Appeal: Sri Sarnga Pani kOvil kainkaryam

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SrI:

SrImate rAmAnujAya nama:

 

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Appeal for Donations for Renovation Work

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Sri Sarnga Pani Swami Temple, Kumbakonam

 

Sri Sarngapani Swami Temple in the sacred city of Kumbakonam is

one of the most ancient and premier temples of South India, ranked

next only to Srirangam and Tirupati. As many as Seven Alvars have

sung about the glory of the Lord of this temple.

 

The Rajagopuram, of marvellous beauty and height, stands like

an ornament in the heart of the town and was been built by a

servant of this temple called Lakshminarayanaswami many centuries

ago. The mighty wooden chariot of this temple is considered to be

the gift of Tirumangai Alvar in the 8th century A.D. At a time

when the 4000 Divya Prabandham of the Alvars were lost to mankind,

the Lord of this temple, by preserving just ten verses on His

praise, revived the entire Divya Prabandham and is hence adored as

'Dravida Sruti Darsaka' and 'Aravamuda Alvar'. The reclining

Moolavar Deity is in a slighty lifted position, believed to be in

response to the prayers of Tirumazhisai Alvar in the 3rd century

A.D.

 

The renovation work of this temple was started at the end of

1993 and only half the work has been done so far. In addition, the

Devotees are greatly distressed over the fact that all festivals

have been stopped during the past five years. The Renovation

committee has determined to resume the work, perform the

Samprokshanam by April '99, and revive all the festivals. This

can be done only by the loving cooperation and liberal donations

of the Devotee public. All Devotees are kindly requested to

donate liberally for this sacred task and earn the grace and

blessings of Lord Aravamudhan and Goddess Komalavalli.

 

Donations are exempt from Income tax under rule 80G.

 

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Where to Send Donations

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INDIA:

 

Member of the group in India may send their donations to:

 

Cheques are payable to

"The Secretary and Treasurer, Tiruppani committee",

 

Sri L.Rajagopalan, MABT,

Retd Pricipal,

(Committee member)

12, Besant Road,

KUMBAKONAM 612 001

 

 

UNITED STATES & CANADA:

 

Checks should be made payable to

"SMSA, Inc"

 

Sri Vaishnava Seva Samithi

c/o Smt. Nagu Satyan

7821 West Alder Drive

Littleton, CO 80128-5522

 

Please write "Sarnga Pani kainkaryam" on the check.

 

All donations are tax deductible in their respective countries