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. I>. Imte IlmIn&is<hpr[e nm> Imte vklU;[mhagurve nm>, Imte ramanujay nm> Imte ingmaNtmhadeizkay nm> Imte Aaidv{zQkaepytIN mhadeizkay nm> Imte IlmIn&is<h idVypakasevk Iv{zQkaep Inaray[ ytIN mhadeizkay nm> Imte Iv{zQkaep Irnaw ytIN mhadeizkay nm> *** Date: 10th October 2013 Vijaya varusham, puraTTAsi mAsam, jyeshThA nakshatra Dear SrI MaTham sishyAs and bhaktAs of Lord SrI LakshmINrsimha: Today is the sacred day of PuraTTAsi kETTai when SrImadAdivaN SaThakopa jIyar, the first AcAryan of the illustrious SrI Ahobila MaTham was born in the year 1379 CE at Melkote. He was an avatAra purusha, who was chosen by bhagavAn SrI LakshmInarasimhan Himself at the tender age of 19 years, to lead the future MaTham that would flourish into a sacred refuge for all the suffering jIvans and bless them with the safety of treading in the righteous path of dharmam and anushThAnam. It is definitely due to the infusion of that great yatis sankalpa balam and anugraham of Lord SrI LakshmInarasimhan Himself, that SrI Ahobila MaTham continues to flourish to this day being lead by a singularly remarkable lineage of great yati-s in an unbroken line starting with the first jIyar. In the following pages aDiyEn has given a brief summary of various articles/eBooks that aDiyEn has been blessed to release over the years, on SrImad AdivaN SaThakopan and the AcAryAs of the parama vaidIka SrI Ahobila MaTham. It is also aDiyEns pleasure to release the article A Delightful Dream by the talented Coimbatore SrI Sadagopan Iyengar, who is no stranger to the readers of SrI Vaishnava eGroups and who is a devout sishya of SrI MaTham himself. An AcAryan is like ones Mother, as He is the one who shows us our Eternal Parent SrIman NArAyaNan, much like a human mother identifies the father to her child. Also just like a Mother, the AcAryan intercedes on our behalf to the divya dampati-s and seeks Their help to relieve us of our sufferings and bless us with a life free of sins and wickedness. An English quote goes thus Since God cannot be everywhere, He created Mothers. It is equally true of our AcAryans and even more so with respect to the yati-s of SrI Ahobila MaTham, for each one of Them is a Sundarasimham (Azhagiya Singam), the very personification of SrI LakshmInarasimhan Himself. To such naDamADum daivangaL (Living Divinities) we owe our sincere gratitude and utter devotion. Let aDiyEn take this opportunity to refresh memories of aastikaas regarding the once in a lifetime opportunity to contribute yathA Sakti towards the renovation of the SrIbhAshya MaNDapam of 100 pillars that was constructed by SrImadAdivaN SaThakopa jIyars sishyar, SrI MukundarAya, a local king at SrI Ahobila divya kshetram about 700 years ago. This MaNDapam which was used by SrImadAdivaN SaThakopa jIyAr to conduct SrI bhAshya and ubhaya VedAnta pravacanam-s in the past, is in dire need of repairs right now and this kaimkaryam to renovate the maNDapam has the niyamanam of the prakrtam HH SrImad Azhagiya Singar SrImate SrIvaN SaThakopa SrI RanganAtha yatIndra mahAdeSikan. Further details of the kaimkaryam can be found at the end of this PDF. ||namo SrI nrsimhAya|| ||namo SrI MAlolAya|| ||namo SrI AhobileSAya|| ||SrImadazhagiya Singar tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam||
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A SINGULAR ACARYA A BRAHMACARI SANYASI ASCENDS THE THRONE: (Article courtesy aDiyEns English commentaries on dayA sAgara Satakam eBook # SH013 at www. sadagopan.org) keSavArya krpApAtram dhISamAdi guNArNavam | SrI SaThAri yatISAnam deSikendramaham bhaje || prapadye niravadyAnAm nishadyAm guNasampadAm | SaraNam bhavabhItAnAm SaThakopa munISvaram || Chosen by Lord LakshmI Nrsimhan Himself, a young 19 year old BrahmacAri began the SrI Malola pAduka sevai that is being continued to this day by an extraordinary unbroken line of AcAryAs. The entire miraculous event of the First AcAryan being chosen by the Lord is best described by the words of HH 44th paTTam SrImad Azhagiya Singar in His dayA sAgara Satakam, a tribute that He composed to the great lineage he belonged to and the blessing that was conferred on Him by SrI MAlolan. yatirUpadharam