Thirumanjana Vedhigai Kainkaryam at Thiruvallikeni

Thirumanjana Vedhigai Kainkaryam at Thiruvallikeni

It is with great pleasure that I was able to get in touch M.A. Krishnan, Thiruvallikeni that I came to know of the Thirumanjana Vedhigai project. I have compiled a breif amount of information and would like to share it out here so that other devotees can take part in the Kainkaryam.

The various Emperumans in Thiruvallikeni are performed with Thirumanjanam (divine bath) during a lot of occasaions. A few of them are:

1. Pancha Parva
2. Brahmotsavams
3. Alwar Thirunakshitrams
4. Acharya Thirunakshitrams
   
5. ThiruvAdipooram
6. Panguni Uthiram,
7. Vaikunda Ekadasi
   
8. ... and so on and so forth ...

A Gold Plating of the PunyaKoti Vimanam that was carried out in January 2006 by Sri Thennacharya Sri Vaishnava Sri Patham Thangigal Kaingarya Sabha. This organization ataches itself in greater levels of divine service to this temple in its day-to-day activities and annual observations.

Currently, they are undertaking a project to dedicate Gold Thirumanjana Vedhigai with Pathira Vedhigai (Gold Abhisheka Bench with stool) to Lord Parthasarathy Swamy temple to perform Thirumanjanam on those days. The abovesaid Vedhigai would be used for more than 40 to 50 days in a year.

The architectural plan of the Vedhigai stipulates that it is carved out of wood, copper-covered and then gold-plated for resilence of the material through its lifetime. They aer having a project delivery towards this Vaikunta Ekadasi (30th December 2006).

Financial Estimates

1. Wood and wood work with Labour - Rs. 50,000/-
   
2. Copper and copper work with Labour (70 Kgs of Copper) 18 gauge thickness - Rs.1,75,000/-
   
3. Gold and Gold Work with Labour (2 Kgs of 24 ct Gold) - Rs.18,50,000/-
   
4. Silver and Silver work with Labour (8 Kg of Silver) - Rs. 1,80,000/-
5. Works executed by:
   Shri K Balamurugan Sthapathi,
   Aarthi Silpa Kalai Koodam,
   Cuddalore.
   
   (These are the same architects who have made the earlier Gold Plated Punya Koti Vimanam also).

Contact Information

1. Shri V Govindan +919444051317 / +914428441317 [India]
2. Shri R Lakshmi Narasimhan (Praveen) +919383331141 / +914428440306 [India]
3. Shri E Narayanan +914428446414 [India]
4. Shri S Krishnan +919840434900 / +914428443138 [India]
   
5. Shri Varadarajan/ Smt. Sumithra Varadarajan +16024413378 [USA]. You can also reach them at sumivaradan (at) gmail.com

More information on Sri Parthasarathy Temple, please visit the website. A few pictures of the diety, temple along with existing Thirumanjanam snapshots are: