Is this really needed and justified? 100s of crores being spent by TTD

[Guest guest]

adiyen,

This is a very good question.

 

Of all daanams Vidya Daanam is the greatest!

adiyen thinks this is not justified at all. We devotees am sure can face the

atrocities in Tirumala. Plasma TVs, A/C, recreational parks, and all comforts

will hinder the experience of God. Tirumala is not a picnic spot. We are not

going to tirumala to eat masala vadai or dosai or nacho cheese with popcorn

while sitting in the park.

 

Am sure most devotees will agree if we know how 100 crores can transform our

society.

 

What we need is a huge Vedic University, similar to the olden days in gurukul

fashion. This university supports boarding, lodging.

 

Let us say it costs 50,000 ruppees to support each student (boarding, loding,

operational overhead, parental support, travel etc).

 

Twenty thousand, yes 20,000 students (20K) can be taught our saastras with this

amount.

 

Imagine 20,000 kids dieing of no money, food, education are now healthy,

chanting Vedas for world peace in 10 to 12 years time. TTD has the capacity to

change the world we live in. Each student in turn would be role model for

thousands of children after graduation.

 

Veda has the power to transform the society.

Veda has the power to decrease the effect of kali.

Veda has the power to elevate us all.

Veda has the power to bestow everything we need.

 

 

So why is TTD spending 100s of crores of ruppees on parks, disney worlds,

rope-ways, ropeless-ways, kalyana matapams, unncessary destruction in the name

of renovation projects etc etc etc?

 

Let us all pray Sri,Bhu sametha Thiruvegadamudayan and our acharyas to bestow

some sense of kainkaryam and the right service in the brains of the officials of

TTD. Let us pray that they don't become money crazy and let us pray they they

spend every single penny of the Lord with utmost care and for the most useful

projects.

 

adiyen.

 

 

> New facilities to come up at Tirupathi

> T MURUGANANDHAMTirumala, May 20:

>

> The Venkatachalapathy temple, India's most popular

> place of worship, is set for a make-over. According

> to Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, Chairman T

> Subbarami Reddy 'within a year's time the total

> atmosphere of Tirumala will be changed with

> implementation of new projects'.

>

> Talking to media persons at Tirumala, Reddy, who

> inaugurated new facilities for the devotees at

> Devasthanam, said around 25,000 devotees were

> visiting the temple town per day, and on important

> occasions the number touches around one lakh. He

> said the TTD wanted to see every devotee got darshan

> of Lord Venkateswara in a comfortable manner and the

> accommodation provided without any hardship.

>

> 'At present there are 23 compartments in the

> Vaikundam Queue complex and only two were

> air-conditioned. 'TTD would provide AC facilities in

> all of the complexes so that the devotees waiting

> for long hours did not get exhausted'.

>

> Leading industrialist Dr MAM Ramaswamy and a few

> others have donated Plasma TVs to be placed in all

> the 23 compartments. TV episodes of Mahabharatam,

> Ramayanam and mythological stories would be telecast

> during waiting hours. Subbarami Reddy has donated

> 368 ceiling fans to be fitted in the 23 compartments

> along with 23 water coolers with a capacity of 150

> litres each. The TTD Chairman also inaugurated a

> complaint cell for the first time in Tirumala. He

> said devotees who face any problem in getting

> accommodation or darshan can register their

> complaints in the cell.

>

> A Rs 63 crore spiritual park project is to come up

> at Allipiri at the foothills of the Tirumal Hill

> where Dasavathara and Vishnupurana and other stories

> will be shown with the help of advanced animation

> technology.

>

> Choultry for devotees have been renovated at a cost

> of around Rs 8 crore of which three complexes rooms

> were available free of cost. And the rest of rooms

> were available at a nominal rent of Rs 150 and Rs

> 100.

>

> In Chennai and Bangalore, Divyak Shetra project will

> be implemented which will comprise marriage halls

> and other facilities for the devotees.

[Guest guest]

All devotees

 

We need to preserve the culture and tradition including vedic heritage for next

generations to come. What we need is a revival of Hinduism in lines of various

preachers like Shankaracharya and other great acharyas.

