One year anniversary

[Guest guest]

Jaisrimannarayana!,

Dear Sri Swami Jai Srimannarayana!Please accept my humble pranamams at your

lotus feet. We are ready to do whatever you suggest. Plese suggest us what need

to do to protect the orginal history of tirumala. Please give you're

mangalasasanams.

Adeyyan k Ram Mohan Rao.

 

, thehindu@v... wrote:

>Source: The Hindu

(http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/06/17/stories/2004061711800600.htm)

>

> Stop construction of `mahapraakaaram': Jeeyar tells TTD By Our Staff Reporter

>

> CHENNAI,

> JUNE 16.

>

The proposal to construct a `Mahapraakaaram' around the Tirumala temple by the

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) should be given up, Sri Tridandi Chinna

Sriman Narayana Jeeyar said here today.

>

Talking to reporters about various construction activities taking place at the

Tirumala shrine, the Jeeyar charged the Devasthanam authorities with following

neither the `Aagama' rules prescribed by the Acharyas nor the traditional system

laid down by predecessors.

>

> Referring to claim that the proposed praakaaram was the third, the Jeeyar

pointed out that already three praakaarams existed at the temple. The first one

is inner praakaaram known as Mukkotti Praakaaram; the second, the Vimaana

Praakaaram and the third, the Sampangi Praakaaram. By constructing one more they

are violating the Aagama, Vaasthu and Sampradaya Sastra, the Jeeyar said.

 

In November last, the temple authorities started pulling down the 1,000-pillar

mandapam without getting clearance from the Archaeological Survey of India or

other Government agencies. Instead of preserving the pillars, they were dumped

unceremoniously. The pillars, which have the images of Aazhwars, Narasimha Swamy

and other Gods, are now being used as public convenience.

>

The TTD authorities attributed three reasons for taking up the `Mahapraakaaram'

construction the existing place for making Laddus is not sufficient;

adequate space is required for more people to witness the Kalyana Utsavams and

to improve security for the shrine.

>

But, according to the Jeeyar, all the three reasons were not valid enough to

start the construction and demolish old structures. At present, the free

prasadam offered to the devotees was prepared outside the temple premises only.

The Kalyana Utsavams are performed after collecting fee from the devotees. "So

where is the question of following Aagama rules," he asked. As far as security

is concerned, the TTD authorities have to demolish the houses around the temple,

which are providing better safety. So, construction of an additional praakaaram

will not provide any protection to the temple, he said.

>

The TTD is systematically conspiring to remove all the symbols and linkages

connecting Ramanuja to the hills, he said.

 

Already, the Jeeyar fixed June 24 as deadline for stopping construction and

demolition of new and old structures.