Guest guest Posted January 16, 1996 Report Share Posted January 16, 1996 Dear members, I agree with lot of Sri.Tatachar's views on "SVTK" and its goals. Moreover, the Bhattar at Cincinnati temple does the aradhana for more than two to three hours. It is actually a feast to watch him doing the aradhana and three to four local guys (especially Sri.Tatachar and Malolan , our group members) also joined the aradhana (chanting of mantras etc) with the bhattar during the holidays and especially during the "Margazhi Month". Infact,I can say that the Bhattar has created an awareness of how importance is Margazhi month for the whole Indian community at Cincinnati. Possibly, such bhattars can make a difference. Even back home at India, I can remember one such bhattar who made a great difference. He is "Madhava Bhattar" from Thirunangur, 7miles away from Seerkazhi in TamilNadu. He used to perform "aradhana to Perumal in great detail" and also he will take some people to his house for feeding them. The most unfortunate thing for such a good soul is that his house is old (probably dilapidated), his wife and mother are wearing "old and slightly torn saris" (atleast the day I visited that temple). One more thing is they have a "girl child". This point I am highlighting is due to the fact that "Seervarisai or dowry" is a problem when it comes to marraige of the child when it comes to that age. This is just to highlight the "problems" about the state of bhattars. Even in a big town like "Kanchi" this is the status of bhattars for some temples. More than funding temples, we should also strive to improve the income of the bhattars. Azhwargal Thiruvadigale charanam Lakshmi Narasimhan Srinivasa --------- *************************************************************************** Vanamali Gati Saarngee Changee chakreecha Nandaki Sriman NarayanoVishnur Vasudevobi Rakshatu ------Parayana Sloka in Vishnu Sahasranama----- Lakshmi N. Srinivasa,lsriniva,sprinil *************************************************************************** --------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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