Panguni Uthram and Andal Thirukalyana Utsavam 2000

[Guest guest]

Dear BhaakthAs :

 

Sri Haresh Balasubramanian of Singapore is

a devout Sri Vaishnava . His family has been

deeply involved with Kaimakryam for the Lord

at His Singapore Temple for many years . Even

the land on which the temple stands was

acquired by his relatives.

 

Sri Haresh is the creator of the beautiful

home pages for Lord Krishna , Swamy Desikan

and Thirupathi VenkatAchalapathy .It has been

my pleasure to work with him on some of these

projects .

 

The saanidhyam of the Lord at SrinivAsa

temple is unmistakable .This is largely due to

the strict code of worship prescribed by the AagamAs .

I had the good fortune of this PerumAL's sevai

during my recent visit to Singapore .

 

Please include a visit to this temple

during your future visits to Singapore ,

which is fortunate to have devout BhakthAs

of our SampradhAyam .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

P.S : PerumAL's KalyANam ( Panguni Utthiram celebration)

would be celebrated at Sri RanganathA Temple at Pomona

on march 19 in a grand scale.Please plan to attend .

 

 

Attachment: Note from Sri Haresh Balasubramanian:

>Dearest Bhagavthals,

>

>In conjuction with Panguni Uthram(20th MArch 2000),Srinivasa

>Perumal Temple in Singapore will celebrate the Andal Thirukalyana

>Utsavam.The event is held on the temple premises itself in front of

>the main sannidhi of Lord Srinivasa.This practice has been in

>vogue for some 30 years now and was introduced by Alankara

>Bhattar of Sri Villiputtur and the late Smt Pakkriammal Govindasamy

>the wife of late Sriman P.Govindasamy Pillai, whose life's legacy

>stands in the form of the temple's Rajagopuram(consecrated in 1979)

>and Kalyana Mandapam.

>

>Preliminaries of the Andal Thirukalyanam will begin with the procession

>of the marriage party at approximately 5.45 - 6.00 P.M .consisting of

>sumagalis and elders carrying the "varisais" to Andal Sannidhi

>and Perumal Sannidhi where the archakas will arrange for the evening's

>festivities.

>

>After the reception of the ubayakaarars and sankalpam , the actual

>process of the marriage cermony will begin.Andal and Srinivasa Swami

>will be carried on planquins

>borne on the shoulders of bhagavthals and temple volunteers.All the

>necessary mariyathais for the bride and groom will be carried out.There

>will also be chanting of varanamayiram by the archakas.After the

>marraige rituals are over there will be a purappadu in a decorated

>palanquin round the temple usually concluding with an unjal seva.The

>event will last a full 3 hours or so and will end by 9.30 P.M.

>

>For some 20 odd years this event has been hosted by adiyen's Periyappa

>Sriman PGP Ramakrishnan who is away on business matters this year.At my

>uncle's request and Srinivasa Swami's blessings adiyen has been

>nominated to represent the family in the conducting of the utsavam.As

>such adiyen will like to share this bhagyam with the Sri

>Vaishnava Community and humbly invite all of you to grace this event

>with your kind presence.This is one of the rare occasions where devotees

>will see Swami and Andal in procession and will be definitely a treat

>spiritually and visually.Many Thanksfpor taking time to read this note.

>

>With Warmest Reagards,

>adiyen

>Haresh Balasubramaniam

>

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