Andal/Renganatha Tirukalyanam utsavam at HTCS

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Govindarajan :

I am delighted to hear about the celebration

of the ThriukkalyANa MahOthsavam of

Sri ANDAL and Sri Ranganaatha PerumAL

at the Balaji temple at Bridgewater , NJ .

 

Since many aasthikAs would like to hear about

the details of this celebration for adaptation

at their own local temples , I am copying them

on your note . They would enjoy reading about

this lovely celebration . Hopefully , next year ,

we can celebrate this auspicious uthavam

at Sri RanganAthA temple at Pomona , NY as well

with the SaraNya dampathi's anugrahams .

Thanks very much for the update on the Uthsavam .

Best wishes ,

V.Sadagopan

>Tue, 19 Jan 99 13:28:11 EST

>trg (T R Govindarajan)

>sgopan

>Andal/Renganatha Tirukalyanam utsavam at HTCS

>

>Sri. Sadagopan:

>

>We had Andal/Sri. Renganatha Tirukkalyana Utsavam on last Saturday at 4.15 p.m.

>This is the first one after Samprokshanam of temple in June 1998. The Manager

>Sri. Chalapathy Sarma was very kind enough to let us celebrate the Kalayana

>Utsavam in a traditional manner with Nagaswaram and recitation of Natchiar

>Tirumozhi (VAraraNa Mayiram) by all of us, with exchange of cocoanuts, and the

>throwing of flower balls.

>

>We could not bring Andal and Sri. Ranaganatha deities on a

>palanquin as we did not make arrangement earlier. From the next year onwards,

>we can arrange to have Homams in the new temple during the Kalayana Utsavam.

>It started with a procession of Seer varisai with Nagaswaram.

>The priests, Sri. Lakshmana bhattar and Sri. Gopalacharya took the side of

>bridegroom and bride respectively, both performed very well. Thanks are due

>to the priest, Sri. Gopalacharya who narrated the events in Telugu in detail,

>and Gothra Pravaram by Sri. Lakshmana bhattar, and Sri. Gopal Lakshmanan who

>gave a mini-talk on Andal and Tiruppavai before the Kalyana Utsavam; Sri.

Gopal

>Lakshmanan also explained the significance of reciting VAraNa Mayiram during

>Kalyanam. Sri. Lakshmanan bhattar relayed the feeling of Sri. Renganatha

Perumal

>and Andal Kaipidithal by tying flower garland between fingers of the two

>deities. We used your vivid detail of explanations for VaraNamayiram provided

>on bhakti-post in April 1998.

>

>adiyEn.

>Govindarajan.

>

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