GCE 1985ers Ruby Reunion Event in Mahabalipuram (8th, 9th January 2026)
40 years after our GCE graduation. It happened!!! The first-ever trend setting and the pioneering Ruby Reunion event has really happened!!!
Around fifty 1985ers assembled together for two days with their families and had a great time. This event brought them together with entertainment, great food etc. Every 1985er who was present at the event went to the stage with his/her family members and introduced themselves, described where they are in life, etc. After this wonderful event, everyone had a delicious lunch, and departed with no mood to leave the venue.
Planning, arrangements, and execution of the events for the two unforgettable days were done in a picture-perfect manner.
In five words: "A job very well done!!!".
Congratulations and kudos to these members of the organizing committee: (Palanikumar, Abdul Jabbar, A.A.Rajasekharan, Shanthi, Manicks, Sathya, Pedro, Sekar, Gothand, Palaneeswaran and Senthil).
Enjoy the photos from our Ruby Reunion in the galleries below.
Ruby Jubilee pictures. When viewing on a phone, hold it horizontally (Landscape ).
Gallery 1 with 100 pictures: Jan/08/2026 - Arrival
A big welcome to the gcetly1985 team.
Event location: Sea Breeze Resort in Mahabalipuram.
Rangoli is shaping up with this young lady's artistic talent.
Sekar is getting things started.
Spouses of Jag (Rachel Usharani) and APK (Latha).
Rachel and Latha continue their friendship after the 2010 Silver Jubilee meet.
A.J and Tharvish landing with their families.
Awesome foursome.
Palanikumar is all business with the hotel staff.
Latha is talking to Dharvish's wife K.H.Begum.
A.J clears his eyes to witness amazing things today along with Michael.
Lekshmanan takes the center stage.
Kamalesh gets down to serious business.
Tharvish and Lekshmana in the early going.
Lekshmanan is always there to give a tip.
APK revs up his engine with a morning coffee.
Videographer Kumar from Kadayanallur ready to record the unforgettable memories.
Early start for Sekar, but he got some great company from his native district of Nellai.
Charles and Ether Mary arrive not from very far.
Gunasekar and Kalarani get a warm welcome by Lekshmanan and Murugesan.
Strength builds to six now.
Army of love gets bigger.
They are amazed by the event logo artwork.
Civil, Mech, ECE represented.
Wow Tharvish. In native dress code. Way to go.
P.Dharmaraj traveled far to get here like a few others.
One man is ever busy as others truly relax.
How smart for us to study Mech in college?
Subeidha, Umsalmal, next gen kid and Umsalmal's husband.
When he talks, it makes sense to the listeners.
A.J with his dear wife Fathima.
A lovely pair of four sons.
Can we get to business kind of mood there.
A,J brought something from his desert.
A.J's date fruits are yummy.
We need to build a resort in Nagercoil: Kamalesh and Jeswin
Ding Dong. It is tea time now.
Tea for Malarvizhi too.
I'm A.J. I'm SP. Nice to meet you.
SP gets tea too.
I wonder how is ISRO after we retired from there.
Rachel Usha is kind and gentle to Fathima.
A.J is the best server of love to others.
Charles wonders if he also should have some tea.
Kasi receives a warm welcome.
A.J insists that Kasi must have a date fruit.
Charles gets his cup of tea.
Kalimuthu arrives with his family members. His third son Dikshaanth and his dear wife Ponmalar.
Kalimuthu receives welcome from all corners.
A.J befriends Kalimuthu's third son Dikshaanth.
The gulfers meet at the Sea Breeze. (P.Dharmaraj with Kalimuthu's family)
Three family members become friends instantly.
Too much sitting. They need some work.
Selvapackiyam arrives with her loving daughters Anitha and Sharaniya.
A.J extends his hospitality to the young ladies Anitha and Sharaniya, daughters of Selvapackiyam.
The waiting continues for them.
Parthasarathy arrives with his family.
A.J is mesmerized with Parthasarathy's grandson.
Charles meets the baby too.
Parthasarathy is very proud of his family.
Kalimuthu is fascinated with Tharvish's grandson Muhammed Nafeez.
This is the best friendship to happen at this reunion (Kalimuthu's third son Dikshaanth and Tharvish's grandson Muhammed Nafeez).
Michael Pushparaj + Sobia arrive with their son Frank.
Sekar is happy to receive his dear wife Rani.
Sekar gives Rani a prominent seat where he has been sitting all morning.
Selva waits with her daughter Sharaniya and grandson Aadith Abhinav.
A.J with his dear wife Fathima and Tharvish's dear wife K.H.Begum.
It is a free world. Remove that barrier between men and women.
All trying to be Civil.
More Civil gathering.
It has been a long wait for the arrivals.
A.J meets Padma's husband Jothi Arulkumar.
It looks like a Civil case in progress.
M.R.Johnson lands.
A tight bond affixed by oil from the Gulf.
The three friends arrive in the proper dress code (Sadhana, Latha, Celine).
A.J seems to make these three laugh out loud at all times.
A relaxing walk is good indeed.
They went to compare the beach here with their beach in the tip of India.
Packirisamy is definitely heading to he beach.
The three Civil friends greet each other (Latha, Subeidha, Umsalmal).
They gained strength in numbers.
They find an amazing success in everything they do.
The VIP crew arrives (Sathya and Sujatha).
She wants to get that room over there.
Sambandam arrives with dear wife Valli. Introduces his fellow Gulf man.
Give them a Suite room hotel manager.
Three buddies of Nellai.
The gang of power and poise.
Beautiful frame-worthy picture of three.
Sathya's polite greeting to Jag.
Amazing couple from Sivakasi. (Jag and Rachel Usharani)
Syed getting dropped off.
A line-up to remember.
Manicks and Azeez arrive from Bangalore.
They have more workload to carry than anyone else today.
Syed Abuthahir arrives and the other three are thrilled.
Shanthi arrives in style.
Kasi with his family looks forward to the Reunion. His wife Krishnaveni, daughter Nithiya and son Kathir Jai Lakshman.
Colorful Prakash with his dear wife Sudhashini and loving daughter Priya Soundarya.
Gallery 2 with 74 pictures: Jan/08/2026 - Lunch & அரட்டை அரங்கம்
A.J, Parthasarathy, Malarvizhi and Shanthi announce "Lunch is being served".
A long view of the lunch room.
Sivasubramaniyan and Guna are really going for it.
Sambandam is joyful in seeing his dear wife Valli enjoying the lunch.
Syed and Azeez checking out the lunch.
From his morning duty, Sekar is now onto his lunch duty.
Prabhakar, Thavamani and Parthasarathy are more interested in seeing each other than the lunch.
The two gulf big shots are having a business lunch.
Guna and Velmurugan joining Tharvish and family for lunch.
Malarvizhi, Latha, Celine, Shanthi and Sadhana are back at the lunch table after a while.
Kalarani Gunasekar is having a moment with Michael and his son Frank.
Amuthan, Lekshmanan, Kamalesh, Manix and Packirisamy rounding the table.
Finally, they gave some space for A.J to get his lunch.
Sekaran is checking with Kasi which dish is the best.
Kasi is all ears for Partha.
Sathya, Sujatha, Pedro, Celena, Gothand and Prakash are happy to be at the luncheon.
Charles with Umsalmal and family.
High power lunch between Manicks and APK.
Padma's family enjoying the lunch. (Her husband Jothi Arukumar, son J.Larsen, daughter in law L.Hepzibah, grandson L.Harith and granddaughter L.Jessie)
Selvapackiyam's family is tasting it. (Her husband Murugesan, daughters Anitha, Sharaniya and grandson Aadith Abhinav)
Syed and Sambandam check with Azeez about his Zac Consultants business.
Guna inquires Manix, Kamalesh and Lekshmanan.
Consumption of more information than lunch at this table.
A.J is left tasting it alone.
Now, Sekaran gives company for A.J.
Ladies are curious about rating the chef's cooking.
Paired lunch between Prabhakar-Tharvish and Thavamani-Johnson.
Thanvamani is amazed at something Johnson said.
VKS checking the lunch in style.
Sujatha and Celena shore up energy for their evening MC work.
Sathya getting served in style.
Prakash explains to his fellow Civil classmates why he deviated from Civil to Banking.
These three can make anything joyful. That includes eating lunch.
VKS convinces Sujatha and Rachel Usha about why this dish is healthy.
Dessert time for Usha and Celena.
Three serious study worms being serious about this lunch.
An eclectic group occupies this table.
Family members enjoy the reunion outing forgetting their homes for now.