paScAt cintayantam kalau tadA | sancAradaksham sarvaj~nam dayAsAgaramASraye || (dayA sAgara Satakam, Slokam 17) After consulting with His devi, in this Kali yugam to find the sadAcAryan, who had the power to travel around and to shower ujjIvanam on those who sought the sacred feet for their protection from the divya dampatis. The Lord found that omniscient sadAcAryan after careful thinking, and decided to appear in the form of an old sanyAsi at the bank of bhavanAsini river at Ahobilam to initiate the selected mahAn into sanyAsASramam AhUya SrInivAsAryam krtvA sanyAsinam gurum | SankhacakrAdi dAdAtaram dayAsAgaramASsraye || (dayA sAgara Satakam, Slokam 18) SrI Lakshmi Nrsimhan of Ahobilam appeared in the dream of the young SrInivAsan born at TirunArAyaNapuram and undergoing kAlakshepam at KAncipuram with GaTikAsatam AmmAL, the grandson of SrI NaDAtUr AmmAl. The Lord of GaruDAdri commanded the young student (BrahmacAri) SrInivAsan from a great vamSam to travel to His mountainous abode of Ahobilam. On an auspicious tithi, nakshatram and vAram, SrI Lakshmi Nrsimhan taking the form of an older yati, seated SrI SrInivAsan on the AcArya pITham and performed the preksha mantra upadeSam Himself to initiate the newly appointed AcAryan into sanyAsASramam. aDiyEn prostrates before the ocean of compassion, SrI Lakshmi Nrsimhan, who gave the conch and disc insignia that He had with Him to help the new AcAryan to perform the rituals of SamASrayaNam for the ASritALs of the Lord. This great AcAryan was tireless in His efforts to carry forward the command of Lord SrI Lakshmi Nrsimhan and with the Lords blessings accomplished many unique path breaking achievements. Due to His devotion to SrI SaThakopar (SvAmi NammAzhvAr), He found the original idol of SvAmi that had been cast away due to neglect and re-installed it in AlvAr Thirunagari with proper rituals. Pleased with this act, SvAmi NammAzhvAr bestowed the title VaN SaThakopar on this AcAryan, which became the title used by all the yati-s of this guru parampara. He also established many centres for spreading the knowledge of the SrI SampradAyam as well as constructed many maNDapams and structures to provide a place of learning to aasritALs. SrI AdivaN SaThakopar was a foremost AcArya in propagating SrI rAmAnuja-SvAmi deSika sampradAyam and gave many pravacanams on Bhagavad vishayam, SrIbhAshyam and Veda/VedAngas. He could have easily blessed us with many granthams but He preferred to provide anugraham through kAlakshepa mukham. He became a veritable SrIbhAshya DeSikan. For the purposes of conducting His AcAryan's kAlakshepams, the local king Mukundarayan constructed a 100 pillar maNDapam on the banks of BhavanAsini river at upper Ahobilam. It was here the well known sishyAs of Adi VaNN SaThakopa jIyar like MaNapAkkam ThOzhappar (Vaidika sArvabhaumar), AnnamAcArya, Thirumalai NampAkkam KrishNamAcchAr (the successor to Adi VaN SaThakopa jIyar) became part of the kAlakshepa goshTi. To learn more about Adi VaN SaThakopa jIyar and His vaibhavam, please read: AcArya Vaibhavam http://www.sadagopan.org/index.php/categories/doc_details/591-sh084-acharya-
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lakshmInAtha samArambhAm nAthayAmuna madhyamAm asmadAcArya paryantAm vande guru paramparAm There have so far been 46 jIyars in an unbroken line of succession from SrI AdivaN SaThakopan adorning the pITham of SrImad Ahobila MaTham. Each of the AcAryan in this illustrious lineage have been singularly devoted yatis full of j~nAnam, vAtsalyam, kAruNyam and anushThAna-vairAgya balam. The 45th pontiff of SrI Ahobila MaTham HH SrI NArAyaNa yatIndra mahAdeSikan, was instrumental in transforming the once un-navigable paths to the nava narasimha shrines in the forested hills of SrI Ahobilam, to an accessible pilgrimage place for AstikAs. He renovated the shrines of the nava
