String of consecrations

Consecration will be performed for three temples in Aandiyur, Senganur, Tiruvarur district, on June 1. They are Sri Dharmambal sameda Sri Kailasanathar, Sri Padmavati

sameda Tirupati Venkatesa Perumal and Sri Siddi Vinayakar.
The three-day rituals beginning today will culminate in kumbabishekam on Sunday, 8 a.m. onwards. Renovation is in progress at Sri Visalakshi Amman sameda Sri Viswanathar
temple in Kavathandalam village, Kanchipuram.  Consecration has been fixed for June 22, 9.30-10.30 a.m.

Tirukklayanam will follow. Kasyapathandalam became

Kavathandalam  when sage Kasyapa set out  to Kasi to immerse his father’s ashes. Legend has it  that the ashes turned a heap of fragrant ‘mullai.’ The lingam that the sage worshipped was perceived as Kasi Visvanatha accompanied
by Sri Visalakshi.

Cheyyar became Ganga. The village attained the status of Kasi and is thronged  by devotees for pitru pariharam.

Sathanur, Tiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur district, where Sri Soundaranayaki  sameda Sri Airavadiswarar  temple is located, has  special significance being the place where Tirumandiram  was born. Sandai also known as Sathanur is linked  to the legend of cowherd  Moolan, who was Airavatham, Indra’s elephant, born  on earth for a purpose.

Blessed by Lord Siva, who initiates him into the

composition of Tirumandiram through the line ‘Aindu

Karathanai…’ Moolan goes on to compose 3,000 verses.

Thanks to the efforts of the villagers, who salvaged the lingam that did not have a base, lying under a tree, and philanthropists, the temple has been reconstructed and consecration will take place on July 9.

A huge temple with all the paraphernalia and a tank reduced

to a modest shrine amidst green fields far away from human population – that was the state of Sri Kasi Viswanatha in Chenna Samudram  (Malaimedu), Wallajah, Vellore district.
The persistent efforts of the  villagers resulted in the resurrection of the temple, where renovation is on.

Consecration will take place on July 7. For details regarding

 all these temples  contact 9840053289 and  28152533.

At Eathakudi Renovation work at Sri Rukmani, Sri Sathyabama Samedha Sri Rajagopalan Perumal temple at Eathakudi, a small village in Tiruvarur district, and 7.5

kilometre from Raja Mannargudi, is under way. Other
shrines that are getting spruced up are Sri Meenakshi
Sundareswar temple, situated on the eastern side of Eathakudi; Sri Ponnambalam  Sri Kamakshi Mariamman
temple, on the southern side, and Sri Balasastha also known as Sri Aiyyanar temple, on the north western side.

On account of renovation, balalayam of Sri Meenakshi

Sundareswarar  temple and Sri Ponnambalam  Kamakshi Mariamman  temple will take place on June 9, between 9 and
10.30 a.m. while the maha kumbabishekam of Sri Aiyyanar
and Sri Nalla Veeranaar  temple will take place on June 12, between 7.30 and 8.10 a.m. and that of  Sri Rukmani, Sri Sathyabama  Samedha Sri Rajagoplan  Perumal temple and
vimana samprokshanam  between 10 and 11 a.m.

To finish the renovation work and to perform the

ashtabandhana mahakumbabishekam  of these four
shrines the Eathakudi Temples Maintenance  Trust (ETM Trust) has been formed at SRO Kodambakkam. The Trust has been registered to perform  the renovation and to
maintain these temple by creating a corpus fund.
Contributions may be sent to ETM Trust, State Bank
Of India, SB a/c no: 3367 0360806, Aminjikarai, Chennai Branch. IFSC: SBIN 0003273. Branch code: 03273. Donations by Demand Draft/Cheque may be drawn in favour of  ‘ETM TRUST’ and sent to Daffodils, Third Floor, No.
45, Bajanai Koil Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai 600 094.
At Kandigai-Ponmar Junction Road
The Thiruvenkatamangalam
Tiruvenkata Perumal  Devasthanam, No. 9, Kandigai-Ponmar Junction Road, Chennai – 127, has undertaken the task of
renovating the Thiruvenkataperumal temple, to be
constructed on a 5 1/2 acre land at an estimated cost
of Rs. 3 crores. Donations in the form of cheques may
be drawn in favour of ‘Thiruvengadaperumal Aalaya
Thiruppani Sangam.’ Contributions may be deposited
directly. The details: Indian Bank, East TAmbaram
Branch, (IFS Code no: IDIB000T004), A/C NO. 6101503542. For details call 93827 27555/ 97108 31114.

At Velur village Sri Neelayadakshi sameda  Sri Niranjaneswarar temple has been renovated  and consecration will take place on June 5, 7.30-8.30 a.m. The 900-year old temple in Velur village, Ponneri  Circle, Tiruvallur district, that was in ruins was taken up for renovation by the villagers notwithstanding the huge

estimate it involved. With donations from the public,
work, which began in June 2012, made slow but steady
progress. Consecration level has been reached but a
lot has to be done. The temple has Navagraha, shrines for Sundara Vinayakar, Subramanya, Sri Nandikeswarar, Sri Chandikeswarar, Sri Durga, Sri Dakshinamurti, etc. For

details contact 

 

9786285821, 9786285821 and

9790954325. On Monday  The Mahakumbabishekam

of Sri Lalitha Maha Tiripurasundari temple in Nochiyam on the banks of the Kollidam, Tiruchi, is happening on Monday,

June 2, 6.45-7.30 a.m. Rituals related to the consecration
begin today. Contact 9443370605  and 9486831081. email

srirajamathangi@ gmail.com