Sri ragoothma theerthara aaraadhana

[Guest guest]

Dear SriKrishnabakthas

 

We are delighted to conduct Sri Ragoothma thIrthara aaraadhana at our house (Srinivasan's) in Allentown, PA. Sri Ragoothma swamigala punya dina falls on pushya shukla ekAdasi and the aaraadhana is usually celebrated the following day on dwadasi. After checking the thithi begining and ending times for NY cocordinates, it was determined that ekAdasi is on 5th Jan and dwAdasi is on 6th Jan. Based on this we have made up the following program. We will be delighted to have your participation for the aaraadhana. We will find aacommodation for out of towners with host families at Allentown. Please let me know your approximate arraival time.

 

with namaskarams

 

Bindu Madhavan and Srinivasan & family

 

Program:

 

Friday 5th Jan.

 

Start jAgarane (all night devara nAma singing) around 9 pm

(palahara will be made available before the jAgarane)

 

Saturday 6th Jan

 

End jagarane at 4 am and start devra pooja

Pooja to Sri Ragoothma thIrthra mrithige brindAvana

pArane around 7 am

rest

 

Lecture session starts around 2 pm

Sriprasad will talk on Sri Ragoothma swamigala life history and his contributions

Sri Kesavarao Tadipatri will talk on bhAva bodha (Sri Ragoothma thIrtha's magnum opus)

 

Evening pooja around 7 pm

Dinner 8 pm

 

Sunday 7th Jan

 

A lecture/discussion around 9 am

Devara pooja at 10:30

thIrtha prasada (lunch) 12 noon

 

Directions

 

Directions:

 

Address:

 

GV and Shobha Srinivasan 5862 Royal Fern Road (Upper Macungie Township) Allentown, PA 18104

 

Tel: 610-336-5834

 

From North or South (i.e., I-476)

 

On 476, take exit #33 Lehigh Valley After paying toll, take 22 East Take 309 South (first exit within 1/4 mile on 22E) Exit to 222 South (also known as Hamilton Blvd) At the exit ramp, turn right for 222 South At the 4th light turn right into Krocks Road At the 2nd STOP sign (1.2 miles), turn left into Shantz Road First right (1/2 mile) into Sugerberry Sugerberry ends at Royal Fern Road Our house is at the T-jn on Royal Fern Road, facing Sugarberry.

 

From East or West (i.e., from I-78)

 

Take Exit #16 to 222 South (also known as Hamilton Blvd) At the exit ramp, turn right for 222 South At the 4th light turn right into Krocks Road At the 2nd STOP sign (1.2 miles), turn left into Shantz Road First right (1/2 mile) into Sugerberry Sugerberry ends at Royal Fern Road Our house is at the T-jn on Royal Fern Road, facing Sugarberry.