Balaji Temple, Birmingham

One of my friend told me about Balaji temple in Birmingham, UK and I did a google search to view the photos and found some wonderful pictures. Adiyen has shared them below.

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Thirunindravur Sri Bhakthavatsala Perumal Brahmotsavam - 11/03/2012 to 20/03/2012

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Sri Ramanuja Thirunakshtram at Thirunarayanapuram, Melukote - invitation

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Sri Rangji Mandir, Vrindavan

Sri Rangji Mandir is located in the heart of temple town of Vrindavan, one of the most prominent religious centers of India. The town is situated about 150 kms from the national capital, 7Km eastward from National Highway(NH2).

This year Sri Rangji temple would be celebrating  its annual Sri Brahmotsav from 11 March to 20 March. All the devotees along with their families and friends are requested to attend this holy festival and seek the blessings of  Lord Sri Goda-Rangamannar. Please refer to the schedule below to know the date and timings for darshan on different vahanas. Please note that Garuda Vahan is on 13 March and Sri Rath(chariot) on 17 March. Last year's pics are located here.

Day & Date	Vahan
Sunday, 11/03/2012	1. Sri Poornakothi Vahan, Morning from 8.30-10.30 AM 2. Sri Simha Vahan, Evening from 7.30-10.30 PM
Monday, 12/03/2012	1. Sri Surya Vahan, Morning from 8-11 AM 2. Sri Hansa Vahan, Evening from 7-10PM
Tuesday, 13/03/2012	1. Sri Garuda Vahan, Morning from 7-10.30AM 2. Sri Hanuman Vahan, Evening from 7-10PM with fireworks
Wednesday, 14/03/2012	1. Sri Sheshanaga Vahan, Morning from 8-10.30 AM 2. Sri Kalpavrikha Vahan, Evening from 7.30-10.30 PM
Thursday, 15/03/2012	1. Sri Paalki Vahan, Morning from 7AM-2PM 2. Sri Simha Shaardool Vahan 7.30-10.30 PM
Friday, 16/03/2012	1. Sri Kanch ka Viman(Holi), Evening from 4-6 PM 2. Sri Gaja Vahan, Evening 9.30-12 PM
Saturday, 17/03/2012	Sri Ratha Vahan 7.30AM-3PM
Sunday, 18/03/2012	Sri Ashva(Horse) Vahan 7-10.30 PM with fireworks to be followed by Sri Parakal Swami Leela
Monday, 19/03/2012	1. Sri Paalki Vahan, 7.30AM-10.30 AM followed by Pranaya kalah leela 2. Sri Yamuna Snan (Bath in the river Yamuna) in the afternoon 12-3 PM 3. Sri Chandra Vahan, Evening from 8-11.30 PM
Tuesday, 20/03/2012	Sri Pushpa Vahan, Evening 10.30 PM -00.30 AM

How To Reach

Sri Rangji Mandir is located in the heart of temple town of Vrindavan, one of the most prominent religious centers of India. The town is situated about 150 kms from the national capital, 7Km eastward from National Highway(NH2).
By Road:
From Delhi: 150 Kms
From Jaipur: 250 Kms
From Agra: 60 Kms
From Mathura: 10 Kms

Nearest Rail Link:
Mathura

Nearby Airports:
Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur

Festivals
 Shastras say daily festivals bring prosperity for human beings. In divyadesh like Vrindavan, daily utsavas have increased importance. Participating in these utsavas bring heavenly experience to the devotees. These festivals are celebrated throughout the year in Sri Rangji Mandir. Some of the major festivals celebrated in Rangji Mandir are listed below.

