Invitation to Attend Sri Ranganatha Temple First Anniversary and Acharyas Sannidhis Samprokshana

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

 

The detailed programs for the May 25-27 celebrations at

the SrI RanganAthA Temple, Pomona , NY is attached as a follow up

for my earlier mail on the subject.

 

I thank in advance the moderators of the various lists for

for permission to announce this one time news item .

 

Please do plan on attending this joyous Vaidhika ceremonies

and salutations to Saint AnnamayyA .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

Detailed Program

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We are pleased to inform you all about the celebrations to observe First

Anniversary (Vaarsika Utsava) of the Opening of Sri Ranganatha Temple and

the Samprokshana (Consecration) of Four Acharyas Sannidhis during the

Memorial Day Weekend. On behalf of the temple devotees and the dedicated

volunteers, the Board of Trustees extends an invitation to you all to

attend these great once in a life time events and request your presence

from 24th May thru 27th May. Please see the program details provided

below.

 

Sri. Venkat Kanumalla, a trustee from Sri Ranganatha Temple, is requesting

volunteers to come forward and assist in activities such as parking,

traffic control, food distribution, clean up, transportation and hosting

out of state devotees. Please contact Smt. Nagu Satyan, Secretary, Board

of Trustees at satyan.

 

Already a few local devotees have volunteered to host out of state

devotees. Please contact satyan. For directions and other details,

please visit www.ranganatha.org

 

1. Friday, 24 May 2002, Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi

2. Saturday, 25 May 2002

- Vaarsika Utsava (Temple First Anniversary)

- Sri Nammazhwar's Birthday

- Sri Annamacharya Jayanthi

3. Sunday, 26 May 2002, Acharyas Sannidhis Samprokshana

- Sri Ramanuja,Swami Vedantha Desika, Srimad Adi Van Satakopan and

Srimad 44th Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam

 

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Friday, May 24, 2002

Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi

 

10:00 AM Abisheka to Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha ($108)

11:00 AM Recitation of Stothras

12:00 Noon Mangala Aarathi (Sarrumurai)

12.30 PM Prasadam Distribution

 

Saturday, May 25, 2002

Vaarsika Utsava (Temple First Anniversary), Sri Nammazhwar's Birthday,Sri

Annamacharya Jayanthi

 

Upstairs Prayer Hall

 

10:00 AM 108 Kalasa Abisheka to Sri Ranganatha (Utsavar)

Abisheka to Sri Nammazhwar (Sponsorship $108)

11 AM to 6 PM Laskhsa Archana (Sponsorship $25)

12 Noon Seva Kala Recitation

12.30 PM Mangala Aarathi (Sarrumurai)

1:00 PM Prasada Distribution

7:00 PM Unjal (Swing) Seva

 

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(Downstairs Ranga Mandapam)

 

11 AM to 12.30 PM Annamacharya Krithis sung by Teachers and

Students:

1. Srimathy Vathsala Rajagopal & Students

2. Srimathy Prabha Raghunathan & students.

1:30 to 3:30 PM Madurai Sunder's Concert

4:00 to 4:30 PM Talk on Sri Annamacharya

by Sri Srinivasulu Kamisetty of TTD

4.30 PM to 6.30 PM Smt. Vasundhara Rajagopalan's Concert

8:00 PM Prasadam Distribution

 

 

Sunday, May 26, 2002

Acharyas Sannidhi Samprokshana

 

8 AM Viswaroopa

9 AM to 10.30 AM Samprokshana

10.30 AM to 11:00 AM Felicitations

11 AM to 12.00 Noon Prasadam Distribution

 

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