Sri Manavaala Maamunigal TN Celebration, Nov - SF Bay Area

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Dear Members,

 

On behalf of our local temple and SF Bay Area Sri Vaishnavas,

it is my pleasure to invite all of you to a celebration of

Sri Manavaala Maamunigal's tirunakshatram, which falls on

November 12 this year. We will be observing the tirunakshatram

on the following weekend, November 13-14.

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT and INVITATION

Sri Manavaala Maamunigal Tirunakshatram Celebration

Shiva-Vishnu Temple Festival, Livermore, California, USA

November 13-14, 1999

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Sri Manavaala Maamunigal (1371-1443) is one of the greatest and

best loved philosopher-saints of south India. He is one of the

principal acharyas of Sri Vaishnavism, the religious and

philosophical tradition propagated by Sri Ramanujacharya. Sri

Manavaala Maamunigal is credited with the revitalization of

temple-based religion that occurred in the 15th century, as well

as with the spreading of Sri Ramanuja's egalitarian philosophy of

bhakti and service (kainkarya) among the masses.

 

Maamunigal, as he is popularly remembered, is also known by the

name "Sundara Jaamaatr Muni". As a testament to his vast

erudition and tireless service of God and His devotees, his name

finds mention both in the Venkatesa Prapatti and the Venkatesa

Mangalam, two hymns which are recited daily in front of Lord

Venkateswara at Tirupati and at our temple.

 

We will be celebrating the Tirunakshatram of this great acharya

on November 13, commencing with Suprabhata Sevai for Lord

Venkateswara, followed by Tirumanjanam and the annual Pushpa Yaga.

A series of talks highlighting the life of this great saint

and other aspects of our religious tradition will be featured

along with music and dance performances, as well as recitation

of selections from Vedas, Divya Prabandham, and Maamunigal's

Sri Suktis on the 13th afternoon and 14th morning. The event

will conclude on the 14th with a Kalyaana Utsavam.

 

On behalf of the Shiva-Vishnu Temple, we extends an invitation to

everyone to join in this two day celebration. Your participation

will be greatly appreciated.

 

A detailed agenda for the event will be published soon. For more

information you may also contact the following:

 

Venkatesh K. Elayavalli elayavalli

Mani Varadarajan mani

Srinivasan Iyengar sanatanadharma

Vijayaraghavan Triplicane vtriplic

 

We look forward to your participation and making this event a grand

success.