Yajur Upakarma 2007

Yajur Upakarma 2007

Ahobilam.com has again pioneered in its efforts of producing world-class self-help material for Sri Vaishnavite worldwide to have thier Yajur Upakarma duties performed impeccably. I just found the following downloadable PDFs from the website and the Organizer (Deevalur N.V. Srinivasachariar) was kind enough to send me the link of the PDFs too to my emailbox.

I would like to share the links of downloadable PDFs here as a service to Sri Vaishnavites worldwide:

1. Yajur Upakarma in Tamil font
2. Yajur Upakarma in English font

We would also like to recall that Ahobilam.com had brought out the Upakarma material even for 2006 here.

Sri Vaishnava Yatri Seva Tours

Sri Vaishnava Yatri Seva Tours

Sri Vaishnava Yatri Seva is organizing a series of tours this festive season starting from Avani till about Vaikunta Ekadasi in December. I would just like to share these details with other interested devotees so that everyone would be benefitted.


1) One Day Kanchipuram DivyaDesam (15)
Departure: 2nd September 2007
Tariff per head: INR 450 (USD 11.25)

2) Melkote, Thirunarayanapuram (7 days).
Departure: 29th October 2007
Places to visit: Melkote, Thirunarayanapuram, Mysore, Brindavanam, Srirangapatnam, T. Narasipur, Thirumatham, Udupi, Thondanoor, Midhuna Salagramam, Thirunarayanapuram
Tariff per head: INR 4600 (USD 115)

3) Salagramam (Mukthinath - Nepal) (14 days)
Departure Date: 21st October 2007
Arrival Date: 2nd November 2007
Places to visit: Ayodhya, Naimisaranyam, Bhokra, Kathmandu, Janakpuri, Delhi
Tariff per head: INR 23500 (USD 587.50)

4) Panchadwaraka Tours (14 days)
Places to visit: Ahmedabad, Takoor Dwaraka, Gomathi Dwaraka, Baed Dwaraka, Mool Dwaraka, Somnath, Srinath Dwaraka, Gangroli Dwaraka, Pushkar
Departure Date: 12th November 2007
Tariff per head: INR 9000 (USD 225)

5) Vaikunta Ekadasi Tours (7 days)
Places to visit: The 40 Sozhanattu Divyadesangal and Abhimana Sthalangal
Departure Date: 14th December 2007
Tariff per head: INR 4200 (USD 105)

Notes from the organizer:
1) All tours originate from Chennai.
2) All railway reservations to North Indian places would Second Class coaches. All buses would 2x2 deluxe.
3) The tariff includes food (prepared by Sri Vaishnava cooks) and dormitory accomodation.

Contact Details of the organizer:
Sri RSK Iyengar,
Contact Numbers: +91944483714, +919941127867

Sri Rama Darshanam (Sri Rama Anu Yatra)

Sri Rama Darshanam (Sri Rama Anu Yatra)

"Sri Sadagopan Divya Darshanam" is organizing an unique tour called "Sri Rama Darshanam (Sri Rama Anu Yatra)" from 26th November 2007 to 20th December 2007. The tour program encompasses to cover the places that have been travelled afoot by Sri Rama and Sri Janaki in the whole land of Bharatvarsh (India).. The tour has this noble objective of getting the darshan of all these unique divine Kshetrams. In the tour there is also an opportunity to listen to the discourses of Sri. U. Ve. Velukkudi Krishnan Swami.

Tour Details:

Dates: 26th November 2007 to 20th December 2007 (25 days)

The tour organizers are planning to arrange for deluxe bus with sleeper berths from Chennai.

Places to visit:

1. Vanmiki Ashram (Kanpur)
2. Ayodhya
3. Kamasramam (Bhaliya)
4. Sidhasramam (Puksar)
5. Sonpur
6. Seethamarhi
7. Janakpuri (Nepal)
8. Nandigram
9. Sringiperapuram
10. Bharadwaja Ashramam
11. Chitrakootam
12. Charabhanga - Sudheekshana Agasthiya Ashramam
13. Ramtek (Nagpur)
14. Panchavati (Nasik)
15. Jatayu Mokshathalam
16. Kishkinta (Hampi)
17. Mahendragiri (Thirukkurungudi)
18. Thiruppullani (Sethu Shores)
19. Sri Rangam

The tour has been meticulously planned so that on 19th and 20th it converges into Sri Rangam to have the worship of the Lord at Sri Rangam towards Nachiyar Thirukkolam and Vaikunta Ekadasi.

Tour Tariff: INR 18000 (USD 450)

For further details, please contact the following:

Sri Satagopan Divyadesa Darshanam,
New No. 17, Old No. 9, Postal Colony First Street,
West Mambalam,
Chennai -- 600 033.
Telephone: +914424718232, +919444366015
Email: ssatakopan_ddd (at) yahoo.co.in