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From: Raghu (rmudumbai_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 22:35:35 PDT
Jai Sreemannarayana!!!
This is a personal invitation from all the
organizers/coordinators/volunteers of this
great and unique event of this century!!!
Here is the information about Thirunakshatram (Birthday) celebrations
of our acharyas. Please make it your top priority to attend this
function in Chicago.
Register at http://jeeyar.cc.uic.edu
After you make your travel plans do drop in an email with
arrival/departure information and if you need ride from/to the
airport
and/or accommodation.
I know United is running specials to Chicago. They even have 30
percent discount on your next trip.
a few sites:
www.united.com
www.ata.com
www.cheaptickets.com
www.expedia.com
www.swa.com
www.aa.com
Blessed you are if you not only attend this function but also
bring someone else with you!
Pack your bags and grace this occasion....................
Jai Sreemannarayana,
Coordinators of the function
A:CHARYA A:RA:DHANA CELEBRATIONS
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Jeeyar Educational Trust USA Inc and srI rAmAnujA mission Inc are
pleased to annouce the celebration of the thirunakshattirams of svAmi
vEdAnta dEsikan and svAmi maNavALa mAmunigaL on October 28th and 29th
2000 at srI. venkatEsvara svAmi temple, Aurora, IL -
This celebration is organized with the following goals in mind -
1. Honour our AchAryAs by celebrating their thirunakshattirams AND
following their teachings -
2. Promote unity among srIvaishNavAs belonging to different AchArya
paramparais with focus on the common theme - our connection to
Ramanuja -
3. Create interest and provide support for families living
in this country to lead a srIvaishNava life
You can register for the conference at jeeyar.cc.uic.edu
Trasportation, accomodataion, food (prasadam) and other needs have
been taken care of for all attendees.
We request all JETUSA members to make an effort to attend this
function.
(Please memorize Acharya Tanian (HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamy's Tanian) if
possible)
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AGENDA:
28th Saturday: Day 1.
8:00 am 8:30 am suprabhAtham
8:30 am to 8:45 am sEvA kAlam (Preists Start Sthala Shuddhi.)
thiruppallANdu, thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, thiruppAvai (if time permits)
8:45 am to 9:05 am thirumanjanam (bhOga mUrthi, chinna utsavar and
AzhvAr/AchAryAs)
Purusha Suktam, Sri Suktam, neerAttam
9:05 am to 9:45 am alankAram & thomala seva.
pochoottal, kAppidal, Thiruppavai, amalanAdhipirAn,
kaNNinunsiRuththAmbu
9:45 am to 10:20 am mantra pushpam, archanai, sARRumurai and
thIrtham/saTAri.
10:25 am Perumal, AzhvAr/AchAryAs enter manTapam
With taittirIya upanishad recititation
10:30 am to 12:30 pm upstairs - pArAyaNam
AzhvAr/AchArya parivattam
AzhvAr/AchArya thaniyans, AchArya sambAvanai
IrAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi, upadEsa rattinamAlai, dayA shatakam
SARRumuRai, thIrtham/satAri
Downstairs HALL.
8:30 am to 1:15 pm - Conference Reception & Registration
12:30 to 1:15 - Lunch Down Stairs (Prasadam)
1:15 to 1:30 - Welcome and respects to AchAryAs -
Mr. Ranganathan Hemmighe (Welcome & Recognition Speech) - 3
minutes.
Dr. Raghu Raghavan (Respects to Acharyas)
10 minutes.
Mr. Mukund Pattangi (Sampradayam applicable today)
1:30 to 5:00 - Plays, Panel Discussions, Talks, Bhajans.
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm rAmAnuja Play
30
Mins.
svAmi nAthamunigaL and drAvida vEda,
rAmAnuja the social reformer and our saviour
2:00 pm to 2:15 pm - 15 Mins Slide Show (Introduction to
Vaishnavism)
2:15 pm to 2:50 pm
Talk on rAmAnujA vaibhavam (Anand Srinivasan - Pitt) - 35 Mins
2:50 pm to 3:00 pm One Bhajan & One Song 3:00 pm to 3:35 pm Daya
Satakam (Mrs. Radha, CA) - 35 Mins
3:35 pm to 4:25 pm Slide show on srivaishnava temples and their
history
4:25 pm to 5:00 pm Panel Discussions/ Q&A sessions
SampradAyam & Temple culture today relevance, practicality,
motivation -35 Mins.
(Rangath H, Velu C, R Raghavan, Vamsi M, Mani V)
Upstairs:
5:30 pm - Regular Temple Activity (Sahasranamam, Diwali
pooja,
Fireworks.)
8:30 pm - Sayana Ustavam
9:00 pm - Perumal Prasadam (Dinner)
29th Sunday: Day 2.
9:00 am to 9:30 am suprabhAtham
Downstairs:
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Plays, Panel Discussions, Talks, Bhajans
9:30 am to 10:35 am - Talks
Talk - vEdAnta dEsikar prabhavam (Vijay Srinivasam) - 30 Mins.
Talk on Acharya Bhakti (Dileepan Parthasarathy) - 35 mins.
10:35 am to 10:40 am One Bhajan One Song
10:40 am to 11:45 am - Talks
Talk - maNavALa mAmuni prabhavam (Mukund P, IL) - 30 Mins.
Talk - Yathiraja Vimsathi (TA Varadan, CO) - 35 Mins.
11:45 am to 12:45 pm Panel Discussions, Q&A Session. Sampradayam
Discussiosn
- 60 Mins.
(Anbil R, Dileepan P, Nadadur M, Anandanpillai, Mani V, V. Iyengar)
12:45 to 1:30 - Lunch
Upstairs:
1:30 Perumal enters mandapam for Utsavam
2:00 to 4:30 Parayanam
Raghuveera Gadyam - 30 Mins.
Yathiraja Vimsathi - 20 Mins.
Thiruvaimoizhi Nootrandadi - 45 Mins.
Desika Prabhandam - 40 Mins.
Prabhanda Saram, Adai Kala Pattu, Thiru Chinna Malai
Song for Perumal - 10 Mins.
End of Celbrations ritual
Sathumurai & Perumal's Thirtha Shatari
4:30 to 5:00 Vote of thanks (Take home message)
Downstairs:
5:00 6:00 Prasadam.
End of Day 2 - Program Ends.
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- SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH -
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