great news regarding thiru-k-kUdalUr and request for help

[Guest guest]

Dear bhAgavatAs,

 

First we have very good news to share with you this tamizh new year.

 

Over the past, due to the efforts of many devotees in the US (srI

rAman kaNNan svAmi, srI diwakar kaNNan svAmi, srI sundar sAranAthan

svAmi are bhAgavathAs who deserve key mention due to their efforts),

and in the Gulf and in India, we have been able to organize support

for many divyadEsams in India on an ongoing basis. Some of the

divyadEsams where we are continuously providing support are

 

(i) thiru-k-kUdalUr (Aduthurai perumAL kOvil)

(ii) thiru maNi-k-kUdam

(iii) thiru arimEya viNNagaram

(iv) thiru-k-kAvalambAdi

(v) thiru - siRu puliyUr

 

 

For the above 5 temples, we are providing monthly support (Salary

for priests, weekly thadeeya ArAdhanas in some temples, and regular

thadheeya ArAdhanas in othes). This has resulted in much improvement

in these temples.

 

The jagadrakshaka perumAL temple in thiru-k-kUdalUr is of special

importance. BhAgavatAs will remember last year when adiyEn posted

details about the dilapidated state that this temple is in, and the

need for support for this support. The support we received from

bhAgavatAs was very high, and we were able to set up support

mechanisms in this temple.

 

Now, the temple is open for 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in

the aftenoon every day. Every saturday almost 100 local people come

to the temple and participate in a thadheeya ArAdhana. It used to be

that only 5/10 people came before, and practically no one during

other days. There is a tremendous amount of local involvement in the

temple now. We have been approached by the priest multiple times to

increase the funding for saturday thadheeya ArAdhanAs because the

number of people are so high and there is not enough prasAdam for

everyone!. Also, a bhAgavatA gathers local children regularly and

performs bhajans in the temple. Recently, he conducted a thiru-p-

pAvai competition among the local children, and we supported the

prizes for that occasion.

 

All in all, this temple is a great example of what happens when

devotees take interest. The Lord Himself decides to multiply the

efforts by an infinite amount! Suddenly things started happening,

and the temple is now being renovated. During the renovation

preparation, a tree in the temple was about to be cut down, when the

workers discovered a "shankam" (divine conch - pAnca janya) form in

the tree, and left it alone. It has attracted thousands of local

people from the neighbouring areas. One can see the details in The

Hindu:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2003/03/28/stories/2003032801200600.htm

 

Finally, jagad-rakshaka-perumAL (vayyam kAththa perumAL) is now

making arrangements to have His own abode renovated so that His

devotees can come in throngs to be with Him.

 

VEDICS, naturally is in the process of raising funds to be a part of

this occurence. Already, a bhAgavata has committted $2500 on a

dollar-for-dollar match basis for this kainkaryam. Our goal is to

raise $20,000 for this effort. The highlight of this samprOkshaNam

is that srI srI srI tridaNdi nArAyaNa rAmAnuja chinna jeeyar svAmi

is going to preside over the samprOkshaNam for five days (June 6 -

11). A big vEda pArAyaNa/divya prabhandha gOshti is going to be

conducted. So are vidwat sadas in pAncarAtra and vaikhAnasa Agamas.

Thousands of people are expected to participate in this unique

event.

 

The breakdown of the total costs are given below. VEDICS would like

to sponsor one or two complete kainkaryams on behalf of all the

bhAgavatAs who donate.

 

Total cost - Rs 42 lakhs estimate

 

Key costs

 

1. madhil (main wall) - Rs 3.2 lakhs

2. weathering course, repair work for maNtapams - Rs 3.6 lakhs

3. side wall of the sanctum sanctorum, maha mandapam - Rs 1.2 lakhs

4. new construction of thiru madappaLLi, repair well - Rs 3.25 lakhs

5. perumAL sannadhi vimAnam - Rs 2 lakhs

6. garudan sannadhi, vimAnam repairs - Rs 80,000

7. AzhvAr/AchArya sannadhis - Rs 40,000

8. dwhajasthambam (new), copper covering for it etc. - Rs 1.4lakhs

9. rAjagOpuram - Rs 2.8 lakhs

10. inner pradhakshiNam - flooring - Rs 1.1 lakhs

11. vAhanams, new pallakku - Rs 3.8lakhs

12. new vessels for pooja, cooking - Rs 60,000

13. doors for all sannadhis - Rs 1.2 lakhs

14. steel door with emergency locks for rAjagOpuram - Rs 80000

15. thAyAr sannadhi - Rs 6 lakhs (completely ruined, need to build

totally new)

16. mahA samprOkshaNam - Rs 3 lakhs

17. electrical wiring - Rs 1.3 lakhs

 

It is possible to sponsor individual events too (like the thadheeya

ArAdhanai for the five days before samprOkshaNam etc..). Please let

us know if anyone is interested in such a kainkaryam.

 

We would like to request all bhAgavatAs to take part, irrespective

of the amount they want to contribute (even 1 $ is fine). The joy of

kainkaryam is such that the more people participate, the more effect

there is. This temple is a prime example of what happens when

devotees take interest. Let us continue with the support for this

temple.

 

Please visit

http://www.vedics.net/cbin/vedApp.pl?appName=tkudalur

and suppor this kainkaryam. Vedics will send a CD of

the 18 rahasyAs upanyAsam by srI. vELukkudi krishNan svAmi for

all those who donate $25 or more.

 

irAmAnusan adiyArgaL.

[Guest guest]

Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear bhAgavatas,

 

The news about thiru-k-kUdalUr has been amazing in the

last year or so. From the temple being in a dilapidated

condition and not having many devotees visiting, we

have come to a point where phenomenal things are

happening at that divyadesam. It is important that

we come forward at this time and help with the

samprokshaNam kainkaryam at the temple.

 

We have a noble bhAgavata who is willing to match

dollar for dollar (up to $2500) any donations made

by devotees in the month of April to this kainkaryam.

So, I request all of you to step forward this month

and do whatever you can to help - even if it is only

$5 or $10 - this automatically gets doubled and

therefore is greatly helpful.

 

For devotees who contribute $25 or more, we will send

you a CD with the 18 Rahasyangal upanyasam (in Tamil)

by Sri. U. Ve. Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. It is a

delight to listen to and has a tremendous message to

all of us.

 

Please click on

http://www.vedics.net/cbin/vedApp.pl?appName=tkudalur

and make your pledge online. If you have any questions

about this cause, please do not hesitate to contact

any of the Vedics members at vedics.

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

 

--- tavaradhan <tavaradhan wrote:

> Dear bhAgavatAs,

>

> First we have very good news to share with you this

> tamizh new year.

>

> Over the past, due to the efforts of many devotees in the

> US (srI

> rAman kaNNan svAmi, srI diwakar kaNNan svAmi, srI sundar

> sAranAthan

> svAmi are bhAgavathAs who deserve key mention due to

> their efforts),

> and in the Gulf and in India, we have been able to

> organize support

> for many divyadEsams in India on an ongoing basis. Some

> of the

> divyadEsams where we are continuously providing support

> are

>

> (i) thiru-k-kUdalUr (Aduthurai perumAL kOvil)

> (ii) thiru maNi-k-kUdam

> (iii) thiru arimEya viNNagaram

> (iv) thiru-k-kAvalambAdi

> (v) thiru - siRu puliyUr

>

> ...

 

 

 

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