Dr. A. L. Mudaliar lights the kuthu vilakku - ceremonial lamp - in front of the Inauguration Stone at the opening of the Central School building at IIT Madras, 1965
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Seen in the photograph (from the left): Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Mr. M. K. Natarajan (Principal, Central School, IIT Madras), Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer) and Mr. C. Gourishankar (professional photographer).
The lighting of the kuthu vilakku heralds an auspicious beginning. The lamp’s flame becomes symbolic of leading one from darkness into the light.
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