Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 For the Information of the Me,bers of the Lists . SrI "Mano" : Thnaks for sharing this information of wide interest . V.Sadagopan Moderator , Oppiliappan & Saranagathy Lists - "Mano" <mano1205 <> Friday, July 23, 2004 9:42 PM Kanchi Mutt - Ahobila connection > Kanchi Trust joins hands with Ahobila Mutt > > Kancheepuram (TN), July 19: The Kanchi Kamakoti Trust has joined > hands with the Ahobila Mutt in Andhra Pradesh for making a golden > chariot for the latter at a cost of Rs 70 lakh. > > The chariot would be used for the presiding deity of the Ahobila > Mutt, Lord Narasimha, Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi told > newspersons here today. > > He said the Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, a Vaishnavite mutt having a large > number of followers throughout the country, had visited the Kanchi > Mutt recently and appreciated the golden chariot in the mutt here. > > The Jeeyar also had darshan of the 'saligramam', said to have been > received by Adi Sankara from Lord Narasimha at Ahobilam, kept in the > Kanchi Mutt. > > > The Acharya said because of the connections Adi Sankara had with > Ahobilam, the Kanchi Kamakoti Trust had decided to jointly make the > golden chariot, adding that it would be made from contributions from > devotees. (Agencies) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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