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We are pleased to inform you that a trust titled "Divya desa
kainkarya
trust" has been formed and registered for the purpose of
supporting old
srivaishnava temples. Many temples in the following divya
desams are being supported by us in the past 8,9 years.The
following temples
are receiving our support for nithya aradhanam.(Thanjai
mamanikkoil was
the first temple to receive our kaimkaryam since July 2000)
We have now included the contact details of our local co
ordinator which will be of use if you plan a trip to this temple
and
you are welcome to write to us on the present status of the
temple and
any further inputs for improving our service. Feel free to email
me at
rmvenkat@yahoo.com
adiyen would request every bhagavatha who is reading this to support our humble attmpt by donations and offering their voluntary service.
Sep 11, 2021 update
During Pandemic, the trust has distibuted funds to archakas as the temples were mostly closed during lockdowns. The regular kaimkaryams are ongoing without any interuption during this testing time.
The Divyadesa kainkarya trust has been re-registered with Income Tax authorities during August 2021 as per the new regulations. The trust has been in existence since 2004 and kaimkaryams were commenced circa 2000
There are lots of kaimkaryams awaiting source of funds to undetake. Do support us in our humble effort to serve divya desams.
August 2018 Update:
Please browse through the temples and their location below and
if you can volunteer to oversee our humble work, please email us
at rmvenkat@yahoo.com; If you are based in nearby town, we want
you to visit the temple frequently and update us on current developments
and needs.
7th Dec: There has been some change in the monthly kaimkaryam
details and this has been updated.
Sep 11th Update
We are glad to inform that Sri Ashwin and Sri Magesh Shyam and
their friends are participating in our humble activities in many
divya
desams and accordingly our contribution to Thalachchangadu,
Thiruvelliyangudi, Parthan palli and Kabistalam temples have
been
increased to undertake additional kaimkaryams.
The kainakariyams Of Installing Inverter, sairan and grill gate to Thiruvali and inverter to Thalachangadu are in progress
August 24th Update
1. We are doing kaimkaryam at Kooram Desikar sannidhi.
Details are below.
2. Contact details added for Thiruchcherai divya desam
Updated on 2nd July 2010
Our trust has co-ordinated and participated in the following kaimkaryams recently.
1. Laying of granite stone to Artha mandapam in Thiruvelliyangudi divya desam. To see image click here.
2. Renovation of Kannadi arai in PuLLambhUthangudi divya desam. Image is here.
3.
We are now doing nitya aradana
kaimkaryam at Desikar sannidhi of Thiruchcherai
divya
desam.
We
are glad to inform that our trust has
performed grand thirumanjanam at Thiruvelliyangudi on the
occasion of
Sri Rama navami. Images
are here
Finally we are glad to inform that the
samprokshanam of Thanjai maamanik koil went on well on 1st
Nov
2009. Images of the function are here
Sl No | Name of the temple | Location | Details of assistance | Monthly
contribution and Coordinator(phone numbers are not given here for
security reasons. Email rmvenkat@yahoo.com for contact details of the
respective coordinators) |
1 | Thanjai maamanik koil (Neela mega perumal) |
Thanjavour | One time prasadam and bhattar sambhavanai, Oil for lamp, parimala dhraviyam. |
Rs 2000. Sri. Sriram |
2 | Thirukkaviththalam |
Kabistalam Near kumbakonam |
