Pictures of Worn out Kulasekhara Padi today !

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Sri:

 

Sri RanganAthO Jayathi !

 

Dear SevakAs of the Sacred feet of Sri Ranganathan

of Sri Ranga Dhivya Desam :

 

The images relating to the two Kaimkaryams

at Srirangam and the background material

are enclosed :

 

(1) KulasEkhara Padi at Sri RanganAthan's Garbha Gruham

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The first of these Kaimkaryams is the replacement of

the KulasEkhara AzhwAr Padi in front of the Garbha Gruham

under the PraNavAkAra VimAnam . Over hundreds of Years ,

the Current KulasEkara Padi got worn out and shows serious

damage ( Portions missing and big cracks ) . This is the Padi

from where KulasEkhara PerumAL wanted to enjoy the dhivya

Soundharyam of Sri BhUlOka Vaikunta Naathan . This is the step

over which Uthsavar Sri Ranganathan steps out on His myriads

of Uthsavam year after year . This must be the step overwhich

AchArya RaamAnuja and KurEsa crossed to be closer to

Lord RanganathAn for their MangaLAsAsanams . This must be

the step over which ANDAL and ThiruppANar crossed over to

join the Param JyOthi , Moolavar Sri RanganathAr .

 

This sacred Padi is thus very important for us . The Srirangam

DevasthAnam has given us permission to iniitate this Kaimkaryam

as Arangan adiyArs .

 

You can see how damaged and worn out this Padi looks today :

 

Kulasekara Padi Today :

 

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/kulasekara_padi/kulasekara_padi1.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/kulasekara_padi/kulasekara_padi2.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/kulasekara_padi/kulasekara_padi3.jpg

 

 

Our Prayer is to complete this Kaimkaryam before this year's

Panguni utthiram and present it to the Lord of Srirangam

ceelbrated by the eleven AzhwArs and His innumerable

AchAryAs .

 

Needless to say that Kaimkaryams of this enormous significance

does not come our way every day . Once completed this Padi will

stay intact at the Garbha Gruham of the Lord for hundreds of Years .

 

Each time the archakar crosses over this vital step to perform

the NithyArAdhanam , the Aarjitha PuNyam will come the way of

Your family and future generations . Please join in this rare opportunity

to serve the SarvalOka SaraNyan , Sri RanganAthan. Please send me

a note of pledge incase you wish to participate in this Kaimkaryam .

Your donations are tax free in USA and possibly in India once we

find the right Foundation to send and recieve these funds to initiate

this Kaimkaryam .

 

 

SIXTEEN PILLARED VASANTHA MANTAPAM

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SECOND KAIMKARYAM AT SRIRANGAM TEMPLE

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Many of You might know the Vasantha Mantapam at

Srirangam near AzhwAn SuRRu and near ThAyAr

Sannidhi .This is a 16 pillar Mantapam probably built

by Thirumangai Mannan or by a later day King . PerumAL

goes thru this Mantapam 18 times an year as told to me .

 

This Mantapam has seen the ravages of time . The roof

has cracked from the trees growing out of there . The Joints

have loosened up and need urgent repair .

 

The pictures of the current status of the Mantapam

are included below . You are most welcome to join in

this Kaimkaryam estimated to cost 50,000 Rupees only .

 

We need only 37,000 Rs at this time to reach the goal of

Rs.50,000 . Please let adiyEn know of your pledges for

the Lord of Srirangam to enjoy His visits to Vasantha

Mantapam .

 

16 Pillar Mandapam Today :

 

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/pillar_mandapam/pillar_mandapam1.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/pillar_mandapam/pillar_mandapam2.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/pillar_mandapam/pillar_mandapam3.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/pillar_mandapam/pillar_mandapam4.jpg

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/gallery/pillar_mandapam/pillar_mandapam5.jpg

 

adiyEn,

 

Sri Ranganatha Daasan , V. Sadagopan