Sunday 26 April 2015

April 2015 - Week 5

srI:  
srImathE satakOpAya nama:  
srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:   
srImath varavaramunayE nama:  
srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:




  • Wednesday 29th - chithrai pUram - emperumAnAr vidAyARRi (relaxation) uthsavam day 5, theppOthsavam (float festival) day 4

  • Tuesday 28th - chithrai magam - emperumAnAr vidAyARRi (relaxation) uthsavam day 4, theppOthsavam (float festival) day 3
    • Evening
      • thirumanjanam for Adhi kEsava perumAL, ubhaya nAchiyArs, emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • puRappAdu for Adhi kEsava perumAL, ubhaya nAchiyArs, emperumAnAr  (No float due to lack of water in the pushkariNi) 

  • Monday 27th - chithrai Ayilyam - emperumAnAr vidAyARRi (relaxation) uthsavam day 3, theppOthsavam (float festival) day 2
    • Evening

  • Sunday 26th - chithrai pUsam - emperumAnAr vidAyARRi (relaxation) uthsavam day 2, theppOthsavam (float festival) day 1 
    • Evening
      • thirumanjanam for Adhi kEsava perumAL, ubhaya nAchiyArs, emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • puRappAdu for Adhi kEsava perumAL, ubhaya nAchiyArs, emperumAnAr (No float due to lack of water in the pushkariNi)
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Monday 20 April 2015

April 2015 - Week 4

srI: 
srImathE satakOpAya nama: 
srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  
srImath varavaramunayE nama: 
srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:



  • Saturday 25th - chithrai punarpUsam - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 10 continuation
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6141837314085195569
    • Morning
      • emperumAnAr returns to vAhana maNdapam
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi 10th centum gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Honors (garland, shawl) from various dhivya dhEsams, AzhwAr/AchArya avathAra sthalams, etc., presented to emperumAnAr
      • gandhappodi (fragrance powder) uthsavam - emperumAnAr puRappAdu around the temple and inside the temple - everyone throws fragrance powder on each other and celebrate the glorious appearance of emperumAnAr
    • Afternoon
      • emperumAnAr arrives at ANdAL sannidhi - everyone performs thirvAlavatta (hand-held fan) kainkaryam to emperumAnAr
      • emperumAnAr arrives at vasthra kottadi (clothes store-room)
    • Evening
      • Trustees honored
      • aravaNai/sayanam - completing the previous day activities 
    • Night
      • thirumanjanam, etc., for the day (since emperumAnAr did not return to his sannidhi on the previous night).

