mA-munikaL pictures.

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It was like receiving a benediction to see the

excellent photos of the tiruvallikkENi mA-munikaL

utsavam (as carried in the internet).

 

By the grace of Our Lord (nam-perumAL), I had the

fortune of organising the renewal of the old

mA-munikaL mural painting high on the northern wall of

the second enclosure (rAja-mahEndran tiru-c-chuRRu) of

the Great Temple of Srirangam. The mural depicts

mA-munikaL discoursing on Sri-bhAshyam (as he had

received it from Sri kiDAmbi nAyanAr in kAncheepuram)

to Sri kOyil kandADai aNNan (Sri varada-nArAyaNa Guru)

and Sri eRumbi appA (Sri dEvarAja Guru).

 

ATTACHED is the photo of the mural as renewed.

 

The mural-renewal project was commissioned with

funding by Sri Ramarajan (former maniam of

tiruveLLaRai sannidhi), and was completed on July 10

(marked by Sriranga-nAicchiAr tiru-p-pAvADai

mahA-nivEdanam).

 

It was given to aRaiyar Sri Sampat-Srirangachar svAmi

to instal in the azhakia-maNavALan maNDapam an

impressive Tanjavur-idiom picture of mA-munikaL's

bhagavad-vishayam discourse. It was at the conclusion

of the year-long discourse rendered in the audience of

namperumAL that the 'Sri-SsailESa dayA-pAtram' taniyan

was revealed. The new picture was in replacement of

the old, and smaller-size, one that was hung for long

years in poor advantage.

 

This aRaiyar svAmi seems to be animated by the memory

and spirit of the great kUra-nArAyaNa jeeyar in

rendering precious service to Our Lord in terms of

renovations of the Great Temple structures and

greening of the environs. His restoration of the

vasanta- maNDapam and the gifting of the gopuram-like

pagoda in teak wood carving for Our Lord are

remarkable for artistic taste and devotion. In this

respect, the aRaiyar svAmi is in the ranks of Sri

Krishna-premi svami, Sri tiru-k-kOTTiyUr Madhavan

svami and Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Svami. Salute them

all !

 

This is a happy scenario of true service to Our Lord,

even like the tribute to mA-munikaL, as recorded in

the pUrva-dina-charyA ~

 

("kAlE kAlE vara-vara-muni:

kalpayan manGalAni"

 

~ Bless mA-muni who planned and executed every day a

contribution and benign service.)

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja-dAsan,

tirumanjanam Sundara Rajan.

 

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so to send pictures, please upload them to

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HONGANOUR S KRISHNA