Date for the UpakarmA in USA this year.

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>Raghuveeran S <sraghuveeran

>Sadagopan <sgopan

>Re: Date for the UpakarmA in USA this year.

>Cc: OM, Malolan, Raghuveeran

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>Dear Sri Raghuveeran:

>

>Welcome to USA . Inview of the wider

>interest in this subject , I have taken

>the liberty of copying members of

>the Bhakthi and Malolan lists about

>my response .

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>In India , The Yajur UpAkarmA has to be done

>on Tuesday August 15. Gayathri Japam has to be done

>on the same day as well due to the union of

>the two thithis (Pournami and prathamai ) over

>12 Naazhikais.In India , Rg UpAkarmA

>falls on August 14 .

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>If I remember right ,Sri Mani VaradarAjan

>has added new material on the UpaakarmA for

>this year.

>

>In USA,Rg and Yajur UpAkarmA along

>with Gayathri Japam needs to be observed

>on August 14 PourNami Thithi , SravaNa

>Nakshathram day.

>

>There is a school of thought that

>Upaakarma should be observed

>on Aug 14 and Gayathri japam on Aug 15 due to

>PourNami and Prathamai falling on these two dates.

>

>According to AhObila matam tradition that

>adiyEn observes, there is no requirement

>that UpaakarmA should be done on PourNami

>and Gayathri japam on Prathamai this year .

>

>Hope this helps and other members are

>requestd to comment furhter.

>

>V.SatakOpan

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>At 06:46 PM 7/31/00 -0700, you wrote:

>>Respected Sri.Sadagopan Swami,

>>

>>I have recently come to Portland,Oregon,US on a short

>>official trip. I would like to know one very important

>>information.

>

>>My father informed me that we need to perform Avani

>>avittam & Gayathri japam on the same day this

>>year.Whether we should perform Upakarma/Avani Avittam

>>in US on 14th August or 15th August? Anyhow he asked

>>me to verify with you who is residing in US

>>as Pournami thithi could be in US on

>>14th August itself.

>

>>

>>Adiyen

>>Raghuveera Dasan

>