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narasimhAs and constructed places of stay for yAtrikAs. He also made it possible to have the perennial waters of the BhavanAsini river to be transported through granite conduit pipes to be brought to the upper Ahobila sannidhi of SrI AhobileSar. The 46th pontiff, who is currently presiding over the SrI MaTham has now expressed His tiruvuLLam to further the kaimkaryams undertaken by His predecessor at SrI Ahobila divya deSam. To this end, He has proposed the kaimkaryam of renovating the sacred 100 pillar granite maNDapam that was built by HH SrImadAdivaN SaThakopa Jeeyar for conducting the ubhaya vedAnta, SrIbhAshya kAlakshepams at Ahobilam close to the place where bhagavAn SrI LakshmI Nrsmhan initiated the First AcAryan into sanyAsASramam. The daily observances of the AcAryAs of this MaTham can be read from the eBook # SS079 A Day in Srimatam (http://www.sadagopan.org/index.php/categories/doc_details/114-ss079-srimatam-a-day-in) The taniyans (benedictory prayers) for each of the AcAryan can be learnt from the eBook # SS032 Azhagiya Singar taniyans http://www.sadagopan.org/index.php/categories/doc_details/79-ss032azhagiya-singar-thaniyans *** Srimate Sri Malola Divya Paduka Sevaka SrivanSatakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya namaH
A Delightful Dream
(Article Courtesy : Coimbatore SrI k.Sadagopan Iyengar) We had recently read about the glory of Emperuman as Du: Svapna naasana: or the destroyer of bad dreams. It is equally true that He is also Su: svapna kaaraka: or the creator of good dreams. In the following piece, we shall see how he blessed an ardent devotee with a delightful dream, benefiting not only the latter but Himself too in the process. Srinivasan was an exemplary student. He had absorbed all that his father taught, very much like the parched earth lapping up drops of rain. And by the time he was fifteen, he had mastered the Vedas, Divya Prabandas, Kavyas and Saamaanya Shastras, imbibing everything from his scholarly father. And the result of all this prodigious learning did have an effect on the youthhis face shone with the light of wisdom. Mere wisdom, they say, without good conduct, is akin to a dogs tailsuna: puccham ivait doesnt perform its function of hiding what ought to be hidden. However, this was not the case with Srinivasa, whose conduct, even at that tender age, was exemplary. Not only did he excel in aachaaram and anushttaanamhis attributes were enviable. He was kind to everyone, never spoke in anything but a soft and pleasing tenor, his obedience to elders was legendary and his standards of honesty and integrity lofty. In short, he was the ideal son anyone would be proud to have begotten and his father was justly so. Detecting the signs of greatness in Srinivasan, his father sent him to Kanchi, a great centre of learning in those days, to pursue his studies in Vedanta under a famed teacher. And Srinivasan excelled there too, with his usual industry, application, devotion to the preceptor and his innate brilliance. By now, he had grown tall not only in wisdom, but physically toohe was a handsome youth of twenty, impressing everyone with his adorable qualities too. Finding no bachelor more eligible than him, proposals for marriage began to pour in and people with daughters sounded both his Acharya at Kanchi and father at his native place as to their mind in the matter. Unlike most youth of his age, however, Srinivasan showed not the slightest inclination in matters mundane, reserving his passion for his studies and performance of duties. He evinced little interest too in earning money and avoided gatherings of the erudite where knowledge was displayed for gaining gold coins. Though normal parents and Acharyas would be worried at such an attitude, Srinivasans parent and preceptor were overjoyed at his spurning all material temptations. They felt that this boy would surely be a leader, a great spiritual leader born to emancipate masses. It happened when Srinivasan was twenty: after a hard days toil, both physical (in the form of service to the Guru) and mental (imbibing the golden words of the erudite Guru from dawn to dusk), Srinivasan went to sleep on the hard wooden plank he used as his bed. Around 3 a.m., Srinivasan had a dream. Come immediately to my abode! commanded Sri Nrisimha of Ahobilam. The eyes of the Man-Lion were smiling with compassion, His voice was as soft as the one He used while speaking to Prahlada, His form every bit as beautiful as acclaimed by Azhwar (Azhagiyaan taane, Ariyuruvan taane).
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The young Srinivasa woke up with a start and wondered about the possible purport of the dream. While delighted in the extreme about the appearance of the Lord in his dream, he was mystified as to why Emperuman should command him to come to Ahobilam, of all places: even the hardy wandering minstrel Sri Tirumangai Mannan, known for frequenting inaccessible abodes of the Lord like Salagramam, Badarikashramam, etc., had warned intending pilgrims to Ahobilam of its remoteness, categorically issuing a travel advisory that the place was capable of being accessed only by DeitiesDeivam allaal chella onnaaa Singavel Kundramand beyond mortal worshipchendru kaandarkku arriya koil. He had also painted a bleak picture of the environsof raging forest fires, predators lying in wait to pounce on unassuming passersby, robbers waiting to waylay pilgrims, etc. All this graphic but forbidding portrayal of Ahobilam did not discourage Srinivasan from setting forth on the arduous journey, after recounting the dream to his Acharya and parents and obtaining their permission. Little did the parents know then that they were going to lose their beloved son forever! Can you imagine anyone doing thisa mere twenty year-old embarking on a journey that would be more dangerous than that undertaken by Sri Rama in Dandakaranyam? Yet, Srinivasan never had a second thought about the journey: his mind was set on the Lords command and like a determined sailor guided solely by the Pole Star, the young man covered the vast distance between Kanchi and Ahobilam on foot, his journey made miraculously easy by the Lord, who wished him to reach there safe and sound. Undaunted by the forbidding environs and spurred on by the divine command, Srinivasa reached Upper Ahobilam, situated amidst dense jungle and populated by predators. After performing his ablutions and nitya karmas in the holy Bhavanaasini River, Srinivasan prostrated before Ahobilesan and told Him Lord! As ordained by you in my dream, I am here. Please guide me! No sooner than he had uttered these words, an old man appeared before Srinivasa, who was astounded at the sudden materialization. Describing the newcomer as an old man would be a gross injustice to him, because the stranger was a Sanyasi, clothed in ochre robes and holding aloft the Tridandam, the unique insignia of Sri Vaishnava Yatis. His face shone with the dazzling light of divinity and His eyes too were alight with wisdom and compassion. His deportment was regal and His gait leonine. Srinivasa prostrated before the stranger and apprised him of why he had come to Ahobilam. The stranger smiledit was a smile that lit up his entire face and eyes too and put the young boy at his ease immediately. The Sanyasi said in a sonorous voice which the hills around picked up and echoedDear Srinivasa! It was I who brought you here. You will immediately renounce all your worldly ties and regard me as your sole relative. Henceforth, you have an exalted mission to performthat of ensuring the emancipation of mortals. You and your spiritual successors will go from village to village and town to town, accompanying Me, spreading the message of the Lord and banishing gloom from the minds of people. You will bless them with Samashrayanam and Bharanyasam, thereby liberating countless souls who have so far been immersed in the mundane morass. So saying, the elderly Yati instructed Srinivasa in the Presha Mantram, a pre-requisite for those renouncing this world. He took the spare ochre robes and Tridandam kept in the shrine of Sri Ramanuja at the temple and offered them to Srinivasa. Having repeated the esoteric formula for renunciation after the divine preceptor, Srinivasa, clad in the kaashaayam and holding aloft the Tridandam, became a Sanyasi himself. Though he was only twenty, he had absolutely no reservations about accepting Sanyasam, which people normally embrace only in their sixties or later. The senior Yati told the young man, You will henceforth be known as Satakopa Jeer Moved beyond words by this divine dispensation and with tears of joy in his luminous eyes, Sri Satakopa Jeer prostrated again and again before the elderly Yati, who promptly disappeared as mysteriously as he had appeared, leaving the Jeer in no doubt as to the identity of the benefactorit was indeed Sri Nrisimha who had initiated him into the exalted state of renunciation. Overjoyed at being chosen as the Lords instrument for enabling the emancipation of fellow men, the Jeer set forth on his journey of redemption. In a thanksgiving gesture, he first visited the nine lovely shrines of the Lord at Ahobilam, offering worship to Ahobilesan, Malolan, Bhargavan, Varaha Nrisimhan, Jwala Nrisimhan, Kaaranjan, Chhatravatan, Pavana and Yoganandan. And when the Jeer was at the sannidhi of Malolan, sitting before Him in meditation, another miracle happened: the processional idol (Utsava Moorthy) left its place in front of the Moola Moorthy and landed on the lap of Sri Satakopa Jeer. Remembering the elderly Yatis words, the Jeer carried Sri Malolan
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wherever he went, performing aaraadhanam daily with exemplary love and devotion.