 

While we have to spend money for idols and worships for symbols, one has to look

for the preservation and meaning behind it.

 

Instead of spending 100 crores on parks, the same can be taught for imparting

and teaching of Vedas.

 

I believe that we have to get the knowledge to this generation with a view to

give in heritage to the next generation. Spend those amounts in making vedas

available on computers, digitalize enchanting so that it can be played on

computers etc.

 

Vasu Murthy

New York

[Guest guest]

PARAMA POOJANEEYA SWAMI JI

SPAREMA SAVINAYA PRANAAM

 

NOW A DAYS THE MONEY IS BEING COLLECTED FROM THE SISHYAS TO MAKE ORNAMENTS TO

THE VIGRAHAS BY SOME OF THE MATATHIPATHIS. WE HAD ALREADY LEARNT FROM THE

HISTORY ALL OUR TEMPLES ARE LOOTED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR THE WEALTH STORED INTHE

TEMPLES. INSTEAD WE CAN INVEST MONEY ON THE LAND WHICH WILL GIVE A PERMANANT

INCOME TO THE TEMPLES,

 

I REQUEST THE SWAMI JI TO BLESS THIS DASAN WITH A LINE OF REPLY

 

DAASOHAM

PARAKAALAN

[Guest guest]

Jai Sri Krishna, I totaly agree with this post, i live in the uk and many of us

here young and old do not have a clue about our shastras and the works of

GENUINE purvacharays such as Srimath Ramunja. Right thorugh our history great

MahaBhagavatas have taken steps to make the vedas more easy for us commomers to

understand. Vyasadev

complied puranas, Alavars transmitted the essense of the upnishadic teachings in

Tamil...this needs to continue. Hindus are a global poeple now, were

Technology and English is the main means of communication.

 

I have great interest in The philosophy of Ramanuja, alavars and

Vishitadvatiam, however most of this knowledge is available to people of India

and largely those of sourthern origin, so Being a British Hindu with a very

simple understanding of Hindi/Gujerati a lot of this knowledge contained in

Tamil and sanskrit is hard for me to understand.

 

Why doesnt the TTD make efforts to transmitt the works of Alwars, Ramanuja and

Annamacharya, the poeple outside South India and in the West! The great Alavars

Very mercifully imparted the vedic knowledge in Divya Prandhanam, which became

so popular in the south. However i do not find much point in attemptin to sing

the original verses of Prabhandhan, as they are in Tamil, a language so alien to

me, a British Born Gujerati. vscholars should now take efforts to have these

works translated into Hindi, sanskrit and Gujerati so that We northern Hindus

can sing these Great Verses in Languages we are familiar with.

 

My beleifs proba;y lean more towards Ramanujacharya than Chaitnaya, but i am

greatly Impressed my the work of Sri Prabhupada and ISKCON, who have spend so

much time and moeny in making the Geeta and bhagavata, available to us western

people. I have gained so much Knowledge about our Dharma, shastras and Bhakti,

due to the effortd of Gaudiya Bhakthas making these things availale in Enlgish,

the

language i have the most knowledge in!!!

 

 

The TTD should STOP making a disney Land and comercial enterprise of the The

holy Thiruvenkatam Dhama ...the world is has too many themeparks and is

envoloped my comercial devolpment... So keep it out of our holy places and

intead take a page put of ISKCONs book and start works which will spread Bhakthi

and gyana all over the world!!!!!!!

 

JAi sri Krishna

Manchester (england-UK)

[Guest guest]

JAI SRIMANNARAYANA!

THE IDEA OF DOING SOMETHING TO PROMOTE SAMPRADAYAM OR SATIATING THE THURST OF

SEEKERS COME, WHEN ONE HAS THE REAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ACHARYA

RAMANUJA. SIMPLY SAYING THEIR NAME AND PLAYING THEM WILL NOT DO ANY HELP. THERE

ARE MANY SCHOLARS AVAILABLE TODAY, RATHER THAN THE PUNDITS WITH GOOD HEART.

