Re : Fw: Sriperumbuttur Toilet Facilty

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Sri:Adiyen is extremely happy that at SriPerumputhur the toilet facilities are well utilised by the pilgrims. But we have a very bitter experience. To redress the grievances of visiting pilgrims, the local panchayath itself built toilets very near to the Temple here (Just a few yards before the Temple Gopuram) and the president is very particular in maintaining it very clean He even spends from his pocket. An employee is there from 5AM to 7PM and collects Rs.1/ from the pilgrims. But the visiting pilgrims prefer to spoil the surroundings of the temple only. The temple staff and local public have always a tough time to drive them to the toilets which many of the tourists, most of them village folks, never head to.And so, the experience at Sripermputhur is really heartening to note.dasan,T.Raguveeradayal SrI: Dear BhakthAs : It is my pleasure to share with you the mail from SrI Manoram Chaitanya Dasa of Chennai , who supervised the important Kaimkaryam of providing Sanitary Facilities at Sri PerumbhUthUr for sevArthees the year round in general and pilgrims during the AchArya RaamAnujA's BrahmOtsavam in particular at SrIperumbhUthUr . The devotees of AchArya RaamAnuja from Kuwait , India and USA raised the funds needed to create these modern sanitary facilities . We are happy to know that the facilities are welcomed by all , natives and visitors alike after an year's existence . Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan - "manoram chaitanyadas" "Sadagopan Prabhu" Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:10 AM Sriperumbuttur Toilet Facilty Dear Prabhu, Dandvats Pranams! Srimathe Ramanujaya Namah! Prabhuji, thank you for your response and suggestions on the educational programme. Following is a small report on the toilet facilities at Sriperumbudur. Sanitary Facility: Toilets at Sriperumbudur are being regularly taken care of and maintained. I pay Rs.1000/- every month to the caretaker. The caretaker collects Re.1/- from all pilgrims using the facilities. This money is used to buy cleaning liquids and other requirements for maintenance. The pilgrims were quite less this year at the festival when compared to the previous years. The toilet facility was of great help to pilgrims hailing from the lower strata in society and for those who stayed for all 10 days at the festival. Some local people were against the idea, but now the same people have approached our team and have expressed their appreciation. To be honest, this seems to be the best service to all Vaishnavas visiting Sriperumbudur for the festival and otherwise. Vaishnava dasanu dasa, Manoram. Adiyen,

Dasan,

Thiruppathy Raguveeradayal,

C/O Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam,

THIRUPPULLANI

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Dear Raghuveer Prabhu,

 

Dandavats Pranams!

 

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!

 

Kindly forgive me for the delayed reply.

 

Prior to establishing the toilet facility at

Sriperumbuttur, the village panchayat used to erect

temporary toilet facilities near the temple during the

festival times.

 

The Panchayat use to dug pits and there was no

cleaning system. The festival committee allotted a

good amount of fund for this facility but only 30% of

the fund was being used by the panchayat for this

purpose.

 

After constructing this facility last year, it was a

full-fledged toilet system at Sriperumbuttur the

Panchayat did not erect the temporary toilet facility

and so did not have any income from the pilgrims or

from the festival group.

 

This year, the panchayat wantonly set up this

temporary toilet facility near the newly constructed

toilets. We have not understood the need for the

facility set up by the panchayat, when there is a

full-fledged clean toilet facility constructed by us

last year. It is just another reason for the festival

committee and the Panchayat to earn money illegally.

 

 

Today, we need to form small teams and serve

Vaishnavas in an organized way rather than trust

people who cheat the public and illegally earn money.

 

 

Vaishnava dasanu dasa,

Manoram.