The Mylapore Festival was held during January 9-12, 2025. It began with a kutcheri in the Navaratri mandapam inside Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, moving out of Nageswara Rao Park. The concert was presented by the students of Meenakshi Srinivasan, Mandaveli. That evening, there were three events at the Main Stage arena – Sannidhi Street quadrangle – Nagaswaram, choral music and a dance drama themed on poet-writer-freedom fighter Subramania Bharathi, perfomed by members of the Rukminidevi Natyakshetra Foundation, with Premnath directing the show. The Food Street was abuzz with nine stalls serving snacks of Maharastra and Mumbai, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There were four walks and one tour during the Festival wholly supported by Sundaram Finance.
Food Walk was held on January 11, starting from the Indian Bank gate, N. Mada Street by Sridhar Venkatraman explored Mylapore’s iconic and new food places. Tour for children on Cycles held on January 12 was led by Ramanujar Moulana, covering some Mylapore landmarks starting from Rasi store gate on Sannidhi Street, near Sri Kapali Temple zone. Mylapore Temples: Histories, Legends, Stories held on January 12th was led by Dr. Chithra Madhavan starting outside the east gopuram of Sri Kapali Temple, covering three temples. Discover the World of Traditional Games on the Floor of Sri Kapali Temple held on January 12, was led by Vinitha Sidhartha. Three Stories of Sri Kapali Temple was held on January 12 by Pradeep Chakravarthy for children, 7 years and above, starting at Navaratri Mantapam in temple.
