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Dear Sriman Narasimhachari Swamy:

Thank you very much for your wonderful
and welcome suggestion . I agree with 
you that any amount of Funds thrown 
at revitalizing Dhivya dEsams would not 
succeed by itself unless there is a dedicated 
ownership of responsibilities to offer
shrama dhAnam , personal participation in 
GhOshtis , provide the outside link ,
"propagandize the dhivya desam " to 
the world of aasthikAs and motivate 
the Bhattars and assure the well being
of their families.

There will not be one strategy. Our AchAryAs
have "adopted" some of these dhivya dEsams 
and provide support. Cases in point are:
Thirukkudanthai , Naathan Koil et al.
Rest are supported by aasthikAs from Overseas
coordinating with their retired parnets , who
do not necessarily live at these dhivya dEsams.
ShrimAn Venkat of Bahrain is setting an example
for such kaimkaryams in coordination with his
retired father and a group of aasthikAs .
Thalaicchanka NaaNNmathiyam temple is a case
in pint. 

SrIman Pattangi has described the efforts of
another group , who are actively involved 
in addressing the problems thru shrama dhAnam 
and dedicated funds . 

Then there are financially sound dhivya desams 
like Oppiliappan Koil, where retirees after 
a full life in the outside world carry on
with Kaimkaryam to the Lord ( NithyAnusandhAnam 
at the evening ) since their elders have performed 
such kaimakryams for generations. I am thinking of my
classmate , SrI V.N.Gopala Desikan , who was 
an executive in the Indian Railway Services 
and after his retirement returned to Oppiliappan
Sannidhi and takes part in the Kaimkaryams.

There are aasthikAs like SrIman SatakOpa
TatachAryAr , who has "adopted " the dhvya
Desam of DhIpa PrakAsar Temple and ThUppul
Swamy Desikan Sannidhi Nithya AarAdhanam.
He is tireless in his efforts to raise core funds
to support the nithyArAdhanam at these two sannidhis,
pay for the Bhattars and Saamagriya.

Establishments of PaatasAlais at abhimAna Sthalams like 
Vaduvoor is accomplishing these goals of the presence
of VaidhikAs and protecting the traditons .

In all these matters , the pilfering by mean minded
Temple Executives and the benign neglect by
the Trustees, the Hindu Religious Endowment Board 
( The Government Body for supervision and fair 
distribution of revenues genrated at rich temples )
has to stop. 

The problems are huge but can be addressed steadily
with the help of dedicated , who have the comfort
level to return to these dhivya dEsams and 
wean themselves from the dependence on
the "pleasures " of urban lives . 

A hybrid life of part time residence at ancestral
villages , where the dhivya desams are and 
the city , where the children are for jobs 
might be the solution. 

With prayers for addiitonal positive developments
in this area of vital interst to all of us,

V.Sadagopan 






>> --- "R Narasimhachariar" <rnchariar_2311@xxxxxxxxx>
>>wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:20:14 +0530
>>From: "R Narasimhachariar"
>><rnchariar_2311@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Re:To the cause of Senior Srivaishavites
>>To: T Sampath Kumaran <tamarapusampath@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>Dear Sampath Kumaran swamin,
>>I appreciate the interest you have been taking to the
>>cause of senior Srivaishanvites. In this connection I
>>would like to post the following for the kind
>>attention of srivashnavites of our groups.
>>It is a pity that most of our Divya Desam temples are
>>deserted, and at times you find one archakar
>>conducting kainkaryam in a group of temples located
>>close by. There is paucity of elderly srivaishnavites
>>even for ghosti, and participation in Nitya Aradhana.
>>Financial support alone will not suffice the worship
>>in these temples but active participation by elderly
>>Srivaishnavites is much needed. Many Srivaishavites,
>>after retirement from service still cling on to city
>>life. They often clamour that our Divya Desams are
>>neglected. Instead they can settle themselves in one
>>of the Divya Desams, once they complete their
>>commitments to their families. TV, Telephone and
>>e-mail facilities are available even in remote
>>shetrams. Myself and some of my friends after service
>>in Central Govt. at Delhi have shifted to towns
>closer
>>to Shetrams and contribute our service in some of
>>these shetrams. Fortunately we can still command
>>services in India for a price and can lead a
>>comfortable life. I would appeal that seniors instead
>>of planning to join their children abroad or look for
>>Homes, can think of forming groups and re-settle in
>>Shetrams where they can have mental peace and
>continue
>>to carry on their nityanustanams and render service
>to
>>Sriman Narayana in these shetrams. This will motivate
>>archakas, and other bhakthas to continue to live in
>>these shetrams.
>>Let us take a vow to rebuild our Shetrams, and
>>continue to retain their glory for the younger
>>generation.
>>Dasan
>>Naraimhachariar 
>>




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