Guest guest Posted August 10, 1998 Report Share Posted August 10, 1998 Dear Prapatti Group members: If for any reason you have missed performing the upAkarma on Avani-Avittam (for eg. Grahanam etc.,), you can perform it on the next pournami day. Upakarma is best performed in a river (rather than in a temple). This year at Buffalo, 20 of us joined together and performed the upAkarma on the Niagara river at the Beaver Island State Park. It was a great experience and everyone of us enjoyed it. For a moment I thought the river must have felt thankful for serving the cause of Sanatana Dharma! I have personally come across lot of variations on the worship of Sarawati. I have seen some families observing Sarawati pooja (including mine) and this may be due to the cosmpolitan influence of big cities. It may be worthwhile to know the official Sri Vaishnava view. According to my late grandfather, there were Sri Vaishnavas(paramaikantins) in his native town who would only worship Rama, Krishna and Lord Narayana (i.e. they would celebrate only Rama Navami and JanmAshtami of all the festivals). They would refrain from doing anything Kamyam (like performing Sudarshana Homam etc.). The question is where do we draw the line. I think our own family tradition is the best guide. Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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