எல்லா உயிர்களும் இன்புற்று வாழ்க
May all living beings live in happiness
Serving the poor of Chennai with food, education and care since 1997
Every day we serve meals through 11 Nithya Deepa Dharmachalais, deliver food to Adyar Cancer Hospital, and support students, patients and families in need.
Registered Social Organisation · Reg. No. 2035/2007
Who we serve
Every day, for those who need it most
From hungry families and students to cancer and kidney patients: this is who your support reaches, week after week.
- Years of social service
- Nithya Deepa Dharmachalais
- Students given educational help
- Months of Annadhanam at Vadalur
People fed every day
Morning, noon and night, through the Nithya Deepa Dharmachalai and the village Dharmachalais we support.
Learn moreIn educational help since 2010
Fees for poor students, paid by cheque in the name of their colleges.
Learn moreMeals a day at Adyar Cancer Hospital
Taken in person to patients and their families, every day without a break.
Learn moreKidney patients helped with dialysis
₹5,000 each, given by cheque for their treatment.
Learn moreFamilies given rice every month
A 10 kg bag of rice and groceries for families of persons with disabilities.
Learn moreChildren fed twice a day at Meiyur
Hot, nutritious meals for tribal children in Meiyur village, Tiruvallur district.
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Fundraising now · Construction project
Jothimamalai construction work
Deepam Trust is raising funds for construction work at Jothimamalai, near Devathanampettai village in Gingee, Villupuram District. Give by UPI, bank transfer or cheque.
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of ₹95,31,500
0% of the targetStill needed: ₹95,31,500
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About us
Welcome to Deepam Trust
Deepam Trust is a registered social organisation (Reg. No. 2035/2007). The Trust started giving gruel to hundreds of poor people in the Velachery and Kalkuttai areas in 2007. Now we feed thousands of people every day through 11 Nithya Deepa Dharmachalais with the support of kind-hearted persons like you.
- Adyar Cancer Hospital
- Two meals daily, delivered by van
- Velachery Dharmachalai
- Three meals daily on banana leaf
Our services
How we help
AnnadhanamDaily free meals through 11 Nithya Deepa Dharmachalais.Learn more
Educational HelpScholarships for poor students, 1,055 students benefited.Learn more
Medical AidMonthly support for poor dialysis patients.Learn more
Adyar Cancer HospitalMeals delivered twice a day to patients and families.Learn more
In pictures
Moments of service
Floods and cyclones, cold Margazhi nights and ordinary days at the Dharmachalai.
- Mobile Annadhanam | Deepam Trust Velachery18
- Livelihood Assistance16
- Blanket Distribution During Margazhi18
- 2023: Deepam Volunteers Serving Food into the Night in Flood-Hit Areas18
- 2023: Deepam's Service in the Heavy Rains18
- Vadalur Thaipoosam18
- Lockdown Annadhanam #Corona20
- Gaja Cyclone18
- Chennai Flood Relief20
- Nithya Deepa Dharmachalai, Velachery7
- Educational help ceremony8
- Meals at Adyar Cancer Hospital5
- Relief and outreach17
Activities book · 2026
Social Activities of Deepam Trust
29 years of social service in one illustrated book: daily Annadhanam, help for students and the trust's other work. Read it online, or download the PDF to keep and share.
PDF · 40 pages · 10.8 MB
Our journey
Milestones since 1997
19972021
1997
Began as a small service.
2007
Trust registered; daily gruel for the poor.
2010
First scholarships; rice and grocery help.
2011
Buttermilk and cool drinks in summer.
2012
Blankets for the homeless; Cyclone Thane relief.
2013
Service begins at Vadalur Sathya Dharmachalai.
2015
Chennai flood relief.
2018
Cyclone Gaja relief.
2021
Meals for the children of Meiyur.
Our inspiration
Vallalar and the Sanmarga path
வாடிய பயிரைக் கண்ட போதெல்லாம் வாடினேன்Our work follows Vallalar's teaching of compassion for all living beings. Since 2013 we have served Annadhanam every month at the Vadalur Sathya Dharmachalai.
Sayings of Vallalar
All sayings, with their sourcesசாகாதவனே சன்மார்க்கி.
Only one who does not die is a true Sanmargi.
Upadesa Kurippugal, note 96
என்மார்க்கம் இறப்பொழிக்கும் சன்மார்க்கந் தானே.
My path is the Sanmarga that ends death.
Thiruvarutpa, Sixth Thirumurai, Gnanasariyai, verse 26
ஜீவகாருண்யமே மோட்ச வீட்டின் திறவுகோல்
Compassion for living beings is the key to the house of liberation.
Jeevakarunya Ozhukkam, in its popular short form
மரணமிலாப் பெருவாழ்வில் வாழ்ந்திடலாம் கண்டீர்
You can live the great life that knows no death.
Thiruvarutpa, Sixth Thirumurai, Gnanasariyai, verse 1
கடவுள் ஒருவரே
God is one: to hold to this in truth is the discipline of the mind.
Upadesa Kurippugal, note 100
கருணைஇலா ஆட்சி கடுகி ஒழிக
May rule without compassion swiftly come to an end.
Thiruvarutpa, Sixth Thirumurai, Sanmarga Nilai, verse 5
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தீபம் அறக்கட்டளையின் அறப்பணிகளுக்கு நன்கொடையளிக்க
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அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி தனிப்பெருங்கருணை அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
Arutperunjothi, Arutperunjothi, Thaniperunkarunai, Arutperunjothi. Vallalar's Mahamantra, in praise of the vast Light of Grace and its matchless compassion.