Guest guest Posted June 24, 2000 Report Share Posted June 24, 2000 Dear Bhakthas, The most auspicious day of Sravanam fell on 21.6.2000. On this day the "Tirumanjanam" for Vilakkoli Perumal and Desikan was organised. About 8 of us from Bangalore and 13 others from Chennai arrived at the Divya Desam @ 10 am. The Tirumanjanam proceedings commenced at 10.30 am. The Utsava moorties of Perumal along with ubhaya nachiars as also those of Desika, were brought into the mandapam in Desikan's Sannidhi. The Tirumanjanam rituals began in all earnestness and took about an hour and a half to complete. Recital of Vedas followed by Sattrumurai by a learned Srivaishnava Goshti (about 8 of them) was the salient feature of the Tirumanjanm proceedings. This was followed by prasadam distribution.I was told that even on sravanam day, a detailed tirumanjanam is done only if ubhayadharars are available. Otherwise it normally sankshiptha & ekantha. After the prasadam distribution, all the bhakthas were taken around to: a) Desikan's janma sthanam. b) Moolavar Sannidhi - Vilakkoli Perumal c) Moolavar Sannidhi - Desikan. At each of these Sannidhis a patient & detailed explanation was given to all the bhakthas about it's uniqueness/importance.It was observed by the temple authorities that (a)the number of bhakthas who had attended the Tirumanjanam (about 80) that day was probably the largest after garuda sevai. (b) The "Thattu collection" that day at each of the sannidhis was more than Rs.300/- and that the bhattars were thrilled about this once in a while windfall! & © About 4 bhakthas had come forward to sponsor Thirumanjanam on months when no sponsors were currently available. Even as we left Thoopul at 2.30 pm, the resplendent images of Vilakkoli Perumal along with His consorts, & Desikan, all whom were bedecked in new vastrams and in the most fragrant flowers, were etched in our memories. The satisfaction in the face of all the bhakthas who had assembled there as also those of the "bhattars" was indeed quite gratifying. Adiyen, K.Lakshminarayan. ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2000 Report Share Posted June 27, 2000 Dear Shri Lakshmi Narayanan: I was very happy to read your report on Sravanam at Thoopul. Please keep up this wonderful enthusiasm and community spirit. I am sure your example will catch-on Vijayaraghavan Buffalo, NY >"lakshminarayan krishnaswamy" <tngepl >bhakti-list >"Sravanam" at Thoopul >The most auspicious day of Sravanam fell on 21.6.2000. On this day the >"Tirumanjanam" for Vilakkoli Perumal and Desikan was organised. About 8 of > >us from Bangalore and 13 others from Chennai arrived at the Divya Desam @ >10 >am. The Tirumanjanam proceedings commenced at 10.30 am. > >The Utsava moorties of Perumal along with ubhaya nachiars as also those of >Desika, were brought into the mandapam in Desikan's Sannidhi. The >Tirumanjanam rituals began in all earnestness and took about an hour and a >half to complete. >© About 4 bhakthas had come forward to sponsor Thirumanjanam on months >when no sponsors were currently available. > >Even as we left Thoopul at 2.30 pm, the resplendent images of Vilakkoli >Perumal along with His consorts, & Desikan, all whom were bedecked in new >vastrams and in the most fragrant flowers, were etched in our memories. The >satisfaction in the face of all the bhakthas who had assembled there as >also >those of the "bhattars" was indeed quite gratifying. > >Adiyen, >K.Lakshminarayan. >______________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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