Let us be Practical in our efforts to serve Guruvayoorappan .

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Krishna , Guruvayoorappa !

 

Dear Devotees,

 

I bow down to the sincerity of member-devotees , and wish them all

success in their endeavours to serve Sri Guruvayoorappan.

 

Regarding the existing scenario in Guruvayoor, I wish to note the

following :

 

1). The officials in the Devaswam board are agents of politicians . They

gang up with the government to share the fortune among themselves ;

and most of the decisions are taken just to suit with their business

interests . I am sure that , the Government's top fuctionaries were

taken into confidence prior to effecting the controversial change in

Udayasthamana Puja . Unfortunately we don't find true Bhaktas in the

Government.

 

If ordinary men like us approach the Devaswom Officials with suggestions

, they will not take us seriously , because their interests are

elsewhere.

 

2) . In Gurvayoor bulk of the business around the temple is controlled

by non-Hindus . Many of the shops have Hindu names but belong to

non-Hindus especially muslims . These well organized people are not

well wishers of the temple , but nevertheless have very strong influence

in Devaswam and Government . In fact the major temple associated

Contract works are the monoply of non-Hindu Contractors and Suppliers.

 

3). It is not easy to bring in temple-friendly changes , because of the

immensely powerful vested interests mentioned above . They will thwart

all such efforts .

 

4 ). Gurvayoor temple's success depends entirely on Guruvayoorappan's

proven grace and His trusted systems and resources . The place is divine

, Deity is God-given, Temple-consecration was done by Brihaspathi and

Wind-God , Rituals were established by divine saints like Adi Shankara,

Traditional well qualified saintly Thanthris and Pujaris are performing

all the required rituals strictly in accordance with the sacred rules ,

Utsavams are held regularly, Anndanam is in place , Devotees are doing

worship with great faith , etc, etc.

 

It is due to these positive factors that , the temple sustains it's

relevance irrespective of the numerous negativities created by the

demonic gangs mentioned in item # 1 & 2. In fact the gangs' plans have

had failed in the past because they were legally forced to obtain the

Thanthri's " No Objection " , before changing the existing systems .

The Thantri is effectively supported by the traditional Brahmin priests

and supporting families ( Uraymakkar) , associated with the temple ;

and they are truly loyal to Sri Guruvayoorappan . As long as this system

of 'Urayma' is in place , Guruvayoor temple will reatain it's glory and

power.

 

5). Under the existing cicumstances , one should not feel much

discontented with the facilities existing in Guruvayoor . In the case of

Thirumala temple , the entire area is owned by the temple . But, in

Guruvayoor most of the surroundings are owned by a hostile public . Even

the people administering the temple want to keep this status-quo. So ,

let us be practical in our hopes.

 

6). I do agree that, now one has to often stand in the Q for long . But

the waiting period can be used productively for 'Nama-sankeerthanam' .

The entire premises of the temple is blessed with Bhagavan's manifested

energy or aura (Chaithanyam) . He is not limited to the Sanctum

Sanctorum alone . It is a great opportunity to chant His names anywhere

in the divine premises or adjacent areas of Guruvayoor temple . A person

who faithfully chants Bhagavan's names can feel his/her spritual

interaction with Guruvayoorappan .

 

In view of the above , let us think well and implement the practical

action plans as an offering to Bhagavan , using the favourable factors

mentioned above .

 

May Sri Guruvayoorappan bless you all !!!!

 

A humble servant .

 

 

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guruvayur , " hba9331 " <pravin9 wrote:

>

> Dear Devotees of Krishna,

>

> We had discussed this issue of changes to be taken up at Guruvayoor

> long back in Sept 2004 in this Forum. This proposal was in fact

> brought to the attention Guruvayoor Devasom by Shri Sajeev Keshavan.

> We do thank him for this efforts to meet and talk to the concerned

> authorities. In 2004 we did not have so many members on this forum

> and with the reneved vigor hopefully some of the suggestion given

> below could be implemented. The reason why I have to bring this back

> to your attention is instead of medeling with the Udayasthamana

> Pooja, they could have started the first suggestion given below.

> This too can generate good income for the temple. Ofcourse the

> intention to start the same is not from an income prospective. One

> more point I have noted is when you have Udayastahmana Pooja there

> are more number of poojas and the time we have stand in the queue is

> more during these days, with the new proposal to have daily

> Udayasthaman Pooja the queue are going to be longer every day. The

> queue aspect was not covered in detail below, but the current hi-

> tech style of Tirupati many not be required for Guruvayoor since

> this would hamper the daily visit to the temple by local folks.