PROTECTING THE RIGHT DHARMA OF RAMANUJA IS THE NEED OF THE DAY, THAN DEMANDING

MORE JEWELLARY. BUT WHO CARE YOUR CRIES. LET US PRAY TO GOD ONLY, TO INSPIRE

SOME HEARTS TO WORK FOR HIM.

 

YOU, AT THIS JUNCTURE, CANNOT EXPECT ANYTHING GOOD FROM TTD. WE DO NOT KNOW,

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. LET US BE OPTIMISTIC. LET LORD SRINIVASA, GIVE US

SOME STRENGTH TO WORK FOR HIM AS HIS DIVINE HANDS DO.

=Chinnajeeyar=

 

 

 

QUESTION)

PARAMA POOJANEEYA SWAMI JI

SPAREMA SAVINAYA PRANAAM

 

NOW A DAYS THE MONEY IS BEING COLLECTED FROM THE SISHYAS TO MAKE ORNAMENTS TO

THE VIGRAHAS BY SOME OF THE MATATHIPATHIS. WE HAD ALREADY LEARNT FROM THE

HISTORY ALL OUR TEMPLES ARE LOOTED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR THE WEALTH STORED INTHE

TEMPLES. INSTEAD WE CAN INVEST MONEY ON THE LAND WHICH WILL GIVE A PERMANANT

INCOME TO THE TEMPLES,

 

I REQUEST THE SWAMI JI TO BLESS THIS DASAN WITH A LINE OF REPLY

DAASOHAM

PARAKAALAN

[Guest guest]

JAI SRIMANNARAYANA!

AS YOU SAID, THE LITERATURE, REVEALING THE GREATNESS OF ACHARYA RAMANUJA AND HIS

PHILOSOPHY, IS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO MANY SEEKERS, AS OTHERS DID. NOW THE WORK

SLOWLY STARTED TAKING A SHAPE. YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND YOU

CAN GET A LOT OF STUFF TO SATIATE YOUR THURST, OK!!

=Chinnajeeyar=

 

 

 

Re: Is this really needed and justified? 100s of crores

being spent by TTD

Jai Sri Krishna, I totaly agree with this post, i live in the uk and many of us

here young and old do not have a clue about our shastras and the works of

GENUINE purvacharays such as Srimath Ramunja. Right thorugh our history great

MahaBhagavatas have taken steps to make the vedas more easy for us commomers to

understand. Vyasadev complied puranas, Alavars transmitted the essense of the

upnishadic teachings in Tamil...this needs to continue. Hindus are a global

poeple now, were Technology and English is the main means of communication. I

have great interest in The philosophy of Ramanuja, alavars and Vishitadvatiam,

however most of this knowledge is available to people of India and largely those

of sourthern origin, so Being a British Hindu with a very simple understanding

of Hindi/Gujerati a lot of this knowledge contained in Tamil and sanskrit is

hard for me to understand. Why doesnt the TTD make efforts to transmitt the

works of Alwars, Ramanuja and Annamacharya, the poeple outside South India and

in the West! The great Alavars Very mercifully imparted the vedic knowledge in

Divya Prandhanam, which became so popular in the south. However i do not find

much point in attemptin to sing the original verses of Prabhandhan, as they are

in Tamil, a language so alien to me, a British Born Gujerati. vscholars should

now take efforts to have these works translated into Hindi, sanskrit and

Gujerati so that We northern Hindus can sing these Great Verses in Languages we

are familiar with.

 

My beleifs proba;y lean more towards Ramanujacharya than Chaitnaya, but i am

greatly Impressed my the work of Sri Prabhupada and ISKCON, who have spend so

much time and moeny in making the Geeta and bhagavata, available to us western

people. I have gained so much Knowledge about our Dharma, shastras and Bhakti,

due to the effortd of Gaudiya Bhakthas making these things availale in Enlgish,

the language i have the most knowledge in!!!

 

The TTD should STOP making a disney Land and comercial enterprise of the The

holy Thiruvenkatam Dhama ...the world is has too many themeparks and is

envoloped my comercial devolpment... So keep it out of our holy places and

intead take a page put of ISKCONs book and start works which will spread Bhakthi

and gyana all over the world!!!!!!!

JAi sri Krishna

Manchester (england-UK)