Guest guest Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 30 May 2002 Dr. N. Srinivasa, Secretary, SV Temple, Pittsburgh Sri. C. P. Natarajan, Religious Secretary Srimathi Shanthi Narayanan, Education Secretary Dr. Ashok Sarpeshkar, Transportation Secretary We would like to convey our thanks to all of you and other authorities in Sri Venkateshwara Temple for the kind hospitality and proper arrangements extended to His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji and his group, Puthige Matha, Udupi during the Sri Narayana Ashtakshara Maha Mantra Yagna performed in the Temple during the Memorial Day Weekend. Sri Swamiji wishes to convey his happiness over the conduct of the yagna and all arrangements provided by the Temple. We also thank you for the opportunity given to us to participate in the Swarna Rathothsava, Mettilotsava and Gaja Vahana Seva during the celebrations in the Temple last weekend. We as a whole group thoroughly enjoyed participating in these functions. We would like to offer our services as devotees of Sri Venkateshwara in the organization and conduct of these functions in the future years in the Temple and we are willing to provide our feed-back in your religious and other appropriate committees. Mettilotsava is universally appealing to all devotees of Sri Venkateshwara, transending the particular philosophical faiths the devotees belong to. We once again appeal to you and other authorities in the Temple to recognize the positive merrits of Mettilotsava and consider making this an annual event in the Memorial Day Weekend in the Temple. We had an opportunity to talk to Sri Srinvasalu Kamisetty, the visiting scholar from Thirupathi in your Temple, who confirmed that Mettilotsava takes place every year in Thirupathi as a function organized and conducted by Thrupathi Devotsavam Board and participated by thousands of devotees. He is very much aware of how it is conducted in Thirupathi and we request you to consult him on this topic and record his feed-back prior to his departure from Pittsburgh so that it will be helpful in the future discussions on Mettilotsava in the Temple. Namaskarams. Bindu Bindu Madhavan, Vishwa Madhwa Sangha Allentown, PA 18062 Tel 610-966-9299 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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