  • Friday 24th - chithrai thiruvAdhirai - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 10
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6141470215958336641
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc 
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in thanga (golden) pallakku with sthOthra pAtam gOshti
    • Afternoon
      • emperumAnAr arrives at his avathAra maNdapam
      • His appearance (birth) celebrations by giving sangu pAl (milk in small conch as given for a child at birth)
      • gadhya thrayam gOshti
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
    • Evening
      • thiruppAvai, sthOthra rathnam, yathirAja vimsathi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
      • emperumAnAr returns to mirror room
    • Night
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in mangaLa giri vAhanam with rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOhsti
      • To be continued on Saturday morning
  • Thursday 23rd - chithrai mrgasIrsham - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 9
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6141085722185183345
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc 
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr to the ratham/thiruththEr (chariot)
      • rathOthsavam - thiruththEr puRappAdu around the town with periya thirumozhi gOshti
      • Return to ratham starting point
      • emperumAnAr descends from the ratham and reaches piLLai maNdapam
    • Evening
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai gOshti and sARRumuRai 
    • Night
      • puRappAdu around the town in pushpa pallakku with periya thirumozhi gOshti
      • arrive at AzhwAn sannidhi
      • puRappAdu around the temple in kaippalagai (small pallakku) with maNdagappadi at AzhwAn sannidhi, mAmunigaL sannidhi, embAr jIyar mutt, prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNA sannidhi and yathirAja jIyar mutt
        thirukkuRunthANdagam, thirunedunthANdagam gOhsti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to mirror room
    • Early morning (Friday)
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Wednesday 22nd - chithrai rOhiNi - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 8
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6140710246602877505
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc 
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr to the vAhana maNdapam
      • emperumAnAr seated in sEsha vAhanam
      • thirumanthrArtha vaibhavam - srImath paramahamsa yathirAja jIyar swamy recites ashtaslOki and mumukshuppadi thirumanthra prakaraNam
      • jIyar swamy returns to his mutt with sannidhi honors, kainkaryaparars, etc.
      • emperumAnAr puRappAdu around the town in sEsha vAhanam with  periya thirumadal and periya thirumozhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, periya thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in yAnai (elephant) vAhanam with periya thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Tuesday 21st - chithrai kArthigai - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 7
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6140225607524938001
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc 
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in sUrya prabhai with  thiruvezhukURRirukkai, siRiya thirumadal, periya thirumozhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, periya thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in chandhra prabhai vAhanam with periya thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Monday 20th - chithrai bharaNi - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 6
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6139983762243230977
    • Morning
      • kUraththAzhwAn arrives at emperumAnAr sannidhi
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in horse vAhanam with thiruvAsiriyam and periya thiruvanthAdhi gOshti
      • veLLai sAththuppadi vaibhavam - emperumAnAr in white clothes and AzhwAn in kAshAyam - enacting the event of AzhwAn, in the guise of emperumAnAr wearing kAshAyam and going to saiva king's court to establish vishNu parathvam and emperumAnAr leaving to thirunArAyaNapuram in white clothes.
      • emperumAnAr and AzhwAn visit thIrthavAri maNdapam at the banks of the lake
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr and AzhwAn
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, periya thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
    • Evening
      • kUrEsa vijayam recital by srImath paramahamsa ithyAdhi yathirAja jIyar swamy
      • jIyar swamy returns to his mutt with sannidhi honors, kainkaryaparars, etc.
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • AzhwAn returns to his sannidhi.
      • puRappAdu around the town in mangaLagiri vAhanam with periya thiruvanthAdhi and periya thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Sunday 19th - chithrai aswini - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day5
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6139652928162003313
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in pallakku with thiruviruththam gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, thiruchchantha viruththam, thirumAlai, thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, amalanAdhipirAn, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu gOshti and sARRumuRai
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in hamsa vAhanam with thiruviruththam gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai


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Sunday 12 April 2015

April 2015 - Week 3

srI: 
srImathE satakOpAya nama:
srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: 
srImath varavaramunayE nama:
srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:



  • Saturday 18th - chithrai rEvathi - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 4
    • Full set of pictures at  https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6139241327954857361
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in simha vAhanam with nAnmugan thiruvanthAdhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, perumAL thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in mangaLagiri vAhanam with nAnmugan thiruvanthAdhi and perumAL thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Friday 17th - chithrai uthrattAdhi - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 3
    • Full set of pictures at  https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6138855720142260497
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in pallakku with mUnRAm thiruvanthAdhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppallANdu, thiruppAvai, nAchiyAr thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in mangaLagiri vAhanam with mUnRAm thiruvanthAdhi and nAchiyAr thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Thursday 16th - chithrai pUrattAdhi - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 2
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6138497838942486625 - Thanks to sundararaman swamy for morning pictures
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in pallakku with iraNdAm thiruvanthAdhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, periyAzhwAr thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms
      • puRappAdu around the town in yALi vAhanam with iraNdAm  thiruvanthAdhi and periyAzhwAr thirumozhi gOhsti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai
  • Wednesday 15th - chithrai sathayam - emperumAnAr thiruvavathAra uthsavam day 1
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6138116365276651681
    • Morning
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr inside the temple - oyyAli, etc (5am)
      • puRappAdu for emperumAnAr around the town in pallakku (6am) with mudhal thiruvanthAdhi gOshti
      • Return to mirror room
    • Afternoon
      • thirumanjanam for emperumAnAr (12.30pm)
      • thiruppAvai, thiruppallANdu, periyAzhwAr thirumozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai (2.30pm)
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu to vAhana maNdapam, Unjal dharsan and nithya vibhUthi - leelA vibhUthi glorification of emperumAnAr being the master of both spiritual and material realms (5.30pm)
      • puRappAdu around the town in mangaLagiri vAhanam with mudhal thiruvanthAdhi and periyAzhwAr thirumozhi gOhsti (7pm)
      • Return to mirror room
    • Night
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, thiruvAimozhi gOshti and sARRumuRai (9.30pm)
      • Return to sannidhi - EkAntha sEvai - 10.30pm
  • Tuesday 14th - manmadha varusha pravEsam - chithrai avittam
    • Morning - thirumanjanam in all sannidhis
    • Evening - emperumAnAr mansa pravEsam - emperumAnar stepping out of mUla sthAnam into the mandapam in front of the sannidhi in a Unjal (jhUla) where he will stay during the uthsavam (in the nights).
  • Monday 13th - panguni sravaNam (last sravaNam before brahmOthsavam)
  • Sunday 12th - panguni uthrAdam
    • rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
    • selvar kUththu- This is usually done the day before mrudh sangrahaNam (acquiring soil for the uthsavam procedures) for perumAL brahmOthsavam. Here due to overlapping uthsavams (emperumAnAr uthsavam) before the actual day of mruth sangarahaNam, this is celebrated today.
      • celebration by selvar (bali bhErar - one of the emperumAns) by going around the temple while dispensing bali (rice offerings to dhEvathAs) twice. File picture from last year.




      • maNdagappadi in front of mirror room. File picture from last year.



    • Return to main sannidhi

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Sunday 5 April 2015

April 2015 - Week 2

srI:  
srImathE satakOpAya nama: 
srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  
srImath varavaramunayE nama:  
srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:




  • Saturday 11th - panguni pUrAdam - thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOshti and sARRumuRai 
  • Friday 10th - panguni thirumUlam - mAmunigaL anushtAna uthsavam
    • Full set of pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/107723698299182214927/albums/6136142177991229921
    • Morning
      • mAmunigaL puRappAdu to maNdapam near the lake at the entrance of srIperumbUthUr
      • thirumanjanam for mAmunigaL
      • thiruppAvai and yathirAja vimsathi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • mAmunigaL leaves the maNdapam and arrives at yathirAja jIyar mutt
    • Evening
      • puRappAdu from yathirAja jIyar mutt - around the temple streets with rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOshti
      • mAmunigaL arrives at emperumAnAr sannidhi and seated right across emperumAnAr
      • thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu, upadhEsa raththina mAlai and thiruvAimozhi nURRanthAdhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
      • thIrtha/prasAdham distribution
      • mAmunigaL mangaLAsAsanam inside the temple with dhAti panchakam and yathirAja vimsathi gOshti
      • mAmunigaL arrives back at his sannidhi
  • Thursday 9th - panguni kEttai - thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and thirumAlai gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • Wednesday 8th - panguni anusham - thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • Tuesday 7th - panguni visAkam - thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu and thiruviruththam gOshti and sARRumuRai
  • Monday 6th - panguni swAthi - thiruppallaNdu, thiruvEnkata paththu (See http://sriperumbuthur.koyil.org/?page_id=19 for full details) gOshti and sARRumuRai.
  • Sunday 5th - panguni chithrai - thiruppallaNdu, thiruvEnkata paththu (See http://sriperumbuthur.koyil.org/?page_id=19 for full details), kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu gOshti and sARRumuRai. Upcoming uthsavams - https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByVemcKfGLucfktOQ2djQ3RKZjFRUGRqOHE5cnVXSkloUWlHSjJkdExhY19jV3dHOHBiSWM&usp=sharing

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