Having been close witness to a few of the preliminary ritualistic sessions at the Vilanagar temple Samprokshanam during the first couple of days, I was able to gain some broad and clear understanding of what the various rites involved signified but then only in a very broad sense. Samprokshanam under the Pancharatra Agama is howeverContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Vilanagar Varadaraja Perumal Temple (Part-13)”
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A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Thalacchanga Nanmathiyam Temple (Part-10)
The Naanmadhiya Perumal Temple (also called Thalachanga Nanmathiyam) is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thalaichangadu, near Akkur in Mayiladuthurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshippedContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Thalacchanga Nanmathiyam Temple (Part-10)”
A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” (Part-1)
Last year in 2024, around the same time as end-April 2025, I undertook my customary annual pilgrimage of the Divya Desam temples, offering worship in the 9 famous temples in and around the town of Tirunelveli, and known popularly as “Nava Tirupati Divya Desa kshetrams“, besides at two other temples in Tirukurungudi and Vanamamalai. AndContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” (Part-1)”
Please leave the Tirukurungudi temple alone! For God’s sake, don’t desecrate its cloistered, sacred serenity by turning it into touristic pilgrimage spot!
Let me at the outset, make it clear that I don’t know who MLA Ruby Manoharan is and nor do I know why or what his interests are in the affairs of the holy and famous Sri Vaishnava Nambi Perumal Temple at Tirukurungudi . All I know about this Nanganuri Constituency MLA is that heContinue reading “Please leave the Tirukurungudi temple alone! For God’s sake, don’t desecrate its cloistered, sacred serenity by turning it into touristic pilgrimage spot!”
Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites
Take a real good look at the above news item and if you happen to be a Sri Vaishnava prepare to hang your head in shame. The grandson of the Author of this book on Sri Ramanujacharya calls Sanatana Dharma a disease like malaria/dengue to be eradicated … and our Sri Vaishnava muttadhipathis go toContinue reading “Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites”