Appayya Dikshitha Foundation (ADF), Kottivakkam, every year celebrates Diwali by supporting the destitute, old age homes and orphanages in the city and villages.
On Oct.29, ADF provided dresses to Samarpana, the home for the mentally challenged, Spastic and differently-abled boys. Suresh Jayaraman (T.Nagar) and Harishankar (California) distributed the clothes.
On Oct.28, ADF organised an event of Gau-dan, donating three cows with calves to the Aarupadai Veedu Murugan temple at Keezhpadhi village, near Neyveli. A bhoomi pooja was also performed for constructing a modernised kitchen and a dining hall. Auditor P.Kumar from Mylapore distributed dhoties, towels, sarees and groceries kits to the construction workers and downtrodden village people.
On Oct.30, similar gift hampers were distributed to street vegetable and flower vendors, and sweepers in the Kottivakkam neighbourhood.