Sno  Festival  Schedule

1.   Sri Shanti Utsav  23/03/2012 -25/03/2012

2.   Sri Hanuman Jayanti  06/04/2012

3.   Sri Ramanuj Swamiji Utsav  17/04/2012-27/04/2012

4.   Sri Ram Navami Utsav 28/04/2012-30/04/2012

5.   Sri Narsimha Jayanti   05/05/2012

6.   Sri Vasant Utsav  29/05/2012-02/06/2012

7.   Sri Sudarshan Jayanti  01/06/2012

8.   Sri Gurupoornima  03/07/2012

9.   Sri Jyeshthabhishek Utsav  11/07/2012

10.  Sri Phool Bangla Exact date depends on the availability of flowers.

11   Sri Godaammaji Utsav  14/07/2012-23/07/2012

12.  Sri Jhoola(Hindolam) Utsav 22/07/2012-02/08/2012

13   Sri Garuda Jayanti  26/07/2012

14.  Sri Gajendra Moksha, Shri Shravani, Shri Rakshabandhan  02/08/2012

15.  Sri Pavitrotsav  01/9/2012-07/09/2012

16.  Sri Krishna Jayanti  08/09/2012

17   Sri Nandotsav  09/09/2012

18.  Sri Nauka (Boat) Utsav  26/09/2012-28/09/2012

19.  Sri Navratri Utsav  15/10/2012-23/10/2012

20   Sri Hayagreeva Poojan Utsav  20/10/2012-23/10/2012

21.  Sri Vijayadashmi Utsav  24/10/2012

22.  Sri Sharad Poornima Utsav  29/10/2012

23.  Sri Deepawali Utsav, Shri Lakshmi Poojan  13/11/2012

24.  Sri Annakoot Utsav 18/11/2012

25.  Sri Kaishik Dwadashi  25/11/2012

26.  Sri Kritika Deepotsav  28/11/2012

27.  Sri  Adhyana Utsav  14/12/2012-23/12/2012

28.  Sri Dhanurmas  Utsav  16/12/2012-13/01/2013

29   Sri Vaikunth Ekadashi  24/12/2012

30.  Sri Vaikunth Utsav  24/12/2012-02/01/2013

31   Sri Iyalappa Sathumurai  03/01/2013

32.  Sri Andal Utsav(Sri Vivah Utsav)  09/01/2013-13/01/2013

33.  Sri Makar Sankranti  14/01/2013

34.  Sri Vasant Panchami  15/02/2013

35.  Sri Bhanu Saptami  17/02/2013

36.  Sri Brahmotsav  28/03/2013-0604/2013 

 

For more information please visit the temple website

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Thirukurungudi Brahmotsavam 2012

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Vaduvur - 10 days Ramanavami Utsavam Invitation‏

Namasthe,

10 days Sri Ramanavami Utsavam celebration will start in Vaduvur Sri Kothandaramaswamy Temple on March 31, 2012 (Saturday).  Visit www.vaduvurtemple.in for accessing the invitation.

The overall program schedule is

1. 31/03 - Twajarohanam (flag hoisting)
2. 01/04 - Surya Prabhai
3. 02/04 - Sesha Vaaganam
4. 03/04 - Garuda Vaaganam
5. 04/04 - Hanumantha Vaaganam
6. 05/04 - Raja Alankaram, Mohana Alankaram, Hamsa Vaaganam, Gaja Vaaganam
7. 06/04 - Tirukalyana Utsavam, Tiruchevigai Purapadu
8. 07/04  - Navaneetha Alankaram , Raja Alankaram, Haya vaaganam
9. 08/04 - Tiruther purapadu
10. 09/04 - Sapthavarnam

All are welcome.

For participation/contribution, kindly contact temple office (or) Ganapati N Govindarajan (vaduvurgovindan@gmail.com)

Daasan,

V.P Rajesh

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Foot prints of Ramanuja in Melnadu -Book Review

Dear Bhakthas,

Adiyen had the opportunity to read the Book “Foot prints of Ramanuja in Melnadu “by Sriman. Lakshmi-narismhan Sridhar of Bangaluru.  Here adiyen wish to inform everybody that the author of this book, is the Sub-Editor of our Srivaishnavism  Internet Weekly Magazine and also the  Secretary  of Srivaishnavism  Kainkarya  Sabha.  From the page 1 to the end the book is very interesting to read, in simple language.  Even School children can read and understand Srivaishnava Philosophy  and also the Book will lead the young minds in right path.

Readers can understand after reading the book how much  troubles Sri Ramanuja faced in his life to promote Visishtadwaidha Sidhanthams.  The author has clarified and cleared the minds of the readers by explaining, how  a powerful man like Ramanuja , not used his powers to kill the Chola King.  The Author compared this,   with Lord SriRama’s action  is very nice.  Unless his Sishyas did not take the steps to send him to Melnadu with White robes, we would not have got Thirunarayana Perumal of Melkottai. 

Thro’ the mouth of  VVIP s from Vaikunta and  Srikara Swamigal ,(  famous Upanyasakar of present days, whose speciality is that he gives Discourses in English to reach the younger generation ),         the author gave us small, small stories like “”Vairamudi Sevai “ etc.  Not only Srivaishnavas but all the Hindus should read this book to understand Vishnavism and who is a true Vaishnavite. 

The author in many places emphasized how the whole atmosphere is spoiled by the people by throwing plastic   covers, and wastages.

The Book is full of beautiful   and rare photo collections.

The author made us to sit in our easy chairs to travel Melnadu and to have the dharshan of all Perumals of Melnadu.

The author should bring many more books like this to serve our Srivaishnava Community.

Dasan,

Poigaiadian,

Parthasarathy.

Editor, Srivaishnavism Weekkly Magazine

&

President. Srivaishnavism Kainkarya Sabha.

In Chennai it is available with Sridhars Father In Law the contact details are as under: 

Sri.M S T Iyengar,
#131 (Old 114) , Valluvar Kootam High Road,
Nunghambakkam ,
Chennai : 600 034
Tel: 044 - 28232763.
In Bangalore it is available in
Andal Rangamanar Temple ( Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashram )
situated in Jayanagar, near R V Teachers College.

or you can have it from :  Sri. Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar,
SRIHARITHA [Behind Water Tank],Ground  Floor, Sathyam Street, I Cross,
Munieshwara Swamy Layout, Munnekolala, Marthahalli Post,  Bangalore: 560037.
9448322378 (BSNL)  or 8050778093 (Tata Docomo)
E-mail- srihi@vsnl.com or shrihi@gmail.com

Price of the Book is Rs.120 or US$ 7  plus the postage in actuals.



This book is in English and you can order them at http://www.goodvalue.in/book/footprints_ramanuja_melnadu/gv00000000001


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Vaduvur Kodhandaramaswamy Tirukalyana patrikai

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Karkala Sri venkataramana temple (padutirupathi)

Karkala is a beautiful and silent town in the Udupi district of Karnataka. it is located 380kms from Bangalore and 50kms from Mangalore. I had a wonderful opportunity to visit this town en route to udupi. There are 3 vaishnava temples padu tirupathi, Sri Ananthasayana temple and veera maruthi temple. I have never got information and photos to publish an article on Karkala. Today I did a google search and landed in official page of Sri venkataramana temple (padutirupathi). so I wanted to share this happiness with you all. I have taken some information and photos from official site to share with you.

Karkala Sri Venkatramana temple is an ancient temple belonging to Gowda Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) community and it is also the main attraction of Karkala. The devotees from all corners visit the temple and obtain the grace of the Lord Sri Venkatramana.

Lord Sri Srinivasa is worshiped as the main and the presiding deity (pattada devaru) of the temple and is popularly known as ‘Chappara Srinivasa’.The daily deity (uthsava murthy) Lord Sri Venkatramana is also known as ‘Bhakta Vatsala’ who fulfills our wishes,answers any prayers made with devotion,instances of miracles in answer by the Lord here are cited by many. Legend has it that the idol of Lord Sri Venkatramana was brought to Karkala by Soma Sharma who is a ‘Vasista Gothreeya’ Gauda Saraswath Brahmin while migrating from Goa along with him.‘Sohire Prabhu’ family provided him the accomodation.In those days there were no Vaishnava temples near Karkala and the only Vaishnava temple near by Goa was ‘Tirupati Sri Venkateshwara Temple’. So Prabhu and Sharma family thought of building a temple. People over here motivated them and supported them.They built a temple and installed the idol of Lord Sri Venkataramana and started worshipping him in the year 1450 A.D. Eventhough the exact year of installation is not known, as per the records the reinstallation ceromony was performed in the year 1537A.D.

Story goes that when a group of dacoits had attacked the temple during 1500 A.D, the priests of the temple had tried to prevent the main idol of the Lord and certain other valuable belongings of the temple from being taken away or destroyed by the invaders, by casting them away into a well near Mulki. After the situation cooled down, the priests got back all the valuable belongings which they had cast away into the well, except for the main idol of the Lord. One day person from Mulki found the main idol in the well. By knowing this ,the people of karkala rushed to mulki to get back the idol.By the time they reached mulki,the people over there had installed it in ‘Shree Veera Vittala Temple’. From this incident,the people of Karkala assumed that the Lord wanted to grace the land of Mulki by his presence there. They found themselves in a dilemma as to what had to be done. They found it hard to believe that the Lord wanted to preside over Mulki, instead of Karkala. As if a solution to their dilemma,Lord appeared in the dreams of the people of Karkala and asked them to hand over his idol in Mulki to the people of Mulki. The Lord told his devotees that in the days that would come by, a hermit (sanyasi who used to collect Kanika from the devotees to be taken to Tirupati) would come to Karkala and give them another idol of the Lord in which he would have enshrined himself. As per the predictions,a few days later a hermit from Tirupati,who was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkatramana came to Karkala and handed over an idol of the Lord to the people. That idol was installed in the temple. The hermit laid down a condition that the idol would be taken every year to Tirupati along with the Kanika received and the hermit settled down in Karkala itself.

The Kanika received in the name of the Lord of Tirupati is offered religiously to Tirupati Temple,periodically in a pilgrimage called “Rama Dandu”. So far five such Yatras in the History of the Temple, the latest being in 1970, have taken place. Once a year in a grand and ceremonious procession Lord Shri Srinivasa is taken out in Golden Mandapa and Lord Shri Venkatramana in the Golden palanquins for Vanabhojana which literally means an outing to the forest in a magnificent Hagalu Utsav,to the eastern part of Karkala. Since Tirupati is in the east,Lord Srinivasa is supposed to have been taken to Tirupati. Incidentally,this is the only day in a year when the Lord Srinivasa is taken out of the temple. Thus the word given to the hemit is symbolically kept up year after year. The presiding deity over here Lord Srinivasa is called the Lord of Tirupati by the devotees, as the daily poojas here are almost like the ones offered at Tirupati. Therefore Karkala is also known as “Padu Tirupati” (Western Tirupati). The gold, silver & wooden “Vahanas” and also the other paraphernalia of the temple,speak volumes about the glory and the greatness of this temple.

 I have shared some photos taken from google.

Click here to have a look at Divya Darshanam of Sri Venkataramana Temple, Padutirupathi. 

click here to view the official website of Sri Venkataramana temple Karkala

Veera Maruti Temple

In front of Lord Venkatramana's shrine lies Sri VeerMaruthi temple, whose statue towers over 15 feet and the temple was originally built in 1539. Its renovation was done in 1972. It's said that this statue was found under the grounds of Anekere (near Karkala), when it was dug. This statue of Lord Hanuman has a different type of architecture;left hand on his hip, right hand on top facing sky, legs in walking style, eyes starred in angry form and hair on his head waving in the air. Tippu Sultan was among the ardent devotees of this Hanuman; the silver ornament he had offered to the Lord is still seen around his neck. Once in a year in December month a 24hrs day long Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram recital is sung by localites of this area. Every Monday, Saturday and on Ekadashi day Ram Naam Sankirthans are sung by devotees for nearly 3 hours.

Ananthasayana temple

This was previously a Jain Basadi proposed by one of the Jain king during the year 1567. Once during this time, Sringeri Jagadguru Sri Narasimha Bharathi Swamiji came to Karkala and the Jain King gave him a warm welcome to his Basadi. But Swamiji said "We will stay only if there is a temple with a Lord Almighty in it". So the king gave his Basadi to His Holiness Sringeri Swamiji with installing a stone sculptured Idol of Lord Vishnu in the sleeping form. This Lord Vishnu was found in a lake near Nellikar village. The idol is so magnificent to watch as it is a huge one sculpted out of a single black stone with Lord Brahma on the lotus (coming out of Lord Vishnu's navel), and his wives Sridevi and Bhudevi at his feet. This reminds us of the Sri Govindraja Swamy Temple in Tirupathi. One can find the sculptures of this Basadi in each and every corner of this temple. Also this is a protected site under Archaeological Survey of India. 

photo shared by Srinivassan Soundarrajan

photo shared by Srinivassan Soundarrajan

Photo Courtesy : Ramesh Bhatt

photo courtesy : Sudarshan Kunjathaya

Request you to visit these temples and enjoy the culture, hospitality and get the blessings of Narayana.

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Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swami Temple, Mahalakshmi Layout, Bangalore

Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swami Temple is very close to ISKON temple Bangalore and very well connected by public transport. It is 5 mins walk from ISKON Temple.

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Mahabalipuram(mamallapuram) temple

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Srirangamannar at various Divya/Abhimana/Purana/Ithihasika Deshams

om namo narayanaya,

I invite all of you to visit the wonderful photo album by Srinivassan Soundarrajan.

 Request you to view the album and leave your comments.


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Kalkunte Agrahara Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple

 No words to thank Srinivassan Soundarrajan sir for sharing the beautiful photos and Brahmothsavam invitation of Kalkunte Sri Ranganatha swamy temple, Bangalore.

photo shared by Srinivassan sir

photo shared by Srinivassan sir

photo shared by Srinivassan sir

photo shared by Srinivassan sir

photo shared by Srinivassan sir

Please find attached the Invitation of Kalkunte Sri Ranganatha Swami Rathotsavam
The Festivities began with Ankurarpanam on 29th and will culminate with Shayanotsavam on 12th March 2012

Major Utsavams are on the following days :

6th march 2012.
8th March 2012.
10th march 2012.
11th & 12th March 2012.

You are welcome to ordain the Blessings of the Divya Dampathis Sri Andaal SriRangaNayaki Sametha Ranganaathaswami of kalkunte.

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Kalkunte Sri Ranganatha perumal karnataka

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