kainkaryam for the needy temples

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Sampath Rengi wrote to me:

 

If you had mentioned to me Iwould have made arrangements for your stay at our

house in Kumbakonam, my parents are there and I hail from there.

In fact my dad is wanting to send some material for te project I had requested.

I have heard about this group doing services to shivate temples before (ie some

of the members). Anyway, it is we who have to "identify" the temple as we have

to take things in our hands. The project can be handed over to them as a

contract. But we take the responsibility of identifying the shekthrams. I think

that will make things better. They donot think the same way we think. Some one

wanted to repaint some walls pf temple. But there are much more needy

kainkaryams yet to be done for other temples which are basic. So we should

decide it. We can talk to them as a trail basis for one project on a contract.

Let us see. If you have their phone numbers and address can you mail me.

Besides for your info., my phone number and fax number are 810-476-8910

Sampath Rengi

 

I wasn't aware of the actual schedule. It was all dynamically

planned.

 

you are right that we have to talk to them on a trial basis for one

project on a contract. what i feel is unless we are there in India

it is really difficult to identify the actual needs of the temples.

In a general outlook both thiruneermalai and thirukkadalmallai

looked equally needy. but my uncle who frequents to both these

temples and is in contact with those bhattaachaars feels that

thirukkadalmalli is much more needy than the other. atleast

thiruneermalai is close to the city and is getting lil more

attention and also work is proceeding to some extent smoothly there.

whereas kadalmallai is kinda remote comparatively and lotso work

need to be done there. It is significant being the aazhwaar

avathaara sthalam. I think it is under baalaalayam for a long time

and no proper uthsavams are being carried out.

 

These people would have done some survey and will be having some

details. we can get hold of that and assess the needs and priorotize

them based on the amount of money needed, the urgency, feasibility

etc. Then we can dictate our plan and use them as a channel to see

that something useful is done. what i am trying to say is that we

need a trustworthy organization to get authentic, genuine info about

the needy temples and to make sure that the money that we send is

properly spent for the intended cause. we can take care of the

decision making. we shall also make sure that there is no

duplication of efforts.

 

one problem is this: once people come to know that we have plans of

spending money for the temples, everybody wants something to be done

for their native town / their abhimaana temple... i got some

requests like that. so lets make sure that we stick on first to the

paadal peRRa sthalams and then to abhimaana sthalams and so on. Also

once we collect info on all the needy temples lets decide on our

priorities. The basic needs like vasthram, nithya aaraadhanai should

be taken care of first.

 

I have Mrs Y G Parthasarathy's address: 14 C, North Crescent Road,

T. Nagar, madras- 600 017.

 

I am not sure whether this is her residence number or work number.

Anyway it is: 827 3596. i can clarify this when i call home the next

week. You may probably talk to her and get a better idea.

 

viji

 

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