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Click the mouse to see 'Bhooloka Vaikuntam'

 

By Our Staff Reporter

 

TIRUCHI, JAN. 6. Devotees across the world could now have a glimpse of the Sri

Ranganathaswamy Temple

of Srirangam, popularly known as the ``Bhooloka Vaikuntam,'' at a click of a

mouse as the temple goes on-line

from tomorrow.

 

The launching of the web-site (www.srirangamtemple.org), scheduled for Friday in

the presence of

Mr.M.Tamizhkudimagan, Minister for HR & CE, was part of the on-going renovation

work of the temple

envisaged at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crores, according to Mr. V. Venkatraman,

chairman of the renovation

committee of the temple, and Mr. R. Muthusamy, Joint Commissioner.

 

The exhaustive web-site, covering ``almost every aspect of the temple,''

provides details about the history of

the temple and a location map with a global perspective to help devotees to

reach the temple. A

comprehensive list of places of stay and travel route by rail, road and air with

approximate fares have been

included in the site running into about 30 pages. A complete sketch of the

temple and a description of the

temple's architectural features and characteristics have been incorporated.

People could have access to

various other details such as administrative structure of the temple, calender

of events etc.

 

With the launching of the web-site, devotees could now register for special

poojas, archanas and other

offerings to the Lord through the Internet.

 

About 30 ``slokas,'' of which one will be played on each day of the month, would

be part of the site.A photo

gallery with some of the pictures (which are approved by the temple

administration) of the temple also forms

part of the site, said Mr. Sivam Sharma, director, Netpoint Ltd, Bangalore, the

agency which has designed the

site. The organisation will also provide support service for the first six

months for the operation of the site until

the temple staff were trained in handling the site for updating and answering

queries from devotees.

 

Separate forms for sending donations and enquiries could also be downloaded by

Internet users. Once the

Union Government grants permission for E-Commerce, devotees could remit payments

through credit cards

on-line, said Mr. M. P. Vikram Setty, member, board of trustees of the temple.

 

Live transmission of some of the major festivals of the temple, such as the

Vaikunta Ekadasi, through the

website could become a possibility from next year onwards, he added.