dear shri.Shanthakumar swamy, We are very happy to go through your yathirai anubhavam .My parents who were fortunate enough to visit all the divya desams on this earth ,has shared his experiences in the site developed by my brother Dr T A s Vijaya raghavan (also a member of this group)www.geocities.com/tasviji.May I request yo go through the site and share your views. regards ravi --- Shanthakumar <shanthakumar.hyd@xxxx> wrote: > Pandiya Nadu and Malai Nadu Divya Desams Yathrai > 21st December 2001 to 30th December 2001. > > Sri Venkata Gurave Namaha: > Sri Mathe Ramanujaya Namaha: > Acharyan Tiruvadigale Saranam: > > The yathrai was conducted by Vasu Mama (Vasudevan > Triplicane fame). > > I started from Hyderabad on 20th evening and reached > chennai on 21st > morning. > > 21-12-2001 > > 1. Tiruvallikkeni: Afternoon had bhagyam to be among > sevakalam goshti during > phagal pathu adhyayana uthsavam, surprisingly his > holiness Sri Tridandi > Srimann Narayana Chinna Jeeyar swamy came to temple. > It was coincidence; by > the time he came, Thirumangai Azhwar's > mangalasasanam pasuram on > Parthasaradhy Perumal started. > > viRperu vizhavum kaNYchanum mallum > vEzhamum paaganum veezha, > cheRRavan Rannai, purameri seydha > sivanuRu thuyargaLai thEvai, > paRRalar veeyak kOlkaiyil koNdu > paartthanRan thErmunnNin Raanai, > siRRavai paNiyaal mudithuRanN dhaanaith > thiruvallik kENikkaN dEnE. > > It took almost 20 mins, to recite those 10 pasurams. > I can personally say, > no other divya desa perumal is enjoying the type of > Ghoshti "right now", the > way Parthasaradhy perumal is enjoying. There were > easily more than 300 > adhyapakas in sevakalam, including Sri M.A. Venkata > Krishnan. > > I had bhagyam to meet one of the moderators of our > group. T.V. Venkatesh in > temple. We had good time, sharing our thoughts with > each other. > > Yathrai started on 21st Dec night at 8:00 pm from > Tiruvillikeni > Parthasaradhi temple. Two buses were arranged with > almost 102 people to > travel. > > 22-12-2001 > > 1. Thiruvarangam: The bhooloka Vaikuntam. Had very > well darsanam of Sri > Ranganathar (moolavar) two times, Namm Perumaal > (Uthsavar), Thaayaar Sri > Ranaga Naayaki, Udaiyavar and Chakarthalwar from > 8:00 am to 10:00 am. From > 10:00 am to 11:30 am, had bhagyam to see "Araiyar > Sevai". > > Started from srirangam at 1:30 pm and reached > Thirumeyyam at 5:45pm > > 2. Thiru meyyam: Had darsanam of Sathyagiri Nathan > and Ujjeevana thaayaar at > 6:00 pm. Started from Thiru meyyam and reached > Thirukkottiyur. > > 3. Thirukkottiyur: Had excellent darsanam of Sri > UragamellaNaiyaan (Sowmya > Naryanan) and Thirumaamagal naachiyaar at 7:15. Went > up in Ashtaanga Vimanam > (The place where Sri ramanjua reveald the sacred > Thirumantram, the mantram > that grants moksham to any jeevathma recited even > once in his lifetime). > Started from Thirukkottiyur and reached > Thiruppullani. Night halt at > Thiruppullani. > > 23-12-2001 > > 4. Had Sethu Snanam in the morning at 7:00 am. > Which is hardly 1-2 > kilometres from Thiruppullani temple. > > 5. Thiruppullani: Had darsanam of Sri Kalyana > Jagannathan and Sri > Kalyaanavalli (Padmaasani) thaayar at 10:00 am. Here > I have to mention that, > the temple is not in good condition. A sabha which > is actively taking care > of renovating temple is planning to do samprokshanam > in another six months. > One of the members of the group Venkat S. Iyengar > gave me 500 Rs, before I > started for the yathrai. I gave the amount to sabha > for samprokshnam. I have > an Appeal letter given the by the secretary of the > sabha, which I will post > in the next mail. > > Started to Nava Pashanam at 1:30 pm. > > 6. Nava Pashanam: Had darsanam of nava graha's at > 3:30 pm which were > installed by sri Rama himself. Started from nava > pashanam and reached > Rameshwaram. > > 7. Rameshwaram: Had darsanam of perumal at 7:00 pm. > Started from > Rameshwaram at 9:00 pm and reached Thirumogoor at > night 12:30. Night stay > at Thirumogoor. > > 24-12-2001 > > 8. Thirumogoor: Had early morning bath in > Ksheerapthi pushkarani at 3:30 am > (this theeratam is very auspicious, this theertam > has mangalasasanam in > NammAzhwar's Thriuvaimozhi) > > kooththan kOvalan kuthaRRuval lachurargaL kooRRam > Eththum nangadakum amararkkum munivarkkum inban > vaayththa thaNpaNai vaLavayal soozthiru mOgoor > aaththan thaamarai yadiyanRi maRRilam araNE. > > Had excellent Vishva roopa darsanam of Sri Kaalamega > Perumal, Mohana Valli > Thayaar and Chakrathazhwar in the morning at 5:00 > am. Started to Nupra > Gangai at 6:30 am. > > 9. Nupra Gangai: The nupra gangai is on the top of > the hill > Thirumaaliransolai. The water here is considered to > be equal to Ganga. > Thirumanjanam to perumal is done only with this > theertam. > > 10. Thirumaalirunsolai: Had darsanam of Sri > Sunderaraajan (KallAzhagar) and > Sundaravalli Thayaar at 8:30 am. > > 11. Thirukkoodal: Had darsanam of Sri Koodalazhagar > and Maduravalli Thaayar > at 10:30 am. Was in temple till 12:30. Went back to > Thirumogoor at 2:00 pm, > had tadiyaradanai and started from thirumogoor at > 4:00 pm to Thiruthangal. > > 12. Thirutthangal: Had darsanam of Sri Ninra > Narayanan and Sri Segamala > Thaayar at 6:15 pm. Started to Srivilliputhur at > 6:45 pm. > > 13. SriVilliputhur: (One of the most important > reasons to go to this > yathrai was to see Sri Aandaal during Margazhi > maasam.) Had one of the > lifetime experience sevai of Sri Aandal with > Rangamannar, Vatapathrasaayi at > 8:00 pm. Aandaal and ranamannar were brought from > vatapatrasaayi temple to > main sannadhi at 8:30 pm. It was one of the rarest > occasions to see the > voyaara nadai. The thirmeni of Aandaal is so > elegant, words fail me to > write. Night started at 11:00 pm to Azhwar > Thirunagari. > > 25-12-2001 > > It was one of the days to be remembered in my > lifetime. It was the day I > visited 9 divya desams (Nava Tirupathi) at a > stretch. Here is the serial > order > > 14. Thirukkurugoor: Had bath in Thaampraparani > theetham in the morning at > 4:30 am and had excellent vishwa roopa darsanam of > Sri Aadhi Naadhan, > Koorugoorvalli Thaayar and Namm Azhwar at 6:00 am. > Recited Thiruppavai at > Aadhinaadan and Namm Azhar sannadhi. (In nava graha > kshetrams, this keshtram > is Vzhyayan) Also saw the sacred Tamarind tree. > > 15. Thirukkoloor: (This is the birth place of > Madurakavi Azhwar) Had > darsanam of Sri Nishebaviththan, Kumudha valli > Thaayar and Madurakavi Azhwar > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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