dd project - thirunAngUr update

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srImathE rAmAnujAya namah

 

dear bhAgavathAs,

 

here is the "steady-state" update on the divya dEsam

kainkaryam efforts, as of April 9th.

 

thiru-nAngUr:

 

I went there again this sunday, to ensure that things

are proceeding smoothly. Here is the update.

 

1. For 3 temples (thiru-maNi-k-koodam,thiru-k-

kAvaLambAdi and thiru arimEya viNNagram), we have the

priests/helpers appointed. We have one person in each

temple who will do both the duties. The people are

thiru-k-kAvaLambAdi - srI srInivAsan

thiru arimEya viNNagaram - srI thiruvAli srInivAsan

thiru maNi-k-koodam - srI satIsh nArAyaNan.

 

srI srInivAsan (both of them) have been doing help

on and off for these temples, but this project

helps them permanantly take responsibility for

the sannadhis to implement the scheme below.

 

2. The temples will be open from 8-12 in the morning

and from 3:30 - 7:30 in the evening.

 

3. srI. lakshmaNa bhattar (pAncarAtra expert) is

training people in proper Agama, and did a spot test

in front of me, and it was clear that the priests were

 

learning the proper Agama. srI lakshmaNa bhattar also

agreed to do periodic certification of the priests for

 

expertise in basic temple related AgamAs.

 

4. srI chellANdu svAmi, who resides in nAngUr by

choice and who is a nAlAyiram expert, has agreed to

popularize the nAlAyiram, especially those appropriate

 

to these temples.

 

5. with regularity (every saturday, on the monthly

thirunakshattiram etc..), there will be prasAdam made,

local people (ALL people) will be invited, a brief

function to read/recite the AzhvAr pAsurams will be

held, and the prasAdam distributed.

 

6. A local account/registration will be made of

VEDICS. I will send the registration documents in a

separate mail. The comittee for thirunAngUr

comprises f

(i) srI sampath (trustee of the chidambaram temple,

lawyer and third party managing member of the

committee),

(ii) srI kaNNan (heriditary trustee of these temples),

(iii) srI chellANdu svAmi (thirunAngUr).

 

7. These arrangements have been happening since

April 1st. We did change a person in the list between

April 1 and now due to local logistical reasons.

 

8. It is very heartening to see how big of a change

tht such a little thing as this kainkaryam does. It

really has to be seen to be experienced. The change in

 

the attitude of the people, the happiness of the local

people and *most importantly*, the fact that there is

a source of livelihood doing what these people love

the most (taking care of temples) makes a HUGE

difference. In the narrowest sense, we are all earning

 

money for our livelihood, and are being critical of

those who are taking care of temples,*without* giving

them their basic right to earn for the wellbeing of

their family. If we make that earning possible, then

they are only too happy to take care of the temple.

 

AzhvAr emperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam,

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

varadhan

 

 

 

 

 

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