>

> Please note the email sent in 2004

>

>

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya!

>

> Lord Guruvayoorappans temple in Guruvayur is among the oldest temples

> in Kerala. I must thank the Devasom authorities and everybody else

> for maintaining the sanctity of this temple to the best possible

> standards. Some of the points given below are related to the

> Guruvayur

> Improvement plan and which kept coming to my mind again and again

> since Sunil came up with the Improvement Plan.

>

> 1. Sankalpa : People who have visited Sri Mookambika Devi temple in

> Kolur (Karnataka) would be familiar with this ritual I would like

> Devasom to start a similar service in Guruvayoor temple, whereby

> devotees could perform this Sankalpa near the Sreekovil and get

> Darshanam of the lord without having to wait in the queue.

>

> Benefits

> Get Darshanam and blessing of the Lord for the full family

> More priests would get employed. (one priest to handle one family at

> a

> time)

> More income for Devasom

>

> 2 12 Darshanams: It is considered very auspicious if we could get all

> the 12 Darshanams of Lord Guruvayoorappan on a single date. Currently

> every devotee would have to queue up 12 or more times to get this

> done, if Guruvayoor Devasom could start a special facility which

> could

> guarantee all 12 darshanams to any willing devotee, this would be

> very

> helpful, especially during peak rush seasons.

>

> Benefits

> Get Darshanams and blessing of the Lord

> Get Prasadams, including special prasadam from the Sree Kovil

> Employment for kavalkaran who would be responsible for his team

> More income for Devasom

>

> 3 Long Queue: Lord Guruvayoorappan has his own ways of allowing

> devotees to have Darshanam at the temple, sometimes he allows us to

> get quick darshan and sometimes we have to queue up for long time.

> Currently we find serpentine queue inside the temple, often extending

> to outside the temple. It would be very beneficial if Devasom, could

> convert the area above the Prasadam Ticket counter area to allow

> devotees to queue where benches and fans can be provided, this could

> be modeled like the facility at Tirupathi. This would be very helpful

> for the aged, children and women. Devasom to work out the modalities

> and logistics for this facility.

>

> Benefits

> Less Noise and din inside the temple.

> Allow for a calm and tranquil atmosphere in the waiting hall,

> Allow devotees to chant 'Om Namo Narayana' till they get Lords

> Darshanam.

>

> 4 Clean-up the Chituvelaku: The chituvelaku is one of the beauty

> spot of Guruvayur temple, especially when it is lit up in the night.

> It would be very beautiful even during day time if the brass covering

> and the area around the same could be cleaned on a regular basis. One

> idea I would like to suggest in this respect is to use pressure water

> (kind of one used in Car service station) may be mixed with a

> chemical

> compound (not smelly like WD40) to remove the oil spill and the green

> coating on the same with little trouble. The wall behind this

> chituvelaku too can be cleaned using the same process allowing the

> beautiful stone work to be revealed. People tend to keep away from

> the

> foundation wall since there are often oil spills on them and they try

> avoid get those stuck on their dress.

>

> 5 Kitchen inside the temple: The big kitchen used to prepare

> prasadam located to the left of West Nada, should be fully secured or

> shifted to a place outside the temple. The unfortunate inside in a

> Tamil Nada school recently should not be forgotten. In any case

> marking of fire exit and Fire Drills are a must for not only Devasom

> staff, but also for the staff manning shop and establishments around

> the temple. I am sure Devasom must be taking the necessary

> precautions

> in the respect.

>

> 6 Posters and Music: Devotional music cassettes have become big

> business in India and it seems every music company churns out

> numerous

> cassettes in a year to deal with each season. We do not mind the

> business part of this, but playing these cassettes in top volume

> around the temples in Kerala has to be stopped. Areas in and around

> the temples are supposed to be quiet and tranquil and the blaring of

> such music does not help in this respect. I am sure just by reducing

> the volume would not affect the business of these vendors. Another

> issue related to this issue is the posters released by the music

> companies, these posters contain the picture of various Gods and

> Goddesses and they are stuck on every nook and corner, some of them

> get torn and mutilated after some time. Devasom should take up the

> matter with the concerned authorities to stop the above two

> practices.

> Educating and requesting the music companies and the vendors around

> the temple too could give positive results.

>

>

> Please excuse me for any grammatical errors. I look forward to your

> views and comments on the above points. Thanks

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya!

>

>

> Pravin Balan

>