Need for saffron for Emperumanar

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Sri:

SrimatE GOpaala dEsika mahaadEsikaaya nama:

 

Dear Sri Sadagopan mama:

adiyen and shadharmini returned from a short trip to India and

had the bhagyam of visiting few divya desams.

 

We also visited Thirukurungudi in Tirunelveli district. We visited

the sannidhi of Sri Ramanujar where Perumal was a sishya to

him. We were told this is the only kshetram where Perumal got

upadesam from a Bhakthan. At other kshetrams, Perumal gives

upadesam to Bhakthas.

 

The priest who is taking care of the maintenance and daily

Thiruaraadhanam to Udayavar is Sri D. Ramanujam. He requested

us to arrange for saffron since good quality saffron is not

available in India. On our return to Chennai, we sent some

quantity of saffron (which we had taken from US - kept for

giving to relatives) to him. More quantities may be needed and

hence we are appealing to anyone going to India to take saffron

and mail it to

 

Sri D. Ramanujam, 20, Sannathi street, Thirukkurungudi- 627115,

Tirunelveli district.

 

Thirukurungudi is a beautiful and serene place on the border of

present day TamilNadu and Kerala. The temple for Sri Ramanujar

has been renovated in the past few years by the efforts of TVS

organisation and is well maintained. Thirukurungudi temple is also

huge and well kept. We were fortunate to go up the hillock and

had sevai of Thirumalai Nambi.

 

We had been to 'nava thirupathis' near Tirunelveli and everyone

has to visit these kshetras at least once. ('nava thirupathis' is being

promoted as tourist spot by the government of Tamil Nadu and

you would do well to visit these kshetras before these become

very popular for other reasons). Everywhere we went we heard

the names of "TVS" and "Sri Venu Srinivasan of TVS" due to

whose efforts these divys desams have been renovated and well

kept with trikaala araadhanams going on without interrruption.

 

adiyen

Lakshmana dASan