Sri Sadagopan Thirunarayanaswami Divyap Prabhandha Patashala near Medavakkam organizes Sri Andal Thirukkalyana Utsavam on 22nd January 2010

Sri Sadagopan Thirunarayanaswami Divyap Prabhandha Patashala near Medavakkam organizes Sri Andal Thirukkalyana Utsavam on 22nd January 2010


Just before Medavakkam and near KP Oil Mills Bus Stop (Pallikaranai) you can find an excellent temple and Divyap Prabhandha Patashala which would need to be visited by every Sri Vaishnavite.


Their current this year annual programme is hereunder:

1. Sri Andal Thiru Kalyanam: 22nd January 2010 1430 hours to 1640 hours
2. Devagana utsavam: 23rd January 2010 to 3rd February 2010 1830 hours to 2030 hours daily

You can also visit their temple website by clicking here or contact the temple authorities through email at aravamudhu (at)gmail.com or nammalvar2001 (at) yahoo.co.in. You can also call them for more details at (91)44-22462436 and ask for Mrs.Sowbaghyalakshmi SriRama Bharathi, Director STD Pathalasala, who is the contact person over there.

Day 1 of Sahasrakalasabhishekam at Medavakkam Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple

Day 1 of Sahasrakalasabhishekam at Medavakkam Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple

I would like to sincerely thank Vijayaraghavan for his extreme kindness in sharing with the photos of day 1 of Sahasrakalasabhishekam function at Medavakkam Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple. I have published them over for the benefit of all devotees.

Quick Jottings About Keezhaiyur Rangakshetrams

Quick Jottings About Keezhaiyur Rangakshetrams

Thanks to Vijayaraghavan for sharing a few info about Sri Ranganatha Perumal temple in Keezhaiyur near Nagapattinam. The same details are shared across here for the benefit of other devotees.

1. Moolavar: Sri Ranganatha Perumal (Sayana Thirukkolam). He is the presiding deity.
2. Thayar: Sri Ranganayaki
3. Utsavar Perumal--Sri Aayanar
4. Utsava Thayar ---Sri Athiroopavalli
5. The temple follows the Vaikanasa Agama.
6. Other Sannidhis: Sri Ramar, Sri Krishnar
7. The poojas at the temple are done four times a day.
8. The last samprokshanam was done in 2000.
9. Specialities: Keezhaiyur Sri Ranganatha pamjarathna stotram, a 20 line verse, is a powerful stotra for sevarthis seeking blessings of the Lord at Kheezhaiyur.
10. How to reach the temple?
    Located near Nagapattinam.
    From Mannargudi, ---48kms by Road.
    From Thirutaraipoondi --14kms
    From Nagapattinam----24kms
    From Thiruvarur ---- 28kms
11. Temple History Booklet (Sthala Varalaru Booklet) Availability:
    Publisher: SriRanganatha Perumal Kainkarya Sabha, Keezhaiyur
    Address: Mr.R.Vijayaraghavan,
    Perumal Madavilagam,
    Keezhaiyur,
    Nagapattinam Dt. Pin: 611 103
    Tel: (91)4365625508
12. More details can be had off by joining their YahooGroups at KeezhaiyurRangakshetram (at) yahoogroups.com.

Sahasrakalasabhishekam at Lord Srinivasa Temple, Medavakkam

Sahasrakalasabhishekam at Lord Srinivasa Temple, Medavakkam

The Sahasrakalasabhishekam at Lord Srinivasa Temple in Medavakkam is to be performed for the first time in a grand manner on 26th January 2010.The program commences at 0800 hours. Kindly attend in large numbers and receive the BLESSINGS of Lord Srinivasa.The connected Homams will be performed on 25.01.2010 at 6.00pm by the chief priest and his assistants of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai.

Do spread the words to your kit and kin and other friends so that everyone can attend the same and get the blessings of the Lord.

Sri Andal Thirukkalyana Mahotsavam at Medavakkam Srinivasa Perumal Temple

Sri Andal Thirukkalyana Mahotsavam at Medavakkam Srinivasa Perumal Temple

Sincere thanks to Sri Vijayaraghavan for sharing through email the photographs taken during the recent Sri Andal Thirukkalyanotsavam on 13th January 2010.