Serious players planning something.
Quiet time for Parthasarathy and his wife Pushpalatha.
Charles, Mary Esther, Subeidha, Umsalmal: A Channai residents reunion.
The big four Sujatha, Latha, Kanaga and Celena plan for the day ahead.
Sekar never has lunch without his queen wife Rani.
Sambandam curious to learn about Kasi and family of his wife Krishnaveni, daughter Nithiya and son Kathir Jai Lakshman.
They are only getting started. Long day ahead for them.
Please don't call him now. Let him eat.
He gave a Thumbs Up for the food. Everyone can eat now.
1000Raja and his wife Sujatha with Padma's family.
Subeidha listens to Umsalma's daughter Nafila Fathima's future plans.
Beautiful pairs: Jag + Usha, Charles + Mary Esther.
Great minds eat alike: Pedro and Sathya.
A meet for the ages.
How do you like this Kadayanallur special?
These three are rooted in Nellai.
Reminiscing the days in the Hydraulics lab.
Charles phones someone to ask if he should eat this. Kamalesh waits for an answer.
Michael's wife Sobia, his son, Rachel Usha and Jag.
What did he say to make both of you laugh like this?
A.J talks for Celine and Latha to listen curiously.
Should eating be this serious at this age?
Manicks outlines his plans at all times.
VKS asks around to see if it is time to close the lunch session.
Nice place for an afternoon அரட்டை அரங்கம்.
Beach access from the resort.
Arattai Arangam starts right now after the lunch.
A.J the moderator of the Arattai Arangam at this table.
Malarvizhi, Sadhana, Celine, Latha and Shanthi enjoy Arattai king A.J.
A.J the onlooker as the Arattai Arangam of Malarvizhi, Sadhana, Celine, Latha and Shanthi continues.
APK, Manicks, Sekar and Kalimuthu think how to do Arattai.
Sekar explains to Charles about what is interesting in the event agenda.
Murugesan arrives on the scene to stun Syed and Michael.
Murugesan is joyful to be with Syed.
Malarvizhi guides Sathya and Sujatha on what to do in town as Sadhana looks on.
APK tells Manicks that it is time to go for the group photos.
Gallery 3 with 16 photos: Jan/08/2026 - Group photos
gcetly1985 women power: Shanthi, Umsalmal, Sadhana, Subeidha, Latha, Celine, Malarvizhi, Selvapackiyam, Padma.
A subset of the Ruby Reunion organizing committee.
Those who know how to organize a reunion well.
Organizers with videographer Kumar (left) and photographer Kathiresan (right).
Sathya checks if MRK's heart beats for GCE-TLY.
Trio of Civil.
Getting ready for the next big thing in life.
Syed (Mech) has something to say about Civil.
They can hit a sixer wherever they go.
Assessing how the world looks outside of this bubble.
The mechanical minds are still tight and strong.
These Civilians have constructed it all.
These proud ECEans are an elite bunch.
Group them all in one. (See the next picture for the names.)
Names of friends in the previous group picture.
Press coverage in Tenkasi.
Gallery 4 with 217 pictures: Jan/08/2026 - Gala event
A grand stage is set for the evening gala event.
Selvapackiyam's daughters Anitha and Sharaniya take a wing.
Please take a seat.
Shanthi and Malarvizhi with the dress code.
Three inseparable friends since the 1980s.
Three best friends peach(y) on the green.
Happiest bunch.
Happy again for another click.
Ready to rock.
All nine ready to rumble.
Hi tea is getting ready for the hungry ones.
Prakash is curious about how the snacks are.
Manicks asking Kamalesh and Lekshmanan about their life in Nagercoil.
A tea line forms.
A.J shocked APK with his magic mirror..
APK recovered after 1000Raja's laughter.
A.J in an absolute joy.
Padma and Selva go for an evening snack.
Two big boys.
Heart touching moment.
Feeling the heartbeat.
Sathya says APK's heart is still a soft one.
A.J cleans Padmanaban's heart.
It is read out time.
Manicks gets a heartwarming treatment from Sathya.
At their age, they can stand idle. But Sekaran's daughter Saidhanya?
Let us go somewhere.
Crisis management. They can handle it.
Let me tell you a secret.
We can really get going now.
Nicely spread out.
They all have a common bond to Nellai.
Is there an emergency there?
