Sri VenkatEswara MahimA : Tributes by AzhwArs, AchAryAs and NaadhOpAsakAs Agenda for the First day : May 23 , 1998 ( 9.30 AM to 5.30 Pm ) Morning Sessions :9.30 AM Start ******************************** Session 1.A ( 9.30 -11.00 AM ) ****************************** 1. Recitations from four vedams ( 15 minutes) 2. Divya Prabhandham verses of AzhwArs ( 15 minutes ) on Sri VenaktEswarA 3. Sri VenkatEsa Gadhyam Recitation ( 15 minutes ) 4. Sri VenkatEsAnubhavam by AzhwArs , AchAryAs and NadhOpAsakAs : An Overview --Dr. V.Sadagopan :45 minutes Break: 11.00-11.15 AM Session 1.B ( 11.15 - 12.30 PM ) ******************************** 5. Sri VedAntha Desikan's DayA Sathakam-- Professor T. VenkatacharyA ( 45 minutes ) 6. Sri ANNamAcharya Sangeerthanamulu and His Bhakthi : Lecture Demonstration / Musical Rendering ( Artist to be announced ) 12.30-- 2.00 PM : Lunch ************************ Session 1.C ************ 7. AzhwAr's lives : Dr. Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan(45 Minutes ) 8. First Triad of AzhwArs, ThiruPPANar and Thirumazhishai AzhwAr's anubhavam of Sri VenkatesA --Sri S.Rengarajan ( 45 Minutes ) Break: 3.30-3.45 PM ********************* Session 1.D (3.45 -5.30 PM ) ************ 9. PeriyAzhwAr and ANDAL's anubhavam of the Lord of Seven Hills -- Supreme Court Justice Hon.M.Srinivasan (45 Minutes ) 10.Kulasekhara AzhwAr's tribute to Sri VenkatEsa , Uthsavams and AarAdahnam at Thirpathi --Dr. M.Rangaswami (45 Minutes ) 11.Rendering of Saint ThyagarAjA's krithis on Sri VenkatEsA ( Artist to be confirmed ) :15 minutes. 5.30 PM :Adjourn for the day Second Day : 9.30 AM --5.30 PM ******************************* Session 2.A (9.30 -11.30 AM ) ***************************** 12. Pancha Sooktham-- GhOshti ( 20 Minutes ) 13. Divya Prabhandham recitation -GhOshti (10 Minutes ) 14. Dayaa Sathakam of Sri VedAntha Desikan -- Professor Vachaspathi T. Venkatachari (45 Minutes ) 15. Bhakthi and saraNAgathi in Sri VaishNavite Tradition--Sri Kannan Swami (45 Minutes ) 11.30 to 11.45 AM : Break 16. NammAzhwAr's SaraNAgathi to Sri Thiruvenkatanathan- Dr. Nadadur Madhavan (45 minutes ) Break:12.30-2.00 PM ********************* Session 2.B ( 2.00-5.30 PM ) **************************** 17 . Thirumangai AzhwAr's tributes to Sri VenkatAchalapathy -Sri T.A. Varadan (45 Minutes ) 18. Purandara DaasA and Kanaka Daasa"s SaraNAgathi to the Lord of Saptha Giri -Professor M.G. Prasad Break 3.30 PM ( 15 Minutes ) 19. DakshiNa Thiruppathis : ThiruviNNagar and ThiruveLLakkuLam -(Speaker To Be confirmed ):45 minutes 20. Sri MutthuswAMI Deekshithar's and Sri PapanAsam Sivan's musical tributes to Sri SeshAchala Naayakan ( Artist to be confirmed ) : 30 Minutes 21. Veda GhOsham : Ganam( 15 minutes ) 22. Concluding Remarks and Honoring of the Speakers : Dr.Narender Reddy , Sri VenkatEswarA devasthAnam 5.15 PM : Adjourn V.Sadagopan P.S: It is my pleasure as Conference Chairman to invite you all to participate in this Bhaktha SammELanam and receive the blessings of Sri VenkatEswarA of Pitsburgh Tem[ple during His VasanthOthsavam . Inview of the holiday season ( Memorial Day weekend ) , you may wish to confirm your travel plans and Lodging arrangements at your earliest convenience . Please direct any questions that you may have regarding Logistics to me for further reference to the appropriate temple authorities .The SV temple Web pages will have an announcement about this conference in two or three weeks .
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