Guest guest Posted June 23, 2000 Report Share Posted June 23, 2000 [ From Smt. Prema Nandakumar. Pardon me if this appears twice. ] SRI ANDAL THUNAI - SAFE Dear friends: I am touched by Anita Ratnam's reference to my presence in Tennangur last week. Actually it was a co-operative effort where the very grass we were treading upon in the temple environs seemed to inspire us. The days brought me an understanding of the original cultural context of temple festivities as codified by Sri Ramanuja. Community participation that cuts across caste and gender and the sheer anubhava of being together became an experienced fact, something we tend to look upon as an academic concept when explaining at length a phrase like Goda Devi's "kudi irunthu kulirnthu elorempavai". There was an Ananda Consciousness that swirled around us as the oonjal was gently rocked (there was an oonjal utsavam on the day following the Garuda Sevai)and some of the dancers came forward to present in visual terms what was being sung by others. It was not a question of suspension of disbelief but the enthronement of life-sustaining belief. Sri Ramanuja Darsana contains multitudes. Who can exhaust its facets? With kind regards, Prema Nandakumar ALL THINGS CAN BE DONE IF THE GOD TOUCH IS THERE ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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