Everyone has a surprise look.
What has happened just now?
Birthday boys on stage.
Usha, Jag, Muthukrishnan, Mala.
Manicks crowns the Jan/09 63rd birthday boy.
Two crown heads.
Manicks and 1000Raja greeting them.
Birthday pairs.
Beauty with the king.
One more shout out to them.
Celena and Kanaga moving the evening.
Celena has a plan to start this party.
Nagercoil sandwiched in between the Nellai gang.
Sujatha gives a quiz to the ladies.
Curious quiz solving in progress.
Valli has the answer along with Sujatha and Selvi.
Two Tanjore district natives.
Charles wonders how Muthuramakrishnan is still so young.
A.J and Tharvish had their spouses become friends like them.
Search is on for Charles, Amuthan, Manix and Muthu.
Sekar is always safe with his dear wife Rani.
Kalimuthu is with all the comforts on his sides. His dear wife Ponmalar and his third son Dikshaanth.
Padma always cares for her family. Her husband, Jothi Arulkumar, grandson L.Harith and granddaughter L.Jessie.
Prakash with his dear wife Sudhashini and loving daughter Priya Soundarya.
Kamalesh says all is well in Nagercoil.
Murugean makes a splash with his wife Bharathi.
This loving pair is making a style statement.
Samagratha music family.
Samagratha waiting to sing.
BSR, Azeez, Sekaran making it civil.
Parthasarathy is proud of his family.
Sambandam knows everything.
Kasi is comfortable with his wife Krishnaveni, daughter Gayathiri and son Kathir Jai Lakshman.
Mech Kings: Thavamani, Tharvish and Prabhakar.
Front table in control.
Kanaga is in command when Manicks is around.
Nice aerial view.
Our ladies know what is really happening.
A laugh riot.
Malarvizhi just now fixed the problem.
Is this the next clue Manicks?
They got it.
Samagratha music team.
Sujatha starts her MC work for the evening.
Manicks gives welcome speech.
A mesmerized crowd.
In-Memoram: M.Thulukkanam
In-Memoram:R.Petchimuthiu
In-Memoram: Raja Senthilkumar
In-Memoram: A.Ravikumar
In-Memoram: C.Kadambavanasundaram
In-Memoram: N.Ravishankar
Nightfall sets in.
It is not a time to sleep yet.
A.J.Makes sure everything is alright.
Abdul Jabbar + Fathima. (1 of 50)
Amuthan + Sumathi. (2 of 50)
A.A>Rajasekharan + Sujatha. (3 of 50)
Azeez Ahamed. (4 of 50)
J.Celinerani. (5 of 50)
Charles + Esther Mary. (6 of 50)
P.Dharmaraj. (7 of 50)
R.Gothandaraman. (8 of 50)
Gunasekaran + Kalarani. (9 of 50)
Jegadheesan + Rachel Usharani. (10 of 50)
J.Jeswin Vetha Jayasingh. (11 of 50)
M.R.Johnson. (12 of 50)
Kaja Mohideen. (13 of 50)
Kalimuthu + Ponmalar + their third son Dikshaanth. (14 of 50)
G.Kamalesh Davidson. (15 of 50)
C.Kasi + Krishnaveni + Daughter Gayathiri. (16 of 50)
V.Krishnasamy + Selvi. (17 of 50)
C.K.Latha. (18 of 50)
E.Lekshmanan. (19 of 50)
D.Malarvizhi. (20 of 50)
A.Manickavasagam + Muthulakshmi. (21 of 50)
V.S.Manickavasagam + Kanaga. (22 of 50)
V.Michael Pushparaj + Selvi Sobia + Son Frank. (23 of 50)
S.Murugesan + Bharathi. (24 of 50)
A.Muthukrishnan + Mala. (25 of 50)
A.Muithuramakrishnan + Rubarni. (26 of 50)
![T.Padma + Jothi Arulkumar + Son's family [Son J.Larsen, Daughter in law L.Hepzibah, Grandson L.Harith and Granddaughter L.Jessie]. (27 of 50)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65aa979dc8d08d2f73ebcc42/5d742993-4650-40b1-9c93-92744bd2d399/276-8E.jpeg)
T.Padma + Jothi Arulkumar + Son's family [Son J.Larsen, Daughter in law L.Hepzibah, Grandson L.Harith and Granddaughter L.Jessie]. (27 of 50)
S.Packirisamy + Indhumathi. (28 of 50)
D.Padmanaban. (29 of 50)
A.Palanikumar + Latha. (30 of 50)
C.L.A.Palanisamy + Devika + Daughter. (31 of 50)
T.R.Parthasarathy + Pushpalatha + Daughter + Grandchild. (32 of 50)
G.L.Pedro + Celena Selvi. (33 of 50)
A.Prabhakar. (34 of 50)
P.Prakash + Sudhashini + Priya Soundarya. (35 of 50)
Sadhana Attavar. (36 of 50)
N.Sambandam + Valli. (37 of 50)
B.S.Sankarraman. (38 of 50)
V.P.Sathyavaageiswaran + Sujatha. (39 of 50)
Sekar + Rani. (40 of 50)
S.Sekaran + Bharathi + Daughter Saidhanya. (41 of 50)
I.Selvapackiyam + Murugesan + Daughters Anitha and Sharaniya + Grandson Aadith Abhinav. (42 of 50)
C.Shanthi. (43 of 50)
K.Sivasubramanian. (44 of 50)
S.Subeidha Banu. (45 of 50)
S.Syed Abuthahir. (46 of 50)
Tharvish Mohideen + K.H.Begum + Grandson Muhammed Nafeez. (47 of 50)
M.Thavamani. (48 of 50)
A.Umsalmal Begam + Husband + Daughter Nafila Fathima. (49 of 50)
T.Velmurugan. (50 of 50)
Sathya figured it out.
APK flipping the charts.
Samagratha accolades.
Vinodh Venugopal talking.
The singing team.
Nice melody.
With a video karaoke.
Another song.
Loving it.
More love for the evening.
More songs.
Watching guard. Stand at ease.
Do you know the news? Our reunion is the best.
Time to stretch the legs.
Younglings in dance.
Steps for Appadi Podu song.
Charles wants to dance.
But Prakash is what the fans want.
Prakash can shake the legs.
1000 Raja too can dance.
The boys are ready to serve the food.
Kadayanallur and Pazhani discussion point.
Yummy salad waiting.
Food is at a distance.
Shall we keep going?
Tharvish starts it.
Charles joins.
SP and AARaja need it as well.
A.J doesn't know what to do here.
Palanisamy and family tasting it.
Kaja and TRP food for thought.
Pettai buddies in vigorous eating and talking.
D.P and P.D.
Warm food for a cold night.
Gaining strength via calories.
Applause time.
Padma and family savoring the food.
Velmurugan + Manix.
Murugesan fixed the menu months ago.
Dance and Food follow in that sequence.
Bon Appétit gang.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Gift for the great job.
Appreciating the good job of singing.
Samagratha thanks gcetly1985.
The pair.
We can love in India and in China.
Food after hard work for these three.
Hey. Time to wrap up.
Exchange of love and gift.
Exchange of love and gift.
Exchange of love and gift.
They did it.
Thank you everyone.
He deserves a big thanks.
Give him a standing ovation.
Heartfelt thanks.
Shall we call it a night?
Digging for gold?
Gift to the Golden Lady.
Let me talk. Give me the mic.
Thanks again.
With a special kid Muhammed Nafeez.
Organizer time.
Organizer time.
Organizer time.
Organizer time.
Organizer time.
The ladies who pulled it off.
Organizer time.
Paired organizer time.
You are the best fine young ladies. On that note, we can close this night.
Gallery 5 with 110 pictures: Jan/09/2026 - Local tour
Roaming the roads?
All five had flown out of their deep nests once in Nellai.
Shanthi and Malarvizhi at the beach.
Bosom buddies at the beach.
Three high school classmates from Palayamkottai.
Keep holding the rock that is about to fall.
Camping there.
Walking there.
Bharathi, Indhu, Celena, Kanaga.
5 Mechies: Prabhakar, Manix, Kalimuthu, Thavamani, Tharvish
More joined them.
Even more joined them.
Close-up.
Midway discussion.
Walking brisk.
Kamalesh handling it.
Nice gender divide.
Indhu posing.
Another groupie.
Big blocking group.
Clustered walking.
Valli leads Pedro and VPS.
BSR and VKS.
On the flat ground.
Another view.
Staying together.
Anchoring Azeez.
Sambandam and Valli leading the pack.
Kasi quenching his thirst.
Murugesan drinking it up.
Keep on walking A.J.
Gothand shows the way.
VPS, BSR, APK and Latha.
Guna and BSR protecting the lines.
Murugesan and Bharathi showing the togetherness.
Hello PD, NS and VKS.
VPS and Sujatha bring their China love all the way here.
Celena, Sujatha, Bharathi, Valli.
Pedro and Celena.
Sambandam and Valli.
DP, GLP, PD, VKS and NS.
KM, AMV, VPS, VKS and AMK.
Celena and Sujatha at the Sea Breeze Resort.
Gothand.
Gothand again.
Kanaga, Sekaran's daughter Saidhanya and Sekaran's wife Bharathi.
Kanaga and Bharathi.
Shanthi posing solo.
Malarvizhi with the iconic elephant.
Malarvizhi long shot.
Malarvizhi and the Lion.
Malarvizhi at the rocks.
Malarvizhi and Shanthi.
Four at the forefront.
Ladies special.
Long shot ladies spacial.
Tharvish in solo.
Family of friends.
Best buddies of ECE.
Going back to the 1980s.
Memorable click for the best friends.
Parthasarathy, his dear wife Pushpalatha and their loving grandson.
Parthasarathy and Pushpalatha with their grandson in the inset.
Parthasarathy sharing his family moment with his classmates Shanthi and Malarvizhi.
Parthasarathy and family with a nice backdrop.
Repeat shot with the grandson's father.
Parthasarathy with the big rock.
Full family of Parthasarathy.
Another group of friends test if the rock is about to roll down.
It is also a Ruby Reunion for families.
Proving that our batch is a lighthouse beacon for GCE-TLY.
Packirisamy leads the way.
Pedro is a silent yogic leader of our batch.
BSR can do Civil business and Cooking business.
The Manicks + Kanaga pair that always carries the beauty of our batch.
Good engineers can shoulder any heavy world problems.
Padmanaban asks BSR to help him to survey an area that he plans to buy.
gcetly1985 families everywhere in Mahabalipuram.
A nice lineup of friends and families.
Indhu Packirisamy shows her dancing talent.
Packirisamy's dear wife showing a divine pose.
Indhumathi Packirisamy with her acting and dancing skills for a click.
An unbeatable panoramic view of family and friends.
Jeswin and Lekshmanan, the two pillars of Nagercoil.
Muthuramkarishnan and Rubarni with M.R.Johnson.
Beautiful couple in a beautiful scenery.
Lekshmanan with his Thamizh traditional dress leads the group.
Talking to a tour guide?
Straight line group picture.
Sideways train for these ladies.
Who are they talking to?
A long line-up.
Sambandam means Victory or Valli?
Another group filled with buddies.
Serene Sekar with his dear queen Rani.
Beautiful group with a beautiful wall behind them.
Great ones from Civil.
Palaniamy, Devika and their daughter Sathyapriyadharshini.
Sekaran's lovely family of wife Bharathi and daughter Saidhanya.
Shanthi in solo.
Malarvizhi in solo.
Umsalmal Begam with her husband.
Tracing back the history by grouping up.
Nice happy bunch.
On to your right.
On to your left.
Sekaran's family gets the mighty power.
This trio also gets the mighty power.
Even a Raja needs some rest with his Rani Sujatha.
Packirisamy, his dear wife Indhumathi with Murugesan's dear wife Bharathi.
Gallery 6 with 22 pictures: Jan/09/2026 - Lunch before departure
Are we ready friends to have lunch and then go home?
A roundtable conference on something interesting.
Selvapackiyam is rating the quality of food.
Sathya is inquiring Michael and family from his native Nagercoil.
Subeidha returned from home to join the team for lunch.
Partha and family ready to go home which is not very far.
Selvapackiyam and family tasting it.
Kasi is not that happy to depart from the reunion soon.
Kamalesh checks with everyone if they feel fine to depart soon.
Kamalesh is still checking the mood.
Native sons of Nellai region feel proud about their humble origins.
Valli and Sujatha talking about their sons as they both have two.
Sekaran has big dreams for his biomedical daughter Saidhanya.
Dear wives of Packirisamy and Murugesan (Indhu and Bharathi).
Nagercoil natives.
Sekaran is going for it.
Muthuramakrishnan is thinking if he should eat that?
He brought his dear wife Rubarni to recommend what to eat.
Malarvizhi, Nafila Fathima with her mom Umsalmal to her left and Subeidha.
Mthuramakrishnan is really liking it.
Sekar is always poised when his dear queen wife Rani is around.
Serious discussion to conclude the wonderful reunion event.
Gallery 7 with 19 pictures: Jan/09/2026 - Farewell
தாலாட்டுதே வானம், தள்ளாடுதே பூமி for Murugesan + Bharathi.
சின்ன கண்ணன் அழைக்கிறான். Kalimuthu with his third son Dikshaanth.
நல்லதொரு குடும்பம், பல்கலை கழகம். Kalimuthu with his family members: his third son Dikshaanth and dear wife Ponmalar.
மலரே, குறிஞ்சி மலரே என பாடும் இளமை கொண்ட Murugesan + Bharathi.
இது ஒரு நிலாக்காலம். கனவுகள் நனவாகிறது இங்கே Murugesan + Bharathi தம்பதியருக்கு.
ஆகாயப் பந்தலிலே பொன்னூஞ்சல் ஆடுதம்மா for Murugesan + Bharathi.
வா வா பக்கம் வா moment for Murugesan + Bharathi.
A.J and 1000Raja parting with a memorable picture in hands.
Sakaran will carry it a long way.
One final goodbye for Sekaran's family by A.J and AARaja.
Tharvish tells Latha that he surely wants to take this memory home.
A.J and Sadhana are sad that it is time to leave.
Sadhana, Shanthi, Umsalmal and Subeidha tell Bharathi that they had fun here at the reunion.
Kaja bids farewell to the All-Pervading King (APK).
Sujatha, Latha, Sobia and Michael's son Frank for one final time.
That is it friends. Live well now. A.J tells Sivasubramanian and Jegadheesan.
TIme to go A.J, tells APK.
APK to A.J: We did it dear friend. We shall meet soon.
A job excellently done by the team that will be remembered for a long time like this iconic seashore temple. சுபம்.
Note: Everything below is kept here for historical purposes and for future reference.
Shining Gems
| Number | Name | Advance Ruby | Balance Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Jabbar | 5K | 9K |
| 2 | S.Amuthan | 5K | 9K |
| 3 | Azeez Ahamad | 5K | 2K |
| 4 | J.Celinerani | 5K | 2K |
| 5 | M.Charles | 5K | 9K |
| 6 | P.Dharmaraj | 5K | 2K |
| 7 | S.Dharvish Mohideen | 5K | 13K |
| 8 | R.Gothandaraman | 5K | 9K |
| 9 | D.Gunasekaran | 5K | 9K |
| 10 | S.Jegadheesan | 5K | 9K |
| 11 | Jeswin Jayasingh | 5K | 2K |
| 12 | M.R.Johnson | 5K | 2K |
| 13 | M.Kaja Mohideen | 5K | 2K |
| 14 | K.Kalimuthu | 5K | 11.5K |
| 15 | G.Kamlesh Davidson | 5K | 2K |
| 16 | C.Kasi | 5K | 9K |
| 17 | V.Krishnasamy | 5K | 9K |
| 18 | C.K.Latha | 5K | 2K |
| 19 | E.Lekshmanan | 5K | 2K |
| 20 | Loyola Pedro | 5K | 9K |
| 21 | D.Malarvizhi | 5K | 2K |
| 22 | A.Manickavasagam | 5K | 9K |
| 23 | S.Manickavasagam | 5K | 9K |
| 24 | V.Michael Pushparaj | 5K | 13K |
| 25 | S.Murugesan | 5K | 9K |
| 26 | A.Muthukrishnan | 5K | 9K |
| 27 | A.Muthu Ramakrishnan | 5K | 9K |
| 28 | T.Padma | 5K | 13K |
| 29 | T.Padma's son | 5K | 13K |
| 30 | S.Packirisamy | 5K | 9K |
| 31 | D.Padmanaban | 5K | 2K |
| 32 | A.Palanikumar | 5K | 9K |
| 33 | C.L.A.Palanisamy | 5K | 13K |
| 34 | T.R.Parthasarathy | 5K | 9K |
| 35 | T.R.Parthasarathy's son | 5K | 9K |
| 36 | A.Prabhakar | 5K | 2K |
| 37 | P.Prakash | 5K | 13K |
| 38 | A.A.Rajasekharan | 5K | 9K |
| 39 | Sadhana Attavar | 5K | 4K |
| 40 | N.Sambandam | 5K | 9K |
| 41 | B.Sankarraman | 5K | 9K |
| 42 | V.P.Sathyavaageiswaran | 5K | 9K |
| 43 | R.Sekar | 5K | 9K |
| 44 | S.Sekaran | 5K | 13K |
| 45 | I.Selvapackiyam | 5K | 17K |
| 46 | C.Shanthi | 5K | 2K |
| 47 | K.Sivasubramanian | 5K | 2K |
| 48 | Subeidha Banu | 5K | 2K |
| 49 | S.Syed Abuthahir | 5K | 2K |
| 50 | M.Thavamani | 5K | 2K |
| 51 | A.Umsalmal Began | 5K | 9K |
| 52 | T.Velmurugan | 3.5K | 0K |
Ruby events sponsorship
Table shown above contains details about what the Ruby Reunion attendees paid for the resort accommodation, food and sight-seeing.