Monthly thirumanjanam, Moolavar thaila kappu Thaligai on every sravanam |
Rs 2000. Sri Ramakrishnan |
3 | Thalachchangadu |
Near Seerkazhi | Archakar sambhavaani,daily prasadam,oil and watchman assistance |
Rs 2250 pm. Sri N S Thiruvengadam |
4 |
Thiru velliyangudi |
Kumbakonam |
Ucchikala thaligai,
archakar
sambhavanai,milk for artha jamam, punarvasu thaligai+archanai, Oil for lamp |
Rs 2500 pm. Sri S
Ramamoorthy bhattar. |
5 |
Thirvali |
Near Thirunangur |
Archakar sambhavanai and
one
time prasadam |
Rs 2000 p.m Sri Padmanabhan |
6 |
Nathan Koil | Kumbakonam |
Ghee for ardhajama prasadam |
Rs 1500 pm. Sri S
Mahalingam |
7 |
Sevilimedu | Kanchipuram | One time prasadam daily+ bhattar sambhavanai |
Rs 2250 p.m. Sri Venkata krishna bhattar |
8 |
Kattumannar koil (Sri Natha muni avatara sthalam) |
Seerkazhi Chatur vedi mangalam |
Sambhava for bhattar | Rs 1000. Sri Srinivasa narayanan |
9 |
Thiruchcherai desikar
sannidhi |
Near Kumbakonaam |
Nithya aradhanai and oil
for lamp (Daily worship expenses) Image |
Awaiting details for recommencing the kaimkaryam. |
10 |
Rajamadam |
Near Pattukkottai |
Daily worship |
Will be commencing from Oct 2021 |
11 |
Thirukkannna mangai |
Swami Desikar utsavam 8th day |
Sri TS Rajagopalan Rs 25000 per year |
|
12 |
Thiru nagai |
Nagapattinam |
Swami desikan sannidhi |
Nitya aradanam Rs 24000 per year |
Other kaimkaryams:
Apart from these kaimkaryams we haven't
forgotten the
social angle and needs of deserving students who are in
need of
uniforms, books and educational aid. This kaimkaryam is on
going on
regular basis. If you would like to sponsor such donations
you are
welcome. You can personally donate to the child after
understanding
their needs. Also if you feel that some one in any of
these divya
desams are in need of help for education, please email me
with details
so that we can extend our helping hand.
1.
We have offered an Invertor for Thuppul
Vilakkolipperumal temple in May 2007.
2.
We
have
offered an invertor for Sri Anbil divya desam to ensure that
bhagavathas are not deprived of good darshan of the Lord
during
electric power cuts. See Image.
3. We are now sponsoring two day utsavams at Nathan koil and this will done every done during Brahmotsavam.
4. A beautiful nandavanam
has been
created with a bore
well at Therazhundhur temple and we are also undertaking
maintenance
of the same on monthly basis.
5.
We have offered silver
satari for Ramar sannidhi in
Medavakkam temple. ee dinamalar clipping
here.
6.We would request your generous help to provide copper
plating
for Dwajasthambam at Adhanur divya desam. Estimated
requirement Rs 1.5
lakhs. Please read Srimad Azhagiya singar's Srimukam
here. This kaimkaryam has been completed now. See
Image
8. Sevilimedu Sri Narasimhar temple requires your support for
renovation
of main gopuram. This
work is
in progress.
9. Donations are requested for reconstruction and roofing of archaka living quarters in Thalachchangau.
10. Minor renovation works in Thirukkanna mangai desikar sannidhi. This has been completed now. See images here (31st Oct 05)
Our trust has co
ordinated
in
organising the following kaimkaryams thru various donars at
various
temples/mutt
in the last two years. Details
here
Our trust has participated in relief efforts of Tsunami victims. Besides contributing for the The Hindu relief fund (scroll down to see our divya desa kainkarya trust) we have directly involved in the kaimkaryam along with Lions Club,Seerkazhi. Our trust co ordinator Sri Aalinadan swami of Thirunagari was fully involved in distribution of food,clothes etc.
1. By donating what ever little possible for this kaimkaryam.
Send your contributions in favour of DIVYA DESA KAINKARYA TRUST and mail the draft/cheque to
Sri.K.Ramadurai
(Managing Trustee-Divya desa kainkarya trust)
Plot no 8,VGP Babu nagar
First main road
Medavakkam
Chennai 600 100
Tel: 91 44 22770754
2. By visiting the temples whenever possible. adiyen can arrange for a comfortable trip keeping Kumbakonam or seekazhi as base. Reach the town by night train (sleeper class)from Chennai and spend a day visiting 8-10 divya desams in ONE DAY and return back to Chennai on the third day early morning.Please send me a mail to arrange for your comfortable trip. Please email me at rmvenkat@yahoo.com
1. What is a divya desam?
There are 108 temples which are of great importance to a srivaishanva a devotee of supreme Lord Sri Vishnu. These temples are special because they were visited by great azhvar saints and they sang prabandhams in praise of the deities in these temples.Out of the 108, 2 divya desams are not in this material world.They are Vaikuntam and Thirupparkadal. One temple is in Nepal and the balance 105 temples are in India.
2. What is the need for support?
In good old days the kings were taking care of the temples for their maintenance.With the abolition of the kingdom the temples came under the belt of the local state governments. Unfortunatley,in this kali yuga, the temple properities are being misused and the temples are left with out any care. Over the years the temples lost its glory and many of them are such a bad condition that there is no even daily pooja or aradana.
There are few temples which are doing well financially like Thiruppathi and Srirangam but the temples in around Thanjavour, Kumbakonam are in need of immediate support.
3.What is nitya aradanam?
Lighting the lamp, pooja materials,flowers and tulasi and some simple prasadam to the perumal. Besides sambavana to the bhattar. They are very poorly paid by the authorities and trustee.
4. What is happening now?
In the past 15-20 years many bhagavathas from USA, India Far East and Gulf have started supporting various temples for nitya aradanam and other basic needs like providing vessels and vastram etc.besides minor renovations. We are all working to bring back the glory of the temples.
5. How can you help?
On an average we require around 2500 to 3000 Indian rupees to maintain one temple per month ( US $ 70). See rough estimate below.It varies slightly from temple to temple. We request you to support any one of the divya desam for nitya aradanam. We can co ordinate and make this happen. Dedicated bhagavathas are working back home to ensure that the money is being spent for the purpose intended.
It is disturbing to note that the archa thirumeni of the Moolavar is with cracks with out thailakaappu. We are now arranging for Peria thirumanjanam once in a month to avoid this situation.
One important note:
We bhagavathas belonging to various sampradayams are working together on this kaimkaryam. While adiyen is a ahobila mutt sishya, Sri Raman kannan swami is Srimad Andavan thiruvadi and most of the bhagavathas whom we interact are belonging to Thennacharya sampradayam and that is not the end. One of our trust member is even smArthA. But our goal is common. We are indeed fortunate to have this sort of setup and this only shows that we can work together irrespective of our minor phylosophical differences if every one have this spirit of service.We seek the blessings of Sriya:pathi, Acharyas and all the bhagavathas.
From the above you might have noticed that we are not partial in supporting temples or activities of any one sect or mutt.We are treating all the kaimkaryams alike and doing our humble bit where ever possible.Some temples follow thennacharya sampradayam some sri desika. Some kaimkaryams are related to ahobila mutt and some to srimad andavan ahramam of srirangam.
With folded hands adiyen is requesting with utmost humility for your personal support.We do not seek huge sums of donation.Little money on regular basis will suffice. Let us show our gesture to HIM who has given this comfortable life and if we are not taking care of our temples soon these temples will become a part of History.Speak to your friends and encourage them to participate.
Thanks for your patient reading
adiyen ramanuja dasan,
R.Venkat
email:rmvenkat@yahoo.com
Prasadam: Rice 30 padi 300/ Curd 300/ Provisions 75/ Fire wood 75/ --------------------- Total 750/. This is for one time prasadam. We require minimum two time prasadam. |
Other items: Flowers 300/ Pooja materials 250/ Sambhavana Bhattar Rs 300/- 500 Cook Rs 300/- 500 Watchman Rs 200/- 300 adhyabhaka Rs 300/ Thirumanjanam: Rs 500/ once a month |