For more details regarding temple timings etc, you can reach the Pradhana Archakar Sri A.P.Raman whose mob No. is (91)984-075-2986.

Medavakkam Sri Srinivasa Perumal and Thayar

Medavakkam Sri Srinivasa Perumal and Thayar

Sincere thanks to Sri Vijayaraghavan for sharing through email the photograph of the Lord Srinivasa Perumal and Thayar taken during the recent Sri Andal Thirukkalyanotsavam on 13th January 2010.

For more details regarding temple timings etc, you can reach the Pradhana Archakar Sri A.P.Raman whose mob No. is (91)984-075-2986

Invitation for Thirupaavai Mahotsavam and Nachiyar Thirumozhi Thiruvizha

Invitation for Thirupaavai Mahotsavam and Nachiyar Thirumozhi Thiruvizha

Sincere thanks to Vijayaraghavan for sharing with me the soft copy of the invitation for Invitation for "Thirupaavai Mahotsavam and Nachiyar Thirumozhi Thiruvizha" which is being organized by Sri Andal Thiruppavai Mahotsava Sabha, Coimbatore. This grand festival is being organized under the secretaryship and guidance of U.Ve.Kalyanapuram R.Aravamuthachari for the past several years.

This year the celebration is scheduled between 29th January 2010 and 1st February 2010. The invitation for this grand celebration has been enclosed below or can be viewed from here too. I hence thought of sharing this with other devotees so that they can try to attend the function at SriVilliputtur to obtain the blessings of Andal and Lord Rajamannar.

Thirupaavai Mahotsavam & Nachiyar Thirumozhi Thiruvizha

Thai Amavasya Laksha Deepa Festival Invitation

Thai Amavasya Laksha Deepa Festival Invitation

When: 14th January 2010 (Thai First) Thursday at 1830 hours
Where: Arulmigu Sree Kothandaramar Temple, KR Koil Street, West Mambalam, Chennai -- 600 033.

The lakh-lights help the citizens of the world to tide over the significant amount of crisis that are engulfing us in the form of poverty, misery, civil war and territorial intrusions. Besides this, it cools off the global warming effects to get good bountiful rain showers and eliminate harmful effects of eclipses.

The temple organizers invite everyone to participate in the lakh-lights festival by bringing lamp, lighting thread and necessary oil.

Organizing Courtesy:

Sri Narayana Kainkarya Sabha,
10/38, Ramakrishnapuram Third Street,
West Mambalam,
Chennai -- 600 033.

Telephone: (91) 93834-60379, (91)93827-04328, (91)98403-28460

A Dinamalar Writeup on 'Nava Ahobilam'

A Dinamalar Writeup on 'Nava Ahobilam'

I was reading through my email box archived-but-to-be-read-later folder and found one nice article about Nava Ahobilam, which is a city spanning one hundred acres that is being constructed by Sri Ahobila Mutt near Sri Ahobilam. The objective of the city is to cater to all required facilities of the pilgrims alongside with the fact that the current environment and ecosystem should be preserved and safeguarded from pollutions of any kind.

Also click here to find out another brochure on Nava Ahobilam.

Sri Vaishnava Book Library hosted courtesy of MediaFire

Sri Vaishnava Book Library hosted courtesy of MediaFire

One of the emails from a discussion group I recieved carried a very useful library like hosted courtesy of MediaFire. The Sri Vaishnava Book Library is a hosted application and is reachable at this URL:

http://www.mediafire.com/srivaishnava/

Please check with the individual book copyrights before downloading and using the same. This post is purely for the comfort and directions of Sri Vaishnavites.

Sri Sudharshana Giri ("Singiri")

Sri Sudharshana Giri ("Singiri")

I just thought I would share the photographs sent as email attachments by skyaasoori from Sri Sudharshana Giri for the benefit of all pilgrims and devotees.

Singiri Koil has a sthalapuranam ("temple history") as Sholinghur Narasimhar given darshan to Nandivarma Pallavan at Sri Sudharshana Giri ("Singiri") who was unable to reach Sholinghur in time during Karthigai month. The hillock is located on the banks of Amirtha river.

The temple is managed by Sri Radhakrishna Bhattachariyar who can be reached on the numbers (91)979-183-1808 and (91)948-680-1636. The temple is open from 0900 hours to 1200 hours in the morning and 1630 hours to 1830 hours in the evening. On Saturdays and Sundays, the temple is open from 0900 hours to 1300 hours in the morning and 1630 hours to 1830 hours in the evening. There is no relaxation permissible in the temple timings.

The temple can be reached from Kanniyambadi which is about eight kilometers from the temple. Kanniyambadi is fourteen kilometers from Vellore.

Route map of Sri Narasimha Kshetrams near Chennai

Route map of Sri Narasimha Kshetrams near Chennai

Many thanks to skyaasoori for sharing through email a very useful route map of Sri Narasimha Kshetrams (Parikkal, Andhili, Poovarasankuppam, Singiri and highlighting the Sri Anjaneya statue near Villupuram. For the benefit of all devotees and pilgrims, I am attaching the same over here:

Padavedu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

Padavedu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

I would express my sincere heartfelt thanks to skyaasoori for having sent me an email with the details of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swami temple in Padavedu near Vellore. I just thought of sharing the same in my weblog for the benefit of other pilgrims and devotees.

You can reach padavedu temple easily from Polur towards Vellore route. When you reach a village called Santhavaasal, take the left turn and after driving for six kilometers you should be arriving at this temple. There is also a Lakshmi Narasimha temple in Polur hillock, which we have discussed sometime back over here. When you have gone there and are coming here, the enchanting greenery all along and all around would refresh you and eliminate any tiredness besides turning you dynamically vibrant and fresh. The vigraham is swayambu vigraham which came out of the hillock.

The Lordess is seated on the lap of the Lord on the left hand side. The temple is headed by the trust chaired by Sri. Venu Srinivasan of TVS group. The priest by name Sri Mukundan Bhattacharyar is managing the poojas in the temple. The temple is open from 0730 to 1100 in the morning and 1630 to 1830 in the evening. The temple is also sung by 45th HH of Srimad Azhagiya Singer. There is also a Sri Venugopalan temple in the hillock however the approach to that temple is little difficult. That temple is open on Saturdays and specifically saturdays in the month of Purattasi. Sri Maaya Devi who came as sister of Lord Krishna in His incarnation is giving darshan in this village as Sri Renuka Devi in a separate temple.

Please see the photographs of the temple in the embedded PDF below.

Padavedu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple


For further details, you can contact Sri Mukundan Bhattacharyar (who is the grandson of Late Sri Seema Bhattar of Kanchipuram) at the following address:

Email: srimugunth (at) yahoo.co.in
Telephones:

1. Residence: (91)4181-243282
2. Mobile: (91)944-354-0660

Sri Prasanna Narasimha Devasthanam Temple in Ponnimedu (near Red Hills)

Sri Prasanna Narasimha Devasthanam Temple in Ponnimedu (near Red Hills)

Whilst casually reading this month edition of Sapthagiri, I came across an article about Sri Prasanna Narasimha Devasthanam temple The idol for this temple was found in Ugra format whilst the board was constructing another temple. To make Him cool down, they have constructed the sanctum sanctorum for Him on a 60 feet deep well. Using the contact number, I have collected the following info for the benefit of other devotees who might be interested to visit the temple:

Vinobhaji Street,
Ponniamman Medu,
Chennai -- 110

(If you are coming through Tambaram - Guindy - CMBT route, try getting bus number 170 and alight at Kanakachatiram Bus Stop. Locate the Shell Petrol Bunk and then the temple is accessible at an easily walkable distance from there).

The temple devasthanam contact person is Shri. Premkumar and is accessible on the number: (91)988-426-9097. He also advised me the following current observations in the temple till January 12:

• The 'Thailakappu' is held off only today for New Year and would be put on from tomorrow till January 12.
• Due to Dhanur maadha Poojas, the temple timings are 5.30 AM to 10.AM and 5.30 PM to 8 PM. The timings during the normal days are 6 AM to 10.30 AM and 6 PM to 8.30 PM. Precisely, a thirty minutes advancement of the normal schedule applies for the sake of Dhanur maadha Poojas.