Fw: [t'venkatam] sriperumbudur toilet kainkaryam - happy news

November 24, 2006

SrI:

Dear Sriman Vasudevan :

Thanks very much for the flash news on

Completion and dedication of the SriperumbhUthUr

Kaimkaryam .

We are all grateful to all the BhaagavathAs who have

contributed to the success of this project to help

the pilgrims visiting Sri PerumbhUthUr in the coming days .

We are indebted to Sri Manoram Das , Sri Theerthankara Das

and his team , who tirelessly supervised , supported to bring

this major project costing many laks of Rupees to a closure .

Hope there will be similar help at other major dhivya desams in

future such as at SrivilliputthUr .

I am just leaving for the trip to Srirangam and will be away until

Dec 3 . I will catch up with the additional news on return to New York .

Onc again PraNAmams to all who gave Shrama DhAnam and

Financial support and moral encouragement . Special thanks

to Sriman Sudarshanan of Thiruvengadam Group , Sri Manoram Das

and his colleagues as well as yourself for your tenacity and staying power to complete

this project in this grand manner . Personal Thnaks to you for your

professional guidance thruout this project .

Our sincere thanks to the enlightened Temple administration

to give the needed space to hjelp the future visitors to

Udayavar's avathAra sthalam .

Sri RaamAnujAya NamO Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

- MG Vasudevan

oppiliappan ; tiruvenkatam

Friday, November 24, 2006 12:57 AM

[t'venkatam] sriperumbudur toilet kainkaryam - happy news

Dear SrivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

Thanks to sri Manoram chaitanyadas who took the very best initiatives, this job of construction of toilet facilities for pilgrims in the dhivya kshEthram of aachaarya raamaanuja is complete and was inaugurated today the 23 Nov 2006 for its intended use.

As a civil engineer, I can very well say the work has come out technically sound and aesthetically appealing, with good tiled finish in the complete area.

Finally now this facility consists of

for gents – 4 toilets – [3 indian type, 1 western type], 4 urinals, 1 bath room for women – 4 toilets – 3 indian, 1 western – one row type squatting area for urination, 2 bath rooms

borewell, pumping arrangements, septic tank

overhead tank with cover electrical arrangements for lighting so that the facility can be used throughout the day if required etc

The location of the toilets and its surrounding area has also become a little more pleasing and attractive now because of the newly laid concrete road where this toilet is located .Earlier when this project was started the whole area was stinking and dirty.

the only thing is that the cost budget overran from its initial estimates by me. Again it is the best efforts of sri Manoram that the project could be completed in spite of the cost overrun.

May be the spiraling construction costs generally and the sudden rise of sand and cement costs, etc plus some unforeseen local factors contributed to this excess. The extended time factor leads to cost shoot up.

As said by sri sudharsan swamy earlier, if I do not mention about sri theerthanga das swamin, [friend and co devotee of manoram], I am bound to be in narakam for committing such a big bhaaghavatha apachaaram, for he was the person who stayed at site through out and saw the project to its final fruition.

Yesterday also he was there and his face beaming for having completed the great task. But his simplicity was so much that he stood as though his contribution was insignificant.

Photos of the project were taken by another friend of manoram and soon manoram will be loading in the web site for all to see what the project is.

My sincere thanks to all for all those who contributed monetarily and otherwise.

Dhasan

Vasudevan m.g.-- Vasudevan MG