Dear Members :
In USA , there is one temple , which is exclusively dedicated
to VishNu NaarAyaNan . It is the Sri RanganAtha Temple
at Pomona , NY . It follows the Ahobila Matam SampradhAyam
and Srirangam worship traditions . It has sannidhis for Lord
KrishNa , Ramachandra , Lakshmi Naraimhan , Sudarsanar ,
HayagrIvar , SrinivAsan , RanganAyaki , Andal and Garudan
as well as the 44th and 45 th Pattam Azhagiya Singars,
Swamy Desikan , AchArya RaamAnuja and all the twelve
AzhwArs. This temple observes Adhyayana Uthsavam during
Marghazhi and has visEsha AarAdhanams for Sri Rama Navami ,
JanmAshtami , Nrusimha Jayanthi , SrinivAsa KalyAnam ,
MahA Sudarsana Homam . The archakaas are experts
in Vedam (Some are GhanapAdis) , Dhivya Prabhandham
and PaancharAthra aagamam . Sri RanganAtha Temple is
" a designer temple" as well in the sense that it is designed
for those who believe in the ancient doctrine of Prapatthi/
SaraNAgathy to Sriman NaarAyaNan . Devotees from every walk of
life participate in the worship of Sriman NaarAyaNa here .
Following the Ahobila Matam tradition , anna dhaanam is done
every day for visitors .During the Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi , New Year
day and Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham days , annadhAnam
was done for more than 1,200 bhakthAs and their families .
Sri RanganAthO Jayathi ,
V.Sadagopan
Secretary of Sri RanganAtha Temple , Pomona , NY
http://www.ranganatha.org
For 18 articles on the Vaibhavam of Sri RanganAtha ,
please refer to : http://www.sadagopan.org
in the dhivya dEsam section .
> --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rvv21" <ranjanvv@xxxx> wrote:
>>> I think it's unlikely you'll find a "Vishnu-only" temple in
> the > UK (apart from ISKCON temples) - but I could be wrong.
> However, the > sizeable Sri Lankan Tamil community in many parts of
> London have > retained their Shaiva temple culture to a relatively
> high degree and > have constructed many 'south-indian' style temples,
> if you were > interested in seeing them for interest. Many have a
> sannidhi for > Lakshmi/Naaraayana as well.
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