Brammotsavam & Veedha Paaraayanam @ ThiruvaNNaamalai

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Dear All:

 

This message is on behalf of Shri. Chandhru Maamaa (Maamaa in Tamil

means uncle) who has been involved as a Bhagavaan devotee with the

Ashram work for several years and who is in his 80's I am told.

 

I am also told Shri. Chandhru Maamaa is the brother of Shri. Natesan

who is a direct disciple of Shri. Kapali Sasthri who is in turn the

disciple of Shri. Nayana (Shri. Kavya Kanta Ganapathi Muni), one of

the more prominent and learned devotees of Shri. Bhagavaan.

 

Shri. Chandhru maamaa has been actively organizing Krishna Yajur

Veedha Paaraayanaa @ TV Malai for many years now. The yearly

Paaraayanam which is going on for the last 150 years or so was

blessed by Shri. Bhagavaan and is very unique, in that it has 30

Pundits who are very well versed in Veedhaas chanting for 10 days

continuously. These pundits are paid Rs. 10000/ each by the

Paaraayanam Trust and are held exclusively for this chanting for

these 10 days.

 

The Endowment or Trust was created by Late Shri. Panchanatha

Sasthrigal, an erudite and vedic scholar, who took it as his mission

to teach and spread the vedhic lessons to one and all. The Trust was

set up to arrange recitation of Krishna Yajur Veedhaa during the

Brammotsavam during the Kaarthikai Deepam Festival.

 

This year the Parayanaa is going to start on November 17th and

continue till November 26th.

 

[The Karthikai Deepam Brammotsavam festivals start on November 17th

(Dwajarohanam) and go on a daily-basis beyond the 10th day Deepam

festival on November 26th to end on November 30th with Vidayathi

Utsavam for Lord Chandikeshwarar.]

 

Since the expenses are increasing to conduct such a Veedha

Paaraayanam every year, Shri. Chandhru maamaa, who is the Managing

Trustee of the Trust now, requested me to appeal to the devotees here

to donate generously for this cause.

 

Kindly send the cash/check/Demand Draft donations to Shri. K.

Chandrasekarn, Managing Trustee, Veda Paraayanama Trust, No. 46,

North Iyyenkula Agraharam, Tiruvannamalai-606 601, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

Also, please contact him at (011)-91-(0)4175-222045 if you have any

questions or need more details.

 

Please also attend the Paaraayanam festivals if you happen to be in

TV Malai during this period. One has to listen to the chanting done

by Pundits to know/feel the vibrations that emanate from the mere

sound of the chanting.

 

thanks and love to all, Murthy