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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Sat Jul 22 2000 - 18:40:11 PDT
Dear BhakthAs :
NamO NaarAyaNAya
AdiyEn would like to update you on the different
ongoing /completed Kaimkaryams :
(1)Two Silver Vattils for the NithyArAdhanam
for Sri ThirunArAyaNan at Melukote Temple:
On July 17 , the two new silver Vattils to
replace the two Vattils worn out from three
hundred years of service were presented to the Lord .
The day was JyEshtA abhishEkam day at Melukote
and is recognized as one of the two MahAbishEkam days
at this temple dear to AchArya RaamAnujA . After
a traditional (SampradhAyic) abhishEkam , Thirumanjana
theertham (Eera Vaadai theeertham ) was distributed by
the Bhattars to the assembled ghOshti Of BahkthAs
from the new Vattils .
The new vattils had the etchings of Padmam (lotus)
on their outer surfaces flanked by the VishNu
chinnams of Sankham and Chakram . The temple
authorities instructed us to inscribe the sign of
the Lotus at the center instead of ThirumaNN perhaps
inview of the reverence for MahA Lakshmi and the name of
the Lord as THIRU NaarAyanan (Sriman NaarAyaNan ).
These vattils have now become part of the daily
aarAdhana Paathrams for the Lord , who blessed
Udayavar many hundred years ago.These two Silver Vattils
have been presented to the Lord in memory of
my dear parents by adiyEn and my sister, Kaimkarya Sri
Padma VeerarAghavan .
(2) GodhA Sthuthi singing at SriVillipputthUr :
Arrangements have been completed now for the singing
of GodhA Sthuthi before Our ANDAL by 108 Sri VaishNavite
Ladies from Chennai belonging to the GodhA PriyA
Society .The day would be July 27 , the fifth day of
the forthcoming AdippUram festival at NaachiyAr
ThirumALIkai .Five different PerumAls would
assemble before ANDAL on this occasion to
receive ANDAL's managaLAsAsanam . This group of 108
singers has been trained by Kaimkarya Sri Padma
VeerarAghavan at Desika Bhavanam , Mylapore as
the first batch of the group of 1008 ladies to sing
Swami Desikan's moving GodhA Sthuthi in 29 different
RaagAs before ANDAL . Video tapes of the event will be
prepared and the event is expected to last 2 hours in all .
(3) The Silver ThridhaNdam for the Mulavar at
Sri PerumbhUthUr : It is expected to be presented
in four week's time. The complications in covering
exactly the knots on the ThridhaNdam with Silver first
and then having Gold cover is causing some delays.
(4) AzhwAr /108 dhivya dEsam CD ROM : The scripts and
voice overs as well as the graphics work are making steady
progress . We hope to have the Master copy of this sequel
to the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM at the beginning
of Dhanur Maasam this year at the earliest or by
Vaikunta EkAdasi day at the latest . Sriman Alwar
has been very active on this project .
(5) The home pages for Thirupaathi VenkatAchalapathy
is getting populated with more content and images .
The Web Master of TT DevasthAnam and the Hindu News
Paper are helping us with important materials .This
work is expected to be completed by PurattAsi SravaNam day ,
the Thirunakshthram day of both Lord SrinivAsan
and Swamy Desikan . Sri Haresh Balasubramaniyan
of Singapore is working closely with adiyEn on
this project . Our hope is to get the support of
TT DevasthAnam to fund the creation of a CD ROM
containing the tributes of AzhwArs and
AchAryALs for the Lord of Venkatam .
(6) The home pages for Swamy Desikan will have
additonal content focusing on His Chillarai
Rahasyams .Sri Haresh Balasubramnyan of Singapore
is a fellow particpant in this project .These new
materials will be released on PurattAsi SravaNam day .
(7) The RathnAngi SamarpaNam project for Lord
DevanAthan dear to Swamy Desikan has commenced
and the year 2001 should see its completion with
His anugraham . This RathnAngi SamarpaNam is part
of the two projects that includes the Mutthnagi
SamarpaNam for the Moolavr that was completed earlier .
The pictures of the mutthangi presented to the Lord
few weeks back have been sent to Sri Mani VaradarAjan
for inclusion in the picture gallery section of
the special home pages prepared by him for
the ThiruvahIndrapuram dhivya dEsam .
Daasan,
Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan
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