In addition, there are expenses to incur for stage setup, lighting, chairs, tables, LED wall, evening musical treat, local pick-up/drop-off transportation, photography, videography, memento etc. To cover such expenses, following friends came forward to contribute money as sponsors. It is worthwhile to note that thirteen sponsors in the list below are not attending the event due to personal reasons. To keep it anonymous, names of the Ruby Event Sponsors in the table below are scrambled with binary encoding.
| Number | Date | Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov/18/2025 | 534E | 25K |
| 2 | Nov/18/2025 | 4347 | 5K |
| 3 | Nov/21/2025 | 414A | 20K |
| 4 | Nov/22/2025 | 5644 | 5K |
| 5 | Nov/28/2025 | 434A | 5K |
| 6 | Dec/04/2025 | 4253 | 5K |
| 7 | Dec/06/2025 | 41504B | 10K |
| 8 | Dec/11/2025 | 454C | 5K |
| 9 | Dec/11/2025 | 4D49 | 5K |
| 10 | Dec/11/2025 | 474C50 | 10K |
| 11 | Dec/15/2025 | 564E | 10K |
| 12 | Dec/16/2025 | 4550:31 | 17K |
| 13 | Dec/16/2025 | 565053 | 5K |
| 14 | Dec/16/2025 | 32-45-50 | 19K |
| 15 | Dec/16/2025 | 4E53 | 10K |
| 16 | Dec/16/2025 | 45_33_50 | 14K |
| 17 | Dec/19/2025 | 4D4A43 | 5K |
| 18 | Dec/23/2025 | 5053 | 10K |
| 19 | Dec/26/2025 | 5252 | 5K |
| 20 | Jan/05/2026 | 5050 | 5K |
| 21 | Jan/05/2026 | 4142 | 1K |
| 22 | Jan/05/2026 | 5653 | 1K [Direct pay to SF] |
Fund collection and expense details
Rubies received
Advance Ruby Total: 2,58,500
Balance Ruby Total: 3,73,500
Event Sponsorship Total: 1,96,000
Total Rubies received: 8,28,000
Rubies spent
1st payment to the resort: 1,00,000
2nd payment to the resort: 40,000
3rd payment to the resort: 20,000
Advance for stage setup: 20,000
Advance for Samagratha: 50,000
Advance for Siva Photos: 5,000
Balance payment to Siva Photos: 13,950
Extra courier fee to Siva Photos: 400
Transportation advance to Sakthi: 15,000
Gifts for six Samagratha singers: 15,000
4th payment to the resort: 3,24,700
Balance payment to Samagratha: 35,000
Balance for stage, light, table, LED: 32,000
Tour tickets, tips to resort staff: 5,000
Fee paid for 55 photo prints: 7,500
Advance for video work: 10,000
Payment for photography: 16,000
Gift item for an event staff: 1,200
Transportation balance to Sakthi: 29,538
Balance for video work: 7,000
Payment for USB drives: 1,500
Total Rubies spent thus far: 7,48,788
Rubies remaining
8,28,000 - 7,48,788 = 79,212
Final fund closure
a) Total amount not spent: 79,212
b) Care & Share help to PJM: 14,000
c) Sponsorship refund to SAP: 65,212
a - b - c = 0