To the right of Srimath Thembarai Andavan [highlighted in bottom left],
you could see a sanyasi standing with a tridandam. He is Sri. VK Srinivasachariar
known as Pattnam Mama who was the Srikaryam & at the same time became
a sanyasi. He was blessed and initiated into the sanyasramam by Thembirai
Andavan in recognition and appreciation of Pattnam mama's vairagyam, anushtanam
and asraamam administration. It was unique that in an Asramam with a yateeswara
in the peetam, another sanyasi acted as a Srikaryam; there are/have been
junior pontiffs at the same time, but not the Srikaryam also as a sanyasi.
There were difficulties for Pattnam Mama in maintaining sanyasa dharmam
while still taking the busy responsibilities of a Srikaryam. So he got
relieved from the post of Srikaryam and Sri Kannan swami become the Srikaryam
of Andavan Ashramam before He himself took up Sanyasa Ashramam to become
Thirukkudandhai Andavan on April 5th 1963, just few Hours before Thembarai
Andavan attained Thirunaadu.
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