Think it over

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Dear Bhagavatas:

 

This mail was sent on 31st August 2006 in response

to a query by svasumathi10

regading Divyadesams needing urgent attention.

 

I am re-sending it for your kind information.

 

If anyone of you is interested in contributing any service, may

please contact me at Ramanbil with a copy to Dr. V.

Sadagopan Yennappan or call me on my cell phone #

(770) 876 - 9188

 

I am marking a copy of this mail to Dr. Sadagopan in connection with

his recent mail " Think it over "

 

We can draw up a plan and proceed further.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

 

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Dear friends:

In continuation of my previous mail, I give below a list of

Divyadesams consecrated by Azhwars that are in dire need of help.

 

 

1. TIRUVELUKKAI: Azhagiya singa PerumaaL (Periyaazhwar 3 Pasurams,

Tirumangai Azhwar 1 Pasuram)

 

This is in a totally dilapidated condition with only PerumaaL,

Thaayaar and GaruDan Sannidis. Even the Rajagopuram is NOT seen!

(D80)

2.TIRUNEERAGAM: Jagadeesa PerumaaL near UlagaLanda PerumaaL koil.

(Tirumangai Azhwar 1 Pasuram) (D 82) Even the Moolavar moorthi is

MISSING. (Long ago, when I visited this Divyadesam, I was told that

since the moorthi had become chipped off (binnam). If a moorthi

is " binnam " , there must always be a way to restore the same with

reference to Aagamas)

 

 

 

3.NILATHINGAL THUNDAM: (Tirumangai Azhwar 1 Pasuram). (D 83)

 

This is within the Ekambreswarar koil. There is NO Utsava moorthi,

NO Poojas, NO Annual Utsavams

 

4. TIRUKKAARAGAM: KaruNaakarap PerumaaL (Tirumangai Azhwar 1

Pasuram) (D 84)

 

Not much is known about the original temple, PushkaraNi etc.

 

 

 

5. TIRUKKAARVAANAM: KaLvap PerumaaL (Tirumangai Azhwar 1 Pasuram)

(D85)

 

As above, Not much is known about the original temple, PushkaraNi

etc.

 

 

 

6.TIRUKKALVANUR: Aadivaraahap PerumaaL, Anjivalli Naachiyaar

(Tirumangai Azhwar 1 Pasuram) (D88) This is inside Kamakshi amman

Temple.

The PushkaraNI known as " NityapushkaraNI " mentioned in the Puranas

is NOT seen now! Utsavams as in other VishNu temples are NOT

performed here!

 

 

 

It is a wonder how successive promoters engaged in Temple

renovations collecting funds through so-called " Trusts " all over

India for so long, do not seem to have taken steps to restore the

glory of these DIVYADESAMS !

 

 

Of course, my remarks on the conditions of Divyadesams are based on

the remarks incorporated in the book " Divya Desa DarshaNam "

published by Sri KrishNa Sabha, Mumbai 400 022 (1st Edition, May

1966 and 2nd Edition November 2003) and also my impressions when I

visited them long ago. Numbers in brackets as also the comments are

as given in the said book

 

 

I do not know the present status and whether any efforts had been

taken since.

 

Dasoham

 

Anbil Ramaswamy