Upcoming Srimad Azhagiya Singar's 82nd Thirunakshatram Celebrations

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SrI:

 

Dear SrI Matam SishyAs :

 

Today's News at SrI Matam(Camp Selayur, Chennai) :

 

Today is DhvAdasi day and 250 SishyAs and abhimAnis visited SelayUr Sri Matam

for PerumAL Sevai and DhvAdasi PaaraNai . Acchiddra-AswamEdha-Kaataka ParAyaNams

sponsored by some of you took place. PaahdukA Thirumanjanam

and Sri Paadha Teertham sveekaraNam were enjoyed by the SishyAs .

 

Upcoming Two AchArya Thriukshatram celebrations at Selayur , Chennai

 

Srimad DevanArvilagam Azhagiya Singar's and Prakrutam Srimad Azhagiya Singars'

Thirunakshatrams will be celebrated on Dec 2 and Dec 7 respectively . Dec 2 is

Kaartikai PoorAdam and Dec 7 is Kaartikai UttirattAdhi.

 

There will be Veda PaarAyaNams and Dhivya Prabhandha GhOshti kaimkaryams from

Nov 27-Dec 1 for Srimad DevanArviLAgam Azhagiya Singar and similar PaarAyaNams

from Dec 2 to Dec7 for Prakrutham Srimad Azhagiya Singar .

 

You are all welcomed to attend these Utsavams & PaarAyaNams .

 

Please refer to Sri Ahobila Matam Web pages for details on ways to support these

two Thiru Nakshatra Utsavams . Inview of the anticipated large groups of Veda

ParAyaNakkAraaLs ( ~300) and the Sri Matam sishyAs during these 11 days of the

utsavams , SrI Matam will experience a big spike in expenses . Please contribute

YathA Sakthi via the Sri Matam Web pages (http://www.Ahobilamutt.org) to realize

joyous Thirunakshatra utsavams back to back .

 

December 3,2008 : A Special Day at SrI Matam

 

On Dec 3 , a new Gold Mantapam will be the new abode of MalOlan , Dolai KaNNan

and other AarAdhana Moorthys of SrI Matam . The new Gold Mantapam will repalce

the Silver Mantapam that has been in use for One Hundred years .

 

Please visit SrI Matam on Dec 3 , when Srimad Azhagiya Singar will perform the

First Abhigamana AarAdhanam for MalOlan in the new Golden Mantapam . It is a

historic occasion.

 

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The ways for SishyAs to support Srimad Azhagiya Singar & SrI Matam Kaimkaryams

on anongoing basis

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Number of you have asked me how to support Sri Matam's activities on a long term

basis in addition to supporting special events . Here are some suggestions :

 

(1) Dawn to Dusk sponsorship daily for the three AarAdhanams for MalOlan ,

TadhyArAdhanam and Bikshai for Srimad Azhagiya Singar. The three AarAdhanams

are (a) abhigamanam soon after dawn done by Srimad Azhagiya Singar (b) Ijyai at

Noon done by Sannidhi AarAdhakar and © Paanaka AarAdhanam at dusk by the

sannidhi

AarAdhakar .

 

One Family can support all of the above Kaimkaryams for a day ; the estimated

total cost is 10,000 Rs ( $200) per day on week days ; during the week ends and

DhvAdasi days , lot more sishyAs visit the Matam and therefore the sponsorship

cost would be Rs.15,000 ($300) to accomodate the expanded TadhiyArAdhanams .

 

The expenses for the Abhigamanam , Ijyai and Paanaka AarAdhanams are Rs.3,000 ,

Rs.5,000 and Rs.2,000 respectively adding upto Rs.10,000 for one day sponsorship

of all the three AarAdhanams and the day's TadhiyArAdhanam .

 

You can select any day in the year that is important to you such as your

birthday ,

Wedding anniversary , Children's/wife's birthdays , Parent's ShastiyaBdhi and

SatAbhishEkams , SamAsraya/BharanyAsam anniversaries of anyof the Family members

et al .

 

All the funds donated to Sri Matam both here (overseas) and India are Tax

deductible . Electronic transfer of funds are possible . Please refer to

Srimatam home pages for executing such automated bank transfers:

 

( http://www.Ahobilamutt.org )

 

2) Veda PaarAyaNam on EkAdasi-DhvAdasi days ( 26 sets per year)

 

$80 is the sponsorship amount needed for Veda ViNNappam for Malolan on these

special days of the year . Sponsorships are open from 2009 Sri VaikunTha

EkAdasi.

 

3) Svathi Thirumanjanams for MalOLan & Doali KaNNan

 

$125 is the sponsorship amount needed for each of these sacred Thirumanjanams .

The first available sponsorship date is Novemebr 2009 .

 

4) Annual ChAthurmAsyam : 60 days of ChArhurmAsyam have been covered by

Sri Matam SishyAs every year for the Past four years . The opportunities for

sponsorship for one or more days will continue in 2009 and beyond as well .

July middle to September Middle is the ChAthurmAsyam period.

 

5) Membership for the two Sri Nrisimha PriyA Journals

 

The monthly journals of Sri Matam are in Tamil and English . The Tamil version

goes back to 1942 and the English version was started in the year 2001. The

annual

subscription fees are $50 each and you can enroll from the Ahobila Matam Home

Pages . A DVD consisting of all issues from 1945-2005 is available for you to

acquire and the DVD Version of the English Version will be released on DEc

7,2008 . Please

contact adiyEn , if you wish to acquire these DVDs .

 

6) The Granite acquaduct to bring BhavanAsini Water to upper Ahobilam : The

funds have been assembled for completion of this Kaimkaryam .

 

7) VedAnta VaavadhUka Villivalam Sriman NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy Trust:

Villivalam Periya Swamy is the other name for Sriman NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy ,

who played key role in advancing the mission and goals of Sri Matam . He is the

PoorvAsrama JyEshta BrAthA of prakrutham Srimad Azhagiya Singar . Every year ,

his Thirunakshatram is celebrated and a Vidvat Sadas is assembled to honor his

memory . Please contact adiyEn , if you wish to support this annual Kaimkaryam .

 

A sapraNAma Vijn~Apanam

 

adiyEn would like to recommend a set amount of support funds by the sishyAs on

behalf of their families ( automatic transfers from your account to a special

account

managed by Ahobila Matam NA) as a core fund to cover the many expenses of SrI

Matam associated with the daily AarAdhanams and special events each year .

 

Those who are interested to set up such accounts are requested to write to me so

that adiyEn or one of the Board Members of Ahobila Matam NA more knowledgable

than me can help you initiate such arrangements fitting your preferences .Phala

MantrAkshatai form Srimad Azhagiya Singar will be sent directly to you after

the conclusion of the sponsored events .

 

In conclusion , adiyEn can state without any doubt that the MahOpakAram of our

AchAryan to all of us can not be repaid at all . The least we can do is to

reduce

the burden of our AchAryans' awesome responsibilities as He maintains

rigorously the high standards of AchAram , AnushtAnam and AarAdhanam every day

in his own tireless manner .

 

Please take an active part in sponsoring the daily AarAdhanams at Sri Matam

thru your welcome support of anyone of the above activities . Please contact

adiyEn , if you have any questions on the suggested methodology .

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

SarvadhAri Tula Sukla Paksha DvAdasi, UtthirattAdhi Nakshatram