Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 SrI: Dear Sriman Ramesh : Thanks very much for your kind words . I am glad to know of the efforts that you are taking regarding the restoration of Sri Ramar Temple at your native village of Nallur . This effort reminds me of other similar efforts by natives of villages like Maangudi near Oppiliappan Koil ( Raamar Sannidhi) , Poundareekapuram ( Raajagopalar Sannidhi) , Kuricchi , PaathUr ( Lakshmi Nrusimhan) , MelkAvEri( Varadarajar) . Only thu the consolidation of the good will and financial resources of the devotees linked to the Sthalam , ancient temples have been restored and AarAdhanam started and maintained . It is an ardous task but can be done in phases and stages over extended periods of time . The only way I can be of help is to announce such an effort to the e-lists that I manage ( Oppiliappan , Saranagathi , Malolan and Raama Bhakthi) and hope that interseted devotees settled well will respond to your appeal and join you . We all have to keep in mind that the BhakthAs are recieving number of requests and they respond based on their priorities and means . It is hard to predict the extent of support . NamO SrI Raaghavaaya , V,Sadagopan - " S. Ramesh " <sr.alvvc <nadhopasana Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:16 AM Nadhopasana Media Archives: Help needed > This is an enquiry e-mail via http://sadagopan.org/nadhopasana from: > S. Ramesh <sr.alvvc > > 5th July 2007 > > Dear Sri. U.Ve. V. Sadagopan > > My name is S. Ramesh and I reside in Chennai. As a Vaishnavite by birth > and heart, I am of late, trying to know more about Alwars, Acharyas and > their works. I try to garner information from published books and the > various websites on the subject. > > I have gone through some of correspondeces in the Archives of Bhakthi list > where I find that you have played a key role and also the web site > 'sadagopan.org' wherein all your work have been consolidated. You are > doing an excellent job and your knowledge on the various aspects of > Vaishnavism is profound. > > I am sending this personal mail seeking your help in the renovation of a > Ramar Temple in my native place (which is Nallur Village, near Kollidam in > Nagai district of Tamil Nadu) > > Some details about the Temple: > > Sri Sundara Kothandarama Perumal Temple is situated at Nallur Village, > Arappallam Post, Sirkali Taluk, Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. > > The Temple is around 350 years old. Lord Rama along with Lakshmana, Sita > and Anjaneya are enshrined here. The Main (Moolavar) idols are carved out > of stone while the utsava idols are made of panchaloka. Both the moolavar > and utsava idols are a treat to the eyes. Apart from these, stone idols > of Alwars are also installed in the temple. > > It is reliably learnt that till about 110 years ago, the Utsava Idol of > Sri Thiurumangai Alwar (from Tiruvali/Tirunagari the birth place of the > Alwar near Sirkali) made annual visits to the Nallur shrine. There used > to be a divine procession with Lord Sri Rama adorning the Elephant Vahana > and the Alwar adorning the Horse vahana. > > The temple is large with Garuda having a small shrine in the front. There > is a large Mani Mantapam in the front where devotees gather during temple > festivals; this mantapam also houses the Vahanas. After this there is the > Maha Mantampam. This followed by an Artha Mantapam and then the Sanctum > Sanctorum. There is a large passage around the Artha Mantapam and the > Sanctum Sanctorum which is used for circumambulation (prathaskinam) of > the Sanctum Sanctorum. > > There used to be a kitchen (for preparation of prasadam for the lord). > There is also a temple well. The whole temple campus is enclosed by a > compound wall; there is a Nandavanam (garden) adjoining the compound wall > on the southern side. > > Present Condition: > > The temple is currently in ruins. The Vahana mantapam, the Maha Mantapam, > kitchen, the temple well, the bell tower, the compound walls etc. are in > very bad shape and need immediate attention. The Sanctum Sanctorum and > the Artha Mantapam, though structurally intact, also need repair works. > > Renovation Plans: > > We plan to renovate the temple in phases. In the first phase the > renovation of the Sanctum Sanctorum, the Artha, Maha and the Mani > Mantapams etc would be taken up. A contractor recommended by the HR & CE > has quoted more than Rs. 11 lakhs for this work. The Balalayam has been > performed on 17th June 2007 and the wrok planned under phase 1 will > commence in a weeks time. > > Once the above is completed we need to take up re-building of the Temple > kitchen, repairing of the well, construction of a overhead tank, > installation of a motor and pump along with the related plumbing work, do > the electrical wiring and installation of lights and other equipment. > > Building of the Compound Walls, repairing/redoing the Vahanas, > installation of a new dwajasthambam, repairs to the nandavanam etc will > be taken up in the subsequent phase. > > The daily pooja (which had been suspended for more than 7 to 8 years) has > been restored since Oct 2003. Once the renovation is completed the > Archakas and Subordinate personnel needed for the day-to-day Worship at > the temple will be instated. It is also proposed to set up a corpus fund, > the interest from which can be used for regular maintenance work and for > conduction daily poojas in the temple. > > We estimate that for all the above renovation work and to perform the > Kumbabishekam we will need more than Rs. 25 Lakhs. A trust has been formed > by the natives of the village with the main purpose of renovation of the > temple and it maintenance thereafter. Details of the trust are given > below. > > Sri Sundara Kothanda Rama Perumal Temple Trust (Regd) > No. 11 Nataraja Street, Tambaram Sanatorium, > Chennai - 600 047, Tamil Nadu Tel 91 44 2223 6521 > Alt Tel No. 044 2433 5643 (This is my residence number) > > We are in the process of collecting funds from friends and well-wishers > and look forward to your kind help and guidance so that we can complete > this task. > > " The Hindu " have helped us in our endeavour by publishing an appeal in > their Chennai Issue dated 13th April 2007 (in the Friday Review Section - > Page 7). The same appeal was published by them on 30th March 2007 in > other editions circulated in other parts of Tamil Nadu. The appeal can be > accessed through Internet using the following url > > www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/03/30/stories/2007033000070300.htm > > Apart from the above we have created a web site giving details about the > Nallur Ramar temple. This can be visited at > > http://ramesh-s2.tripod.com > > Expecting your favourable reply > > Thanks & Regards > > S. Ramesh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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