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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha
Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha
Sri Vanachala maha munayE Namaha

Dear Sheela mami,

Thanks a lot for your great service. Through this writeup all of us who miss 
that excellent opportunity to listen to the wonderful upanyasam series 
delivered by a great scholar that too about our dear mAmunikal at this very 
time, (mAmunikal thirunakshatram fast approaching) based on the divine work of 
Sri erumbiappa the satshisya of mAmunikal, taste the nectar to an extent.  
Though we have been blessed to be in a divya desam and have the opportunity to 
listen and enjoy lot of bhagavat vishyam and sevai still we miss the bhAgavata 
satsangam and telebridge upanyasams very much.  Thanks once again.

Here is the link to the photos of :

1. Srinidhi svami: http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/35487871
2. Poigai Azhvar: http://www.pbase.com/svami/image/35488029
3. Pillailokachariar: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488049
4. Ponnadikkal jeer: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488105
5. Mannathan: http://www.pbase.com/image/35488174

The first link shows Sri Akkarakani srinidhi swamy who does a excellent service 
to our Srivaishnava community at this very young age.  Swamy in his upanyasams 
has talked about what all emperuman does to uplift jeevatmas.  Emperuman due to 
his nirheduka krupai keeps on gifting us with great Srivaishnavas/acharyas like 
swami who are filled with jnana and bhakthi who are capable of lifting all 
innocent souls to high levels.  To whom should we do mangalasasanams to the 
golden ornaments (Srivaishnava acharyas/scholars) or the emperuman who gifted 
such priceless gems to us?

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// Aipassi (solar Aishwaija) month is even more special than margazi which 
Kannan refers to in Bhagavad Gita as "mAsAnAm margashIshoham".  It brought us 
the birth of three Mudal alwars, and five Acharyas namely Swamy Lokachariar, 
Maamunigal, Visvaksenar, Tirukuruhaipiran, and Koorakulottamar dasar.  This 
makes a total of 8 signifying each akshara of tirumantram.//

The photos of Poigai Azhvar, peyAzhvar and Pillai loka charya of thiruvallikeni 
and peyazhvar of mylapore (madhavan and kesavan sannadhis) take during their 
thiruavatara thirunal have been uploaded in the site.

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//· As described in YatIndra PravaNa Prabhavam, Maamunigal had 8 sishyas - 
ashtadiggajas - to carry the torch and spread the sampradAyam.  Of which three 
are sanyasis (Vanamamalai,  Tiruvengada , Battar Piran Jeeyars) and five 
grihastas (Koil annan, Erumbiappa, Apillar, Appullar, Prativaadi Bhayankara 
Annan)//

The first and foremost disciple of Swami manavala mAmunikal, who undertook 
sanyAsam even before his acharya due to his utmost acharya bhakthi, Sri 
ponnadikkAl jeeyer swamy, the first pontiff of Sri Vanamamalai mutt (onnAna 
swamy), one among the ashtadiggajas was born on the auspicious day of kanyA 
punarvasu.  Photos of swamy during his thirunakshatra mahotsavam in 
thiruvallikeni vanamamalai mutt this year (2004) has been uploaded in the site. 
The link to one of the photos is given above.

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// Bhattar tells Namperumal and his shishyas that after reaching Paramapadam if 
he did not witness Namperumal utsavams there, he would dig a hole and come 
right back to Srirangam.  This is the speciality of Srirangam -the roots of 
sampradayam.  Hence he does mangalasasanmas to Srirangam in the opening sloka.//

Namperumal, Sri ranganatha, Azhagiya manavalan was attracted by the divine 
beauty of bruhu putri, Sri Vedavalli thayar and hence he came running to 
thiruvallikeni, BrindAranya kshetram and married Vedavalli thayar.  Thayar 
accepted emperuman as "mannAthan" and thus with the same name emperuman resides 
in thiruvallikeni giving divine darshan even today.  During the navarathri, 
special utsavam is celebrated for Sri Vedavalli thayar with special archanai 
and purappadu.  Each evening thayar undergoes purappadu (inside the temple 
premises only, thayar-padithAndA paththini) amidst the divine Siriya thirumadal 
ghosti piercing through the sky.  When the ghosti (to see so many small small 
kids chanting the prabhandam with great enthusiasm "Ayiram kan pOrAdhu pArkka, 
Ayiram sevi pOrAdhu kEtka") finishes the prabhandam  "seerAr thiruvEnkatamE! 
thirukkOvaloorE!......" it is for sure that all the divya desa perumals will 
here the sound of this ghosti and run to thiruvallikeni.  The highlight is 
"ArAmam soozhindha arangam" that is recited two times and sure Sriranganatha 
cannot lie there in Srirangam on hearing this.  Nine days thayar alone 
undergoes purappadu but on the last day (maha navami) mannathan comes out in 
thiruveedhi purappadu and when he returns back thayar joins him and then 
undergoes purappadu inside the temple premises amidst the madal ghosti.  On 
this grand day the divine dampathis, bless all the devotees with 'vettrilai 
pAkku'.  This year this day happened to be the thirunakshatra dinam of poigai 
azhvar, the first among the mudal azhvars.  So Poigai azhvar underwent 
thiruveedhi purappadu along with mannathan (usually Sattrumarai purappadu for 
all azhvar, acharyas is only with parthasarathi except for such special 
occasions).  The link to the photo of mannathan taken during that purappadu is 
also given above.

Hope all of you will enjoy viewing the photos.  Just wanted to share our joy 
with you all.

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Adiyen ramanuja dAsan/dAsee
Varadarajan/Sumithra






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