SravaNa Dina Anna DhAnam at Oppiliappan Sannidhi for Devotees visiting the temple

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Dear BhaktAs of SrI BhUmi Devi SamEtha Oppiliappan:

 

As a Moderator of the Oppiliappan Group and as one born

in Oppiliappam ThiruvadivAram ( at the sacred feet of the Lord

in His Sannidhi Street ) , I wish to brief you on a Kaimakryam

Opportunity at Oppiliappan Koil Dhivya desam on Monthly

SravaNam days .

 

On this day , PerumAL (Moolavar ) adorns Nila Maalais

( the flower garlands that reach from the top of His crown

(Nedu Mudi) to Thiruvadi ( Sacred feet ) . Uthsavar Ponnappan

adorns RathnAngi for displaying their dhivya Soundharyam .

 

Arrangements are being made for Uthsavar BhUmi Devi

to adorn Her MaNNikka KoNdai , Jata Kothsu , KiLi and

other aabharaNams presented to Her few years back .

 

Please browse the Oppiliappan web site for a glimpse of

Oppiliappan Uthsavams , AabharaNams and SravaNa

Nakshathram dates for this year ( TaaraNa).The URL

for the Oppiappan web site is:

 

http://www.oppiliappan.org

 

The Swamy who performs the SravaNa Dheepa Kaimkaryam

resides in Srirangam and comes every SravaNam from

there to carry the burning dheepam , which represents

the Lord in His self-luminous form . BhakthAs who have

many samsAric worries approach the SravaNa dheepam

Swamy and ask for the blessings of the Lord to address

their problems and recieve SrI Oppiliappan's rsponses .

The AnupravEsam ( entry in to the mind and body

of SravaNa Dheepam Swamy ) by Oppiliappan during the occasion

of his carrying the Lord in the form of dheepam and more direct

access to Oppiliappan during this occasion on SravaNam days

is well recorded .

 

There is a huge throng of devout visitors to the Temple on SravaNam

days and many of them come from far distances . The queue to get in to

the temple stretches far . The utter devotion of BhakthAs trying to

witness this JyOthirmaya Dheepam is to be seen to be believed .

 

PRASAADHAM DISTRIBUTION ON SRAVANAM DAY

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Those who are not on SravaNa UpavAsam are given special

PerumAL PrasAdham on this day ( PuLiyOdharai, Sarkkarai

Pongal and Curd Rice ) . Approximatelty 1,500 BhakthAs

participate in this TadhiyArAdhanam and the number is increasing

every SravaNam .

 

The SravaNa dheepam Swamy has been struggling to collect funds

to maintain this TadhiyArAdhana Kaimkaryam by Himself . Most recently,

SrIman (SravaNam) Sampath RengarAjan of Ann Arbor , Michigan

and myself thought it will be a good idea to create an opportunity for

all the Oppiliappan BhakthAs to support this SravaNa TadhiyArAdhana

Kaimkaryam .

 

The amount involved is $200 per month and we are looking in to

a way for that amount to be sent as a Tax free gift by facilitating transfer

of this modest amount of $2,400 per year by a Foundation here to

a religious charity based in Oppiliappan Koil or Chennai.

 

A minimum of $10 per month by 20 BhakthAs would be sufficent

to keep this Anna Dhaana Kaimkaryam going on SravaNam ( VishNu

Nakshathram ) days . Some may prefer to send more than $10

to reach quickly the annual budget of $2,400 for the entire year .

The donations can be linked to important family events like

Birthdays , 60th anniversaries , Marriages , Upanayanam et al.

 

By copy of this note , I am requesting SrIman ShrEya Sarangan , the web Master of

Oppiliappan Home Pages to include this appeal there. I am also requesting

SrIman SravaNam SrI Sampath Rengarajan to write an article for the lists on

his own SravaNam experiences at Oppiliappan Sannidhi and the Vaibhavam of

Lord Oppiliappan .

 

Please let me know of your interest in taking part in this Kaimkaryam .

If you happen to live in India , I will be happy to let you know of

an address in KumbakONam for recieving your samarpaNam

and send you an acknowledgement & TuLasi PrasAdham . If you are

living abroad , the funds can be routed thru SravaNam Sri RengarAjan

of Ann Arbor , Michigan for onward transmittal to Oppiliappan KOil .

 

Please copy SravaNam Sri Rengarajan on your responses

at srengara

 

I consider myself fortunate to support this Kaimkaryam by $200 for this year

and ear mark that for the two Months marking the birth days of my parents .

May 10 is the next SravaNam . Please join in at that SravaNam itself.

 

May the anugrahams of Oppiliappan Sannidhi Dhivya Dampathis be

with You and your families always ,

 

SrI BhUmi Devi SamEtha SrI Oppiliappan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchari Sadagopan