Rajbhavan Road towards Anna University, Adayar and GST Road Towards Guindy, Kathipara Junction. There
2240-569: The blind, disabled, aged, alcoholics, the poor and homeless and victims of floods, epidemics and famine in Asia , Africa , Latin America , North America , Europe and Australia . They have 19 homes in Kolkata (Calcutta) alone which include homes for women, orphaned children and homes for the dying; a school for street children, and a leper colony . In 1963, Brother Andrew (formerly Ian Travers-Ballan) founded
2304-495: The bridge has a flight of stairs, which is used by pedestrians. In October 2005, a new bridge adjacent to the existing Thiru Vi Ka bridge was proposed as a two-lane facility. However, it was then decided to build it as a three-laned one based on a traffic survey. Construction work began in December 2010. The 16-span bridge, being built at a cost of ₹ 139.6 million, is 333 metres (1,093 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) wide. It
2368-484: The bridge. It had developed a gaping hole and a portion of the road surface had caved in. The Elphinstone Bridge was constructed in the 1840s during the time of Lord Elphinstone, who was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842 and was the first to connect south Madras to Santhome and Mylapore . Before its construction, there were no bridges across the Adyar river except the causeway then known as Marmalong Bridge. Parisals , which were round floats pushed by long poles, were
2432-399: The chief mode of transportation across the river, and there were several makeshift landing places on the banks of the river for carrying goods. Soon, the British found the area between Santhome and the river suitable for building their farmhouses. Further developments during the first half of the 19th century probably necessitated the building of a new bridge. The bridge was still in use during
2496-682: The community needs. These services are provided, without charge, to people regardless of their religion or social status. On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa and the small community formed by her former pupils was labelled as the Diocesan Congregation of the Calcutta Diocese , and thus received the permission from the Diocese of Calcutta to identify as a Catholic organization. Their mission was to care for (in Mother Teresa's words) "the hungry,
2560-663: The contemplative branch of the Brothers was added and in 1984 a priest branch, the Missionaries of Charity Fathers, was founded by Mother Teresa with Fr. Joseph Langford , combining the vocation of the Missionaries of Charity with the Ministerial Priesthood . As with the Sisters, the Fathers live a very simple lifestyle without television, radios or items of convenience. They neither smoke nor drink alcohol and beg for their food. They make
2624-431: The country's new adoption rules. In December 2021, India's Ministry of Home Affairs headed by former BJP national president Amit Shah refused to renew the registration under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act of Missionaries of Charity along with 6000 other charity organizations, which is mandatory for charities, NGOs and any non-profit organizations receiving foreign funding in India registration over allegations of
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2688-442: The creek allowed for easy travel of boats. It therefore encouraged fishing and there was a thriving economy of fish trade here. However, with the city's sewage and effluence from its various industries, for some time, emptying into the river, the biological activities in the region was affected. Although the number has been in decline due to pollution and anthropogenic activities, they still attract hundreds of birds. A few years before,
2752-404: The dining ground floor can seat about 100. Cars are often parked outside the facility in the land belonging to Church. It is not available during the Church festival period. A graveyard used for burying the dead parishioners is located near the newly constructed meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Rev. Dr. David Mohan is the senior pastor of the church. It is one of
2816-417: The end of which they make their final profession. A sister's few possessions include: three saris (one to wear, one to wash, one to mend), two or three cotton habits, a girdle, a pair of sandals, a crucifix, and a rosary. They also have a plate, a set of cutlery, a cloth napkin, a canvas bag, and a prayer book. In cold countries, sisters may own a cardigan and other articles suited to the local climate such as
2880-446: The entrance to Holy Land. Karunai Illam provides a home for the destitute people who are differently disabled, both mentally and physically. It is run by brothers of Missionaries of Charity . Missionaries of Charity, Brothers was founded in 1963 by Mother Teresa to do work similar to the Sisters of Missionaries of Charity. This health center was started at the initiative of Society of St. Vincent dePaul of Our Lady of Health Church. It
2944-418: The hill today. One is the old Portuguese-built church dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health, which was built in 1551. The cave is accessible through this church. The other is a newer church built in 1971 or 1972, replacing the older parish church. St. Thomas is believed to have stayed in a tiny cave in Little Mount. He led a spartan prayerful life in solitude, often praying on the top of the hill and preaching to
3008-454: The local crowds that gathered to hear the Good news. The cave is well preserved and can be accessed from the old Church (chinna kovil) and is used for prayer and meditation by the devotees from all creeds. On the other side of the cave is an opening through which St. Thomas is said to have fled to escape this assailants. At the front of this opening are the hand and foot imprints of St. Thomas etched on
3072-506: The naked, the homeless , the crippled, the blind, the lepers , all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." It began as a small community with 12 members in Calcutta (now Kolkata), and in 2023 had 5,750 members serving in 139 countries in 760 homes, with 244 of these homes in India. The sisters run orphanages, homes for those dying of AIDS, charity centres worldwide, and care for refugees,
3136-429: The organisation was operating 517 missions in more than 100 countries. In 1990, Mother Teresa asked to resign as head of the Missionaries but was soon voted back in as Superior General . On March 13, 1997, six months before Mother Teresa's death, Sister Mary Nirmala Joshi was elected the new Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity. In April 2009, Sister Mary Prema was elected to succeed Sister Nirmala, during
3200-537: The poor who had been affected. In April 2022, Sister Mary Joseph was elected to succeed Sister Mary Prema as superior general of the order, with Sister Mary Christie elected as assistant superior general. In July 1998 in Al Hudaydah , Yemen , three Missionaries of Charity, two Indians and a Filipina , were shot and killed as they left a hospital. In March 2016 in Aden , Yemen , sixteen people were shot and killed in
3264-632: The present AIADMK government, has made sustained efforts, to clean the river, with reasonable success - including cordon of its bank with a dedicated wall, remove encroachments from the Jaffarkhanpet End, till the mouth of the river near the Broken Bridge, along its flood banks, as well as regularly de-silt its sister channels, stormwater inlets and the river itself. Missionaries of Charity God Schools Relations with: The Missionaries of Charity ( Latin : Congregatio Missionariarum
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#17330847121073328-567: The rainwater drains in the city, with a combined catchment area of 860 square kilometres (331 sq mi). Most of the waste from the city is drained into this river and the Cooum . The Adyar starts from the Malaipattu tank (80.00° longitude and 12.93° latitude) near Manimangalam in Sriperumbudur taluk at about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tambaram in south Chennai. It begins to resemble
3392-523: The river had a discharge of 55,000 cubic feet per second. Adyar Estuary and Creek and the Theososphical Society on the Estuary's southern side has been a haven for migratory and resident birds for years. The environmental conditions in the estuary with low salinity, good shelters and high plankton availability in the Adyar creek serves as a good nursery for fish. The flow of tidal water in and out of
3456-471: The river is 530 square kilometres (200 sq mi). Bed width ranges from 10.5 to 200 metres (34 to 656 ft). It flows for 24 kilometres (15 mi) in the Chennai Metropolitan Area including about 15 kilometres (9 mi) within the Chennai district before draining into the sea. It discharges about 190 to 940 million cubic metres (150,000 to 760,000 acre⋅ft) water annually to
3520-515: The river, to prevent further illegal occupation since the Chennai Floods of 2015 and have been reasonably successful. The Theosophical Society , Anna University , Madras Boat Club , Thenral are prominent institutions located in the banks of Adyar. Adayar river crosses 6 line Outer Ring Road landmark of Royappa nagar And JJ Nagar. The river receives a sizeable quantity of sewage from Chennai after reaching Nandambakkam near Chennai. The river
3584-513: The rock. A little farther away from the cave is an eternal spring from which is believed to be a work of St. Thomas. When St. Thomas was thirsty, he split the rocks and drank the refreshing water that gushed forth from the spring. The Portuguese realized the importance of this sacred place and in 1551 AD, built a church in honor of Our Lady of Health. A part of this church still exists despite several renovations and development activities around it. The cave in which St. Thomas lived can be accessed from
3648-414: The sisters and volunteers focused on cleanliness, tending wounds and sores, and providing loving kindness. The controversy remains due to the use of unsterilized needles and the failure to make proper diagnoses, as put by Dr. Jack Preger: "If one wants to give love, understanding and care, one uses sterile needles." In 2018, all child care homes in India run by the Missionaries of Charity were inspected by
3712-529: The state government allotted ₹ 3,000 million towards construction of 337 sewage cleaning systems in the waterways in the city, including 49 locations in the Adyar river. Others include 105 points in Cooum river and 183 locations in the Buckingham Canal. There are several bridges built across the river over the course of time. The Corporation of Chennai maintains about 6 of these bridges. The Thiru Vi Ka Bridge
3776-439: The surrounding commercial and residential buildings. Along with the nearby St. Thomas Mount , Little Mount is located on the busy GST Road that runs through southwestern Chennai. There is a cave on Little Mount where, according to tradition, St. Thomas lived for some time as a refuge from persecution. Of the three sites in Chennai associated with St. Thomas, Little Mount holds the least religious significance. Two churches stand on
3840-422: The time of inauguration of the Thiru Vi Ka bridge. The bridge was meant for other, slow-moving traffic across the river. However, the bridge was severely damaged during a cyclone between 1876 and 1878. Today the bridge carries sewer pipelines. It is 11 metres (36 ft) wide and has concrete slabs covering the sewer pipelines running over it. The full width of the bridge is covered with the slabs and either side of
3904-519: Was constructed at a cost of ₹ 5.8 million and was inaugurated in October 1973. It is a four-laned bridge measuring 312 metres (1,025 ft) long and 19 metres (62 ft) wide. During the time of its inauguration, the bridge had separate lanes for cyclists and footpaths for pedestrians. The bridge was damaged in November 1985 due to a rush of flood water, resulting in the suspension of vehicular traffic over
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#17330847121073968-536: Was living at the facility, Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil of Bangalore , India , was taken prisoner by the attackers. On Good Friday , March 25, 2016, several media outlets reported that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil had been crucified by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . However, Bishop Hinder indicated he had strong indications that the priest was alive and still being held by his captors. In early September 2017 Fr. Uzhunnalil
4032-554: Was rescued after 18 months in captivity, and first sent to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. It takes nine years to become a full-fledged Missionary of Charity. An initial short-term "come-and-see" period is available. Those considered possible candidates by the Congregation may enter Aspirancy, focused on learning English (which is the community language) for those who are not from English-speaking countries and religious studies. It
4096-414: Was started at a time when common diseases were spreading among the poor people and doctors were difficult to find. It seeks to provide consultation and treatment to poor people for free or at nominal cost. A small non-airconditioned community hall was constructed by the Church for use by its parishioners. It is built over two floors and has a very small car park. The first floor can seat about 300 people and
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