Sri Amudhan SamprOkshanam and ChAthur mAsya sankalpam - Part 5
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• August 8, 1999
Srimadh Azahgiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amuthan thiruvadikaLE saraNam Sri Amudhan SamprOkshanam and ChAthur mAsya sankalpam - Part 5 Both due to some popular appeal (many wrote to me asking me to prvide more details on my trip) and as well due to personal requests adiyEn is encouraged to write on this event some more. In thiru kudanthai the mahAsamprokshanam day was declared as a holiday for many schools, many shops and some government establishments as well. The whole city geared up to support the influx of many visitors from neighboring places. More than 150,000 food pockets were distributed by many institutions. Further approximately 300,000 icecold water pockets (thanks to technology, hygienic water is supplied in plastic pockets) were supplied on mahA samproKshanam day. More than several thousands partook in the thathiyArAdhanai at Sri Ahobila muth all the 6 days and the same was conducted in two different places due to volume. More than 350 SrivaishnavALs from all over the country took part in the vEda pArAyanam and gOshti on all 5 days. Scores of SmArthAs were also joined for vEdha pArayanam. Sri Ahobila muth presented all of the gOshti with each Rs 1500 sambAvanai, Rs 300 for Rail charges, a patthARu vEshti angavastharam from Nallis (good quality) costing Rs 500 were presentdd to each one of these 350 and odd (more than Rs 8 Lacs ie 800,000). They were further provided with a sAppAdu yelai sambAvanai of Rs 10 and more every time they have thathi yArAdhanam ie., more than Rs 100 for 1000's of bhakthLs every day. SmArthAs were provided with even more, as a token of appreciation of their love for Sri Amuthan and Sri mAlolan. yAga sAlai was decorated with several pictures of Sri Amuthan and AzhwArs. Several lights were decorated on all through out the temple and as well as the thiru gOpura nayinAr. The entire gopuram was cleaned painted new at the cost of Rs 7.5 lacs approx. By the way there is a nitya suri in Sri vaikundam by the name Sri gopura nayinAr. Since this gopuram is so majestic and stirs divine feelings to many form far away villages people named it as thiru gopura nayinar, remembering our nitya suri who is in constant service of the divya dampathis. Sri Amuthan was adorned with a "thaila kAppu" in an emotional way after a long time with 1000s particpating. The "ammi ural" was given by adiyEn's mother 6 days prior to the mahA samprOkshanam to the temple. It was kept in the temple prAhAram. "marunthu" was preapred by crushing all the natural ingradients in this "ural". On all days 100's of village women stood in lines around the prAhAram to do this "ammi kutthal" or crushing as a kainkaryam for Sri Amuthan. As expected Sri Garudan appeared shortly prior to the mahA samprOkshanam and circled Sri Vaideeka vimAnam. It was a real touching scene. Srimadh Azhagiya Singar thiruvadikaLE saraNam Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amuthan thiruvadikaLE saraNam Sampath Rengarajan _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
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