Avathara Sthalam of Ananthalwan-Kirangur

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SrI:

 

Respected Bhagawathas,

 

http://www.pbase.com/svami/kiranganur

 

Today is very important day for us, today is Chithra pournami, then

Thirunakshtram of Madhurakavi Alwar and Thirumalai Anantha Alwan. There is

striking similarity between the two and also our Lord Shatruguna of

Ramayana. Oh oh, i know you may be asking, the answer is for them thier Guru

is GOD. Like Shatruguna Worshipped Bharatha and thru him he saw Rama. Like

wise Madhurakavi Alwar saw Sriman Narayana thru his Guru our beloved SUper

Acharya Sri Namalwar, So for our Ananth Alwar His Guru Emperumanar was all

for him.As you all are aware that I explore old Vishnu Temples in karnataka

and I have been presenting the Pictures of it to you all. Since Long time I

have read about Sri Ananth Alwan and heard he was born in Sriputtur near

Melkote. I was trying to locate where it was.Then in the Month of January

2008 before i left for tour of Hassan,Mandya and Mysore District temples, I

had asked for help from you all regarding the places to be visited and One

gentleman from Mumbai suggested that I should visit Kiranganur The Birth

place of Anath Alwan, I was thrilled to get the telephone number etc. I then

got in touch with Sri U.Ve.Ananthacharya mama, and told him of my intention

to visit . I was not sure of my scheduled time of visit, for that he told

any time just before reaching the place give him a call and in five minutes

he will come and help in darsanam . Then on 14th January after visiting the

Saligrama (The first place in karnataka which Udayavar landed), Then came to

Chunchunkatte had the Darshan of Lord Rama and then from there proceeded to

KR Nagara, then reached a place named Yelwala, there is Y shaped road, The

road on immidiate left goes to Srirangapattnam and other on right goes to

Mysore City. We took the road to Srirangapattanam / Brindavan gardens, Then

reached Srirangapattnam then called up U.Ve.Ananthacharya mama, he told to

travel 3 Kms from Srirangapattanam and then turn left on the road going to

Pandavapura and Melkote, then travel another 3 kms and at the Right side a

Board of Anandalwar trust will greet you and he will join us in 10 mins.

Then after 10 mins mama came along with his daughter in two wheeler. I was

sursprised inspite of advanced age he came all the way driving from

srirangapattinam . Then he opened the Sannidhi and did Archanai to Perumal

and all, gave us theertha Prasadam and then narrated the story of Anathalwan

and also gave us some small book in Kannada on Anathalwan and I handed it

over to my official translator (My wife Geetha only tranlates all sthala

purana in kannada which i collect and translate and present it before you

all). The Journalist mind started working and I asked him how they

identified this place as Ananth Alwans birth place, for that he told they

dug age old the revenue records ( Patta) and in that it was mentioned

thirumalai Anath alwans name , they could only recover a small portion of

the huge tract of land and built a temple for Lord Srinivasa and other. And

every year Ananthalwan Usthavam is celebrated here and also at Thirumala.

 

Please visit the birth place of these Sri Vaishnava Acharya at Kiranganur

for darshan please contact a dedicated soul and great scholar who is in

service of Ananthalwar.Kiranganur is very very close to Srirangapattinam.

 

Sri U.Ve.Ananthacharya,

 

Trustee,

 

Thiru Anandalwar Sanidhi Trust,

 

2967,A Ramanna Street,

 

Srirangapatna 571438.

 

Mobile :0 9448836913

 

Sorry for presenting the picture late (it was taken in January 08 and it is

his divine will that i release the picture on the occassion of his

Thirunakshtram.

 

One good news I am revamping the Mega site of Sri Ramanuja and will upload

the same very shortly. In that you will find detials of Kiranganur and also

Ananth Alwan Thirumaligai at Thirumala ( Please visit Ananth Alwan

Thirumaligai at Thirupathi when you visit Thirumala ( It is situated at the

back of Main Temple and You can Contact Sri Ananth Alwans Decendant Sri T A

P Kasturi at Tirumala his Telephone number is 0 9441042099)

 

Dasan

 

Sridhar