Sri Amudhan SamprOkshanam and ChAthur mAsya sankalpam - Part 5

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Srimadh Azahgiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amuthan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

 

Sri Amudhan SamprOkshanam and ChAthur mAsya sankalpam - Part 5

 

 

Both due to some popular appeal (many wrote to me asking me

to prvide more details on my trip) and as well due to personal

requests adiyEn is encouraged to write on this event some more.

In thiru kudanthai the mahAsamprokshanam day was declared as a

holiday for many schools, many shops and some government

establishments as well. The whole city geared up to support

the influx of many visitors from neighboring places. More than

150,000 food pockets were distributed by many institutions.

Further approximately 300,000 icecold water pockets (thanks to

technology, hygienic water is supplied in plastic pockets)

were supplied on mahA samproKshanam day. More than several

thousands partook in the thathiyArAdhanai at Sri Ahobila muth

all the 6 days and the same was conducted in two different

places due to volume. More than 350 SrivaishnavALs from all

over the country took part in the vEda pArAyanam and gOshti

on all 5 days. Scores of SmArthAs were also joined for vEdha

pArayanam. Sri Ahobila muth presented all of the gOshti with

each Rs 1500 sambAvanai, Rs 300 for Rail charges, a patthARu

vEshti angavastharam from Nallis (good quality) costing Rs 500

were presentdd to each one of these 350 and odd (more than Rs

8 Lacs ie 800,000). They were further provided with a sAppAdu

yelai sambAvanai of Rs 10 and more every time they have thathi

yArAdhanam ie., more than Rs 100 for 1000's of bhakthLs every

day. SmArthAs were provided with even more, as a token of appreciation

of their love for Sri Amuthan and Sri mAlolan.

 

yAga sAlai was decorated with several pictures of Sri Amuthan

and AzhwArs. Several lights were decorated on all through out

the temple and as well as the thiru gOpura nayinAr. The entire

gopuram was cleaned painted new at the cost of Rs 7.5 lacs

approx. By the way there is a nitya suri in Sri vaikundam

by the name Sri gopura nayinAr. Since this gopuram is so

majestic and stirs divine feelings to many form far away

villages people named it as thiru gopura nayinar, remembering

our nitya suri who is in constant service of the divya

dampathis.

 

Sri Amuthan was adorned with a "thaila kAppu" in an

emotional way after a long time with 1000s particpating. The

"ammi ural" was given by adiyEn's mother 6 days prior to the

mahA samprOkshanam to the temple. It was kept in the temple

prAhAram. "marunthu" was preapred by crushing all the natural

ingradients in this "ural". On all days 100's of village women

stood in lines around the prAhAram to do this "ammi kutthal"

or crushing as a kainkaryam for Sri Amuthan. As expected Sri

Garudan appeared shortly prior to the mahA samprOkshanam

and circled Sri Vaideeka vimAnam. It was a real touching scene.

 

 

Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amuthan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

 

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