thiru adhyayana uthsavam - At newyork - A Summary (part7)

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Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE charaNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Rangarajan thiruvadikaLE charaNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

On 25th morning the morning sun has already come to Newyork early

to be present for the pinnacle occasion of that day. For some of

us including adiyEn the night was all day as the " vizhigaL " were

merely looking east and keeping it open and waiting for sun to

rise. The entire city and the world was awake as well. Sri bAlAji

bhattar arrived in the late night from Boston. This day has

finally come. we have been working very hard for the last 4 months

for this uthayam. When it was very early in the morning " thirup

paLLi ezhucchi " and " nityAnusandhanam " were done. EkAnthra thiru

manchanam was performed for Sri namperumAL and Sri nammAzhwAr. The

gOshti began at 9:00 Am and the gOshti was in its full strength.

During the agala killEn pathigam, the gOshti was very emotional.

At the end of that pathigam Sri nammAzwAr's saranAgathi was

symbolised by adorning sadAri to all the members of the gOshti.

Sri nammAzwAr and all the AchAryAs were seated now straight

opposite to and about 25 feet away from Sri Ranganatha. The goshti

was between them. Sri nammAzhar was adorned with perumAL's

vasthram when he went back after thiru manchanam. Sri nammAzwAr's

ascendance will be done with the perumAL's vasthtram on Sri namm

AzhwAr.

 

The gOshti continued until the end of the onbathAm (9th) pattthu.

sARRumurai was performed with the agalakillEN pAsurams. While the

gOshti was almost over, the thiruk kalyAna ursavam of SriSrinivasa

perumAL and HIS consort was performed. Many bAgawathALs came

forward to sponsor the thiruk kalyAnam.

 

During the afternoon, a classical dance program and devotional

songs were performed in the NAMA event. In the afternoon there

were 375 bAgawathAs. In the evening the nityAnusanthAnam and

gOshti began as per the time. The gOshti completed the 8 pathigams

and stopped prior to " soozh visumbum " pathigam. By then more

bAgawathAs began to arrive. Sri nammAzwAr and all AchAryAs were

now moved to the end of the hall in the same posture as it they

are all still having the darshan of the perumAL.

 

will continue......

 

Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE charaNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Rangarajan thiruvadikaLE charaNam

thiruk kudanthai Rengarajan

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