navarAthri uthsavam - mElkOte

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SrI:

 

Check the link below for the navarathri uthsavam at Melkote.

 

http://www.pbase.com/svami/yadugiri_nachiyar_viya_navarathri_uthsavam

 

This uthsavam has historical significance. Originally swAmi dEsikan sannidhi

was inside the main temple. The Mysore King at the time wanted to build a

temple for Sri Renganathan, thus the present swAmi dEsikan sannidhi was built.

However Sri Brahmathanthra swAmi advised the King to house swAmi dEsikan inside

the new sannidhi. Eversince, thAyAr and perumAL come to swAmi dEsikan sannidhi

atleast 140 times in a year on different occasions.

 

During navarAthri thAyAr comes to this sannidhi in a pallakku on all the nine

days. swAmi dEsikan performs mangaLAsAsanams to thAyar inside swAmi dEsikan

sannidhi. SrI stuthi is recited by the ghOsti. There aren't too many SrI

vaishNavAs present who knows SrI stuthi. Bhagavathas who live in and around

Bangalore/Mysore should plan to visit here during the uthsavam.

 

In the early 1900 Srivilliputhur Sri Rangachar swAmi visited mElkOte. To his

suprise he found out that " rAmAnuja dayA pAthram " was not being recited in the

sannidhi. He stayed at mElkOte and taught the taniyan to lots of SrI vaishNavAs.

 

Throughout the year, dadhiyArAdhanam is performed to SrI vaishNava visiting

mElkOte. Due to dwindling bank interest rates this scheme is increasing

becoming unsustainable. Those who are interested can send their samarpaNams to

the address below. Money sent will be used as corpus fund for the

dadhiyArAdhanam.

 

Sree Vedantha Deshikar Nithya Thadiyaradana Samithi

Melkote,

Pandavapura Taluk,

Mandya District,

Karnataka.

 

This appeal is being sent on the request of Sri T.R. Singlachar swAmi who takes

care of swAmi dEsikan sannidhi. He provided most of the above information.

 

adiyEn

Diwakar