SrI: Dear SrI VaishnavAs: The celebration of our AchArya Thirunakshathrams is a hoary tradition for us to show our gratitude to our AchAryAs for their MahOpakArams in guiding us from darkness to light.The purpose of this mail is to announce the plans in place for this weekend celebration of the Thirunakshathram of HH SrImushNam SrImad Andavan of PeriyAsramam , SrIrangam ( Sunday, June 8,2003). SrI RanganAtha Temple of Pomona , NY takes particular pleasure in celebrating AchArya Thirunakshathrams in the most traditional manner with Veda PaarAyaNams , Dhivya Prabahndha and IthihAsa/ PurANa PaarAyaNams , SthOthra Paatams , Bhagavad GitA pravachanam ,VishNu Sahasra Naama PaarAyaNam , Paadhuka AarAdhanam , Desika Sahasra Naama recitations and Periya SaaRRumurai followed by the recitation of the Taniyans of all VishNavite AchAryAs . All of these auspicious activities conclude with TadhiyArAdhanam and anna dhAnam for all sevArthis all day at the Ranga mantapam . During Panguni ROhiNi , we enjoyed a grand celebration of HH SrImad PoundarIkapuram Andavan's Thirunakshthram this year. Bhagavad RaamAnujA's Thirunakshathram was celebrated next in a grand manner . Plans are in place for the celebration of the Thirunakshathram of the Founder AchArya of our temple : MukkUr SrImad Azhagiya Singar. The Thirunakshathrams of Swamy Desikan and HH Prakrutham 45th Azhagiya Singar , HH SrImad NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan will be celebrated in October and December respectively .There may be a joint celebration for expressing our salutations to all of the VaishNavite AchAryAs in September. We are working on that program. Approximately 50 PaarAyaNakkArALs will assemble before individual sannidhis on Sunday , June 8 during the occasion of the Thirunakshathram celebrations of HH SrImad SrImushNam Andavan of PeriyAsramam to recite various AchArya SrI Sookthis and Vedam . The program has been put together by the Religious Committee of SrI RanganAtha Temple in close consultation with the SishyAs of HH SrImad SrImushNam Andavan from The Ramanuja Mission , USA. On Sunday , June 8 , there will also be the performance of the Sudarsana Homam (109th in the current series of such MahA Homams . The temple will be alive with all these auspicious ghOshams in salutation to the dhivya Dampathis and their AchAryAs . Here is the evolving program . Please come and join in the different pArAyaNams or just listen to them and surround yourself with what is Subham , Sundaram and Mangalam . Program for Sunday , June 8 , 2003 *********************************** 7.30 AM NithyAnusandhAnam at SrI RanganAthar Sannidhi 8.00 A.M --1.00 P.M: SrI RanganAtha PaadhukA Sahasram recitation in front of Lord RanganAtha and if possible in front of both Lord RanganAtha and Swamy NigamAntha MahA Desikan.This ghOshti will be led by Shri ShyAm SreenivAsan and adiyEn. 8.00 A.M-11.00 A.M: Sudarshana HOmam with Dr. Venkat Kanumalla as the Chief rthvik. 8.00 A.M Recitation of Swamy Desikan's 28 SthOthrams in front of Lord SrinivAsan's sannidhi led by SishyAs of HH SrImad Andavan . 8.00 A.M RaamAyaNa PaarAyaNam at Lord Ramachandran's sannidhi headed by SrIman Poondi Vijyaraghavan , President of RaamAnujA Mission , USA 8.00 A.M Veda PaarAyaNam at SrI RanganAyaki's Sannidhi 8.00 A.M Continous PaarAyanam of Sri VishNu SahasranAmam in front of SrI Lakshmi Naraimhan Sannidhi by all. 1.00 P.M Periya SaaRRumuRai Led by SrI VaradarAja Bhattar of Oppiliappan Koil. 1.30 P.M TadhiyArAdhanam for PaarAyanakArAs & Anna DhAnam for all SevArthis. On behalf of the Board of trustees of SrI RanganAtha Temple , adiyEn invites You all to join these celebrations and recieve the blessings of the Dhivya Damapthis and their AchAryAs.We invite You all to join this celebration and all future AchArya Thirunakshathram celebrations at SrI RanganAtha temple with family and friends. Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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