Part III of SrI VedAntha DesikOthsava MaalikA by Sriamd PillaipAkkam Azhagiya Singar , 37th Pattam PeetAdhipathi of SrI Matam .

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SrI:

 

Dear Swami Desika BhakthAs:

 

The kramam ( order) of utsavams during

the PurattAsi SravaNa Janma nakstra utsavam for Swamy Desikan at Thiruvaheendhrapuram is:

 

1. The night before DhvajArOhaNam:

Mirror Hall sEvai of Lord DevanAthan

 

2. First day : DhvajArOhaNam and

Morning PuRappAdu

 

3.First Day night: PuRappAdu in VyOma VimAnam

 

4. Second day Morning: Golden Palanquin

ride

 

5. Second Day night : Veethi PuRappAdu

in VimAnam with anjali mudhrA

 

6. Third Day Morning: Soorya Prabhai PuRappAdu

 

7. Third day night : Hamsa Vaahanam

 

8.Fourth Day Morning : Bhavani in Pallakku with KrishNa Vesahm

 

9.Fourth day night : Chandra Prabhai

 

10.Fifth Day Morning : Venkata nAyaki ThirukkOlam

 

11.Fifth day night: Simha Vaahanam

 

12.Sixth day Morning : VeNNai thAzhi

 

13.Sixth day night : Yaanai Vaahanam

 

14.Seventh Morning ; no PuRappADu

 

15.Seventh day evening: ManjaL neer ,

VasantOtsavam ,chUrNAbhishEkam

 

16.Eighth day: Garden Utsavam and sevai as Raaman with bow & arrow

 

17. Ninth day : Car Festival

 

18. PurattAsi ThiruvONam day: Janma nakshatram: Big SaaRRumuRai utsavam

at the Oushada Giri , descent from the hill and MangaLAsAsanam of Lord DevanAthan, HemAbhjavalli ,Raghuveeran and Raaja GopAlan . Thirumanjanam and

TheerthavAri .

 

19. PurattAsi ThiruvONam evening : AruLiccheyalkaL ghOshti at Swamy Desikan Sannidhi , SaaRRumuRai ,Veethi PuRappAdu and the Hamsa dhvaja

avarOhaNam.

 

20. Eleventh day: TeppOtsavam in Garuda nadhi and KaaLinga Nardhana sEvai .

 

21. VidAyERRu dinam : DolOtsavam for Lord DevanAthan , HemAbhjavalli , SrI Raghuveeran and Swamy Desikan

 

With these utsavams , Janma nakshatram of Swamy Desikan is celebrated grandly every year at

Thiruvaheendhrapuram .

 

The Padi Utsavam on PurattAsi SravaNam day at ThiruvahIndhrapuram

and at Hasthigiri , Kaanchi are equally famous . adiyEn was blessed to create

two DVDs on the PadiyERRu utsavam a couple of years ago . The managaLa ghOsham of Swamy Desika stOtrams

resounding in the Oushadagiri and the Veeddhis of Thiruvaheendhrapuram

on PurattAsi SravaNam day and the radiance from the face of Swamy Desikan has to be experieced atleast once in one's life time .The DVDs try to capture these raptourous moments . I will try to release them in the near future .

(To Be continued )

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan