One crore Gayathri Japam chanting in Madras on May 1, 2017!

Please go through the attached flyers for more details. Wish many people participate in this precious cause of chanting Gayathri Mantra. Those willing to contribute for Annadhanam please do so, all the details are there.

Thanks so much to Praveena Krishnan for sharing this with me.

Feeding Gomathas during the drought ridden hot summer!

Shri Suryanarayanan has shared this with us. He says, "My friend Mr Kumar based out of Bangalore and Madras is doing a yeoman service to feed the drought stricken cattle off Erode Andhiyur (Thamaraikulam, Matam). If any one is willing to offer fodder, you may please contact him at 8610077115. He will not accept any money on his account but will connect you to farmers who are willing to give their harvest and Mr Kumar will give bank details and make the sure the fodder reaches the right place and send photos of distribution."

"Sending some photos of his effort. His estimate is totally 50 to 60000 cows are affected in this area. Though Karnataka side Kollegal area is covered by several organisations, in Tamilnadu no major organisation has taken up relief work. Please spread word to your friends to do needful.⁠⁠⁠⁠"

Let us all join hands for this noble cause.

Shankara.

New painting and poem from Shri Narayanan Bala!

பெரியவா  பாடல்   

(14—04—2017)

கண்கண்ட  தெய்வம்  நீயே !

கலியுக  வரதனும்  நீயே !

பொன்மலர்ப்  பாதம்  காணவே

என் மனம் துடிக்கு  தையே!

வேண்டுவது  ஒன்ற்மில்லை---ஜன்மமிதைத்

தாண்டுவது  ஒன்றொழிய !

மீண்டுமோர்  ஜன்மம் வேண்டிலேன் ஐயனே

கண்கண்ட  தெய்வமே !  தந்தருள்வாய்  வரமிதனை !

காஞ்சிவாழ்  ஆதிசங்கரன்  நீயே !

கயிலைவாழ்  ஆதிகுருவும்  நீயே !

நெஞ்சிலுறைத்  தெய்வமும்  நீயே !

அஞ்சே லென்றருள்  புரிவாயே !

Non Tamil readers, please excuse me that his poem is in Tamil. Shri Bala's painting and poem are on the occasion of Hevilambi Tamil New Year day April 14th, 2017! How beautiful the painting is. And the poem from his heart. Shankara.

HH Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal in a rare picture from 1996!

Thanks a bunch to Shri Vasant Raj for this rare picture from November 21 in 1996 from The Hindu newspaper. Then President Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma and the then previous President Shri R Venkataraman are seen with HH Pudhu Periyava, the Shankaracharya of Kanchi!

HH Bharati Tirtha Swamigal's 66th English birthday today!

Pranams to His Holiness Sri Bharathi Theertha (Bharathi Tirtha) Swami as Sitarama Anjaneyulu) the Jagadguru and Shankaracharya of the Advaitic Sringeri Sharada Peetham, on His English Birthday today April 11th. Born in the year 1951 in Narasaraopet in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh to a pious Telugu Vaidiki Velanadu Brahmin couple, Shri Tangirala Venkateshwara Avadhani and Smt. Ananthalakshamma, He became a disciple of Shri Abhinava Vidya Theertha Swaminah and succeeded Him as the Current Peetathipathi of Sringeri Sharada Peetam.

The above are some rare pictures of His Holiness.

Maithreem Bhajata by Roopa Shastry in Hong Kong!

Smt Roopa M Shastry is a Carnatic Classical Vocalist, B high grade AIR Madras , disciple of Smt. Suguna Varadachari and a devotee of Kanchi Mahaperiyava. This is her rendition of Mahaperiyava's composition, Maithreem Bhajatha on March 26th, 2017 in her concert in Hong Kong.


How beautiful it is.

Thirukolakka – Sri Osai Nayaki Samedha Sri Thaalapureeswarar Temple!

Shri Annamalai Muthukaruppan says:

Om Mahaperiyava Charanam.

Namaskaram. With Mahaperiyava's blessings I was able to visit the  ‘Thirukolakka – Sri Osai Nayaki Samedha Sri Thaalapureeswarar’ temple on Maha Shivarathiri.
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This 2000-year-old temple's renovation is going on and Kumbhabishekam is also tentatively planned in July. They are in need of funds also for both.

(website: http://osainayaki.org/index.html)

Thirukolakka temple is the 15th ‘Paadal Petra Thalam’. It is located 1 km from from Sirkazhi (on the way from Chidambaram to Mayiladuthurai).

Murthy:
Sri Osai Nayaki Ambal Samedha Sri Thaalapureeswarar Swami

Stalam:
Thirukolakka (Aaragvanam)

Period:
1300 to 2000 years old (it has been in existence even before the time of Thiru Gnana Sambandhar).

Sthala Varalaaru (Story of the place):
Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, attained enlightenment with Loka Maatha Uma’s breast milk at Sirkazhi, the following day he set out on his pilgrimage to the various Lord Shiva temples.
His first visit was to Thirukolakka temple situated in the Kondrai Vanam. Upon seeing the lord he sang the Thevaram song beginning “Madaiyil Vaalai Paaya”, clapping his bare hands in synchrony with the song. On seeing Sambandar’s tender hands redden, Lord Shiva blessed him with a pair of Golden hand ‘Cymbals’ (Thalams)! As the Thalams did not emanate any sound, Devi, with her kind heart gave sound to those Thalams! Since them the Swami and Ambal started blessing the devotees as ‘Sri Thaalapureeswarar’ and ‘Osai (kodutha) Nayaki’ respectively.

Devi Mahalakshmi, performed penance in Kondrai forest to get back Vishnu as husband, when Shiva quelled Vishnu’s demonic qualities as Sarabhewara in Vishnu’s Narasimha Avathara. Lord shiva blessed Mahalakshmi and got her married to Vishnu in Kondrai forest. Henceforth this place is known as Thirukolakka.     

Sri Surya Bhagavan, attained leadership position of Navagrahas by performing penance in Thirukolakka. He built the Suryapushkarini in front of the temple.

Festivals:
Chithirai Tiruvadhirai festival in April-May is celebrated in Sirkali Sattanathar temple with the milk utsav on the second day. After this event, Thiru Gnana Sambandar comes to Tirukolakka temple, here he receives the golden Thalams from Lord Shiva. The saint then returns to the Sirkali temple in a flower decorated palanquin.

Greatness of the temple:
1.     As Lord Shiva gave the Thalam to Ganasambandar and Ambal gave sound to the Thalam, people with hearing and speech difficulties and those aspiring excellence in music pray in this temple.

Special Puja and Pariharams: 
Vagvadhini Mula manthra archana, Mula Manthra Homa to get back hearing and speech defects

2.    As Sri Surya Bhagavan attained leadership position of Navagrahas by performing penance and prayers to Lord Shiva here, people who want success in educational pursuits, growth in personal and professional life pray in this temple.\

Special Puja and Pariharams: 
For Kaarya Sidhi and Prosperity,- Lakshmi Mula manthara japa and Sweet Pongal offering to Sri Osai Nayaki

For success in Exams – Saraswathi mulamanthra archana and Milk offering to Sri Osai Nayaki

3.    As the wedding of Mahalakshmi with Lord Vishnu took place here, people who want to get married and who want a happy married life pray in this temple.

Special Puja and Pariharams: 
For delayed wedding, Swayamvara kala mantha japa and homa for 11 weeks to Sri Mahalakshmi

Miracles in this century:
Speech and hearing defects got cured for many devotees by blessings of Sri Osai Nayaki. In 1979 a family offered Golden Thalam to the Swami in the temple, when their child got back speech. In 2015, a devotee offered SriChakra Thaadankam for Devi Osai Nayaki, when got his hearing back in 72 hours. 

Temple renovation is presently being carried out.  Kumbabishekam for the temple is tentatively fixed on 6th July 2017.

Contact Information:

For Pujas:
Sri Gnanasambandha Sivachariyar / Sri Karthikeya Sivachariyar
+91 81899 88587 / +91 98658 85780 / +91 98430 11264

For contributions towards Temple Renovation and Kumbhabisekam:
Sri. R. Vairavan – Hereditary Trustee: +91 98422 28853 / +91 94442 13933

Please do your best and also try to visit the temple and be blessed. Thanks and regards.