[t'venkatam] "Designer" temples

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Dear Members :

 

In USA , there is one temple , which is exclusively dedicated

to VishNu NaarAyaNan . It is the Sri RanganAtha Temple

at Pomona , NY . It follows the Ahobila Matam SampradhAyam

and Srirangam worship traditions . It has sannidhis for Lord

KrishNa , Ramachandra , Lakshmi Naraimhan , Sudarsanar ,

HayagrIvar , SrinivAsan , RanganAyaki , Andal and Garudan

as well as the 44th and 45 th Pattam Azhagiya Singars,

Swamy Desikan , AchArya RaamAnuja and all the twelve

AzhwArs. This temple observes Adhyayana Uthsavam during

Marghazhi and has visEsha AarAdhanams for Sri Rama Navami ,

JanmAshtami , Nrusimha Jayanthi , SrinivAsa KalyAnam ,

MahA Sudarsana Homam . The archakaas are experts

in Vedam (Some are GhanapAdis) , Dhivya Prabhandham

and PaancharAthra aagamam . Sri RanganAtha Temple is

" a designer temple" as well in the sense that it is designed

for those who believe in the ancient doctrine of Prapatthi/

SaraNAgathy to Sriman NaarAyaNan . Devotees from every walk of

life participate in the worship of Sriman NaarAyaNa here .

 

Following the Ahobila Matam tradition , anna dhaanam is done

every day for visitors .During the Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi , New Year

day and Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham days , annadhAnam

was done for more than 1,200 bhakthAs and their families .

 

Sri RanganAthO Jayathi ,

V.Sadagopan

Secretary of Sri RanganAtha Temple , Pomona , NY

http://www.ranganatha.org

 

For 18 articles on the Vaibhavam of Sri RanganAtha ,

please refer to : http://www.sadagopan.org

in the dhivya dEsam section .

 

 

> , "rvv21" <ranjanvv@h...> wrote:

>>> I think it's unlikely you'll find a "Vishnu-only" temple in

> the > UK (apart from ISKCON temples) - but I could be wrong.

> However, the > sizeable Sri Lankan Tamil community in many parts of

> London have > retained their Shaiva temple culture to a relatively

> high degree and > have constructed many 'south-indian' style temples,

> if you were > interested in seeing them for interest. Many have a

> sannidhi for > Lakshmi/Naaraayana as well.