Some Updates on kaimkaryams

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

NamO NaarAyaNAya

 

AdiyEn would like to update you on the different

ongoing /completed Kaimkaryams :

 

(1)Two Silver Vattils for the NithyArAdhanam

for Sri ThirunArAyaNan at Melukote Temple:

 

On July 17 , the two new silver Vattils to

replace the two Vattils worn out from three

hundred years of service were presented to the Lord .

 

The day was JyEshtA abhishEkam day at Melukote

and is recognized as one of the two MahAbishEkam days

at this temple dear to AchArya RaamAnujA . After

a traditional (SampradhAyic) abhishEkam , Thirumanjana

theertham (Eera Vaadai theeertham ) was distributed by

the Bhattars to the assembled ghOshti Of BahkthAs

from the new Vattils .

 

The new vattils had the etchings of Padmam (lotus)

on their outer surfaces flanked by the VishNu

chinnams of Sankham and Chakram . The temple

authorities instructed us to inscribe the sign of

the Lotus at the center instead of ThirumaNN perhaps

inview of the reverence for MahA Lakshmi and the name of

the Lord as THIRU NaarAyanan (Sriman NaarAyaNan ).

 

These vattils have now become part of the daily

aarAdhana Paathrams for the Lord , who blessed

Udayavar many hundred years ago.These two Silver Vattils

have been presented to the Lord in memory of

my dear parents by adiyEn and my sister, Kaimkarya Sri

Padma VeerarAghavan .

 

(2) GodhA Sthuthi singing at SriVillipputthUr :

 

Arrangements have been completed now for the singing

of GodhA Sthuthi before Our ANDAL by 108 Sri VaishNavite

Ladies from Chennai belonging to the GodhA PriyA

Society .The day would be July 27 , the fifth day of

the forthcoming AdippUram festival at NaachiyAr

ThirumALIkai .Five different PerumAls would

assemble before ANDAL on this occasion to

receive ANDAL's managaLAsAsanam . This group of 108

singers has been trained by Kaimkarya Sri Padma

VeerarAghavan at Desika Bhavanam , Mylapore as

the first batch of the group of 1008 ladies to sing

Swami Desikan's moving GodhA Sthuthi in 29 different

RaagAs before ANDAL . Video tapes of the event will be

prepared and the event is expected to last 2 hours in all .

 

(3) The Silver ThridhaNdam for the Mulavar at

Sri PerumbhUthUr : It is expected to be presented

in four week's time. The complications in covering

exactly the knots on the ThridhaNdam with Silver first

and then having Gold cover is causing some delays.

 

(4) AzhwAr /108 dhivya dEsam CD ROM : The scripts and

voice overs as well as the graphics work are making steady

progress . We hope to have the Master copy of this sequel

to the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM at the beginning

of Dhanur Maasam this year at the earliest or by

Vaikunta EkAdasi day at the latest . Sriman Alwar

has been very active on this project .

 

(5) The home pages for Thirupaathi VenkatAchalapathy

is getting populated with more content and images .

The Web Master of TT DevasthAnam and the Hindu News

Paper are helping us with important materials .This

work is expected to be completed by PurattAsi SravaNam day ,

the Thirunakshthram day of both Lord SrinivAsan

and Swamy Desikan . Sri Haresh Balasubramaniyan

of Singapore is working closely with adiyEn on

this project . Our hope is to get the support of

TT DevasthAnam to fund the creation of a CD ROM

containing the tributes of AzhwArs and

AchAryALs for the Lord of Venkatam .

 

(6) The home pages for Swamy Desikan will have

additonal content focusing on His Chillarai

Rahasyams .Sri Haresh Balasubramnyan of Singapore

is a fellow particpant in this project .These new

materials will be released on PurattAsi SravaNam day .

 

(7) The RathnAngi SamarpaNam project for Lord

DevanAthan dear to Swamy Desikan has commenced

and the year 2001 should see its completion with

His anugraham . This RathnAngi SamarpaNam is part

of the two projects that includes the Mutthnagi

SamarpaNam for the Moolavr that was completed earlier .

The pictures of the mutthangi presented to the Lord

few weeks back have been sent to Sri Mani VaradarAjan

for inclusion in the picture gallery section of

the special home pages prepared by him for

the ThiruvahIndrapuram dhivya dEsam .

 

Daasan,

Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan