RE: Kanchi Varadharaja Temple

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The Maha Tattvas in the Lord's idol are

the Shakthi representing the Supreme Soul.

The procedure of getting the Tattvas into

a Kumbham is called Akarshanam. The kumbham

is as sacred as the Lord. The Kumbham will

be installed in a different place so that

the Nityaaradhanam for the Lord goes on.

This place is called the Baalaalayam.

Because of Tamizh, it might have become Paalaalayam.

The Moolavar idol is covered with Dharbham.

 

Some Sections of Pancharathra Agamas, follow

a procdure of offering Naivedhyam to the

Moolavar even after the Akarshanam is done.

As they say, there is always Shakthi left in

the Moolavar idol.

 

Also Pancharathra Aagams, say that the Moolavar

of a temple should not be removed.

 

After the renovation, the Tattvas are restored into

the Moolavar during MahaSamprokshanam.

 

Adiyen,

Thuphal Vijayaraghavan.

 

 

Sadagopan [sgopan]

Wed 8/18/2004 4:57 PM

; Oppiliappan; K.Balaji

Cc:

Re: Kanchi Varadharaja Temple

 

Dear SrI Balaji :

 

The ceremony sanctioned by AagamAs

to transfer the sakthi and presence of

the Lord into an appropriate vessel

while some needed work inside

the garbhagraham is done is

known as "BaalAlayam " . PaalAlayam

means some thing quite different .

 

Once the necessary repairs are completed ,

the sakthi of the Lord is reinvoked into

the Moolavar through MahA SamprOkshaNam .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

Thanks Sri Balaji for the information !

 

-

"K.Balaji" <kbalaji

<>; <Oppiliappan>

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:04 AM

Kanchi Varadharaja Temple

 

 

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> Dear BhaktAs,

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> I was told by my friend who belongs to kancheepuram that Varadharaja

Perumal

> is to undergo puNarutthAranam from sep 10th '04. So all moolavar sannadhis

> will be closed for about 2 years. Though pAlalayam can be seen, but those

> who wish to see Moolavar at the original sanctum sanctorum, please rush to

> have darshan before 10th.

>

> Adiyen

>

> Balaji K

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