Thus, then, was born the Sri Ahobila Matham, founded by Sri Satakopa Jeer, nay, by Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Himself. And redeeming the absolute faith reposed in him by the Lord, Sri Satakopa Jeer travelled the entire length and breadth of Bharata Desam, spreading enlightenment among princes and paupers alike, accumulating a phenomenal number of disciples from all walks of life, who were extremely impressed by the youthful preceptors wisdom and devotion. The Jeer performed many exemplary services to the Lord at various divya desams: however, the most significant of these was the restoration of Sri Nammazhwar to his rightful shrine at Azhwar Tirunagari, rescuing the idol from the depths of Tamraparni where it had been consigned by people of a different faith. This resulted in Azhwars conferring our Jeer with the honorific prefix Aadi Van: from then on, the Jeer was acclaimed as Sri Adi Van Satakopa Yatindra Mahadesikan. And since he was considered to be no less than an incarnation of Sri Nrisimha (who is also known as Azhagiasingar), the Jeer was also lovingly called Sri Azhagiasingar, a title that has been borne by all the successors to the exalted spiritual throne of Sri Ahobila Matham. Setting the model for his spiritual heirs to follow, Sri Adi Van Satakopa Swami embarked on a life-long mission of redeeming lost souls, performing services at various abodes of the Lord and authoring/ commissioning numerous spiritual works to enlighten followers. Why did the Lord invite Sri Satakopa Jeer to distant Ahobilam, when He could have equally initiated him into Sanyasam at a more convenient and nearby divya desam? Though it is difficult to divine the inscrutable will of the Lord, the following do strike you as possible reasons for the choice of the hilly abode: The Lord wanted to rid Himself of the stigma that He was residing at a man-forsaken land, affording access only to Deities. Tinaittanayum chella onnaa Singavel Kundram says Sri Kalian, practically accusing the Lord of sitting on an inaccessible hill top beyond the reach of mortals. Emperuman was sure that the Jeer and his successors, especially the 45th Pontiff, would make the hills totally
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accessible to the common man and restore His magnificent attribute of Soulabhyam.
The Lord was tired of His isolation too sa ekaaki na ramateand wanted to make Ahobilam as popular as any other divya desam. Anointing Sri Satakopa Jeer was for ensuring that the divya desam became popular and that the hills of Ahobilam resounded with the cries of Narasimha, emanating from the masses, rather than the forbidding roar of wild lions, calls of wolves and trumpeting of elephants. Going by the current state of the hills, teeming with pilgrims, one would conclude the Lords wish has indeed come true (He being a Satya Sankalpa) and that successive Azhagiasingars have served as effective instruments of His dispensation. The Lord could foresee that due to the misfortune of mortals, the other sites of His avataras, like Ayodhya and Mathura, would eventually become matters of dispute and lose their sanctity due to forcible occupation and alien constructions. He wanted to ensure that the holy location of His Nrisimha avataram, at least, remained pristine pure and sacred. What better way to achieve this than to entrust it to the loving care of a band of dedicated servitors, who would preserve the purity of the kshetram and protect it from pollution? It is a proven fact that the Lord likes to travelHis padukas have what they call wanderlust. If you observe keenly, you would find that the holy foot of Sri Malolan is adorned with a golden sandal, proving His penchant for travel. Till the arrival of Sri Satakopa Jeer, this Emperuman was confined to His sannidhi, rooted to Ahobilam. By appointing Jeer as His emissary and personal servitor, the Lord ensured that wherever the Jeer went, He would also go, blessing people who were unable to visit Ahobilam for various reasons and enthralling everyone with His immeasurable beauty.
We shall conclude this article after dealing with one more question, which arose a few decades back. We normally find that Utsava moorties confine themselves to brief outings during utsavams, always returning for the night to the sanctum sanctorum. This is said to be as the Agamas, since the Utsavar derives His power and potency from the Moolavar, drawing them in the morning and surrendering them at night. Hence, continued separation of the Utsavar from the Moolavar would appear to deny the former of His divine powers. What then would be the position of Malolan, who is for the most part away from His Moolavar at Ahobilam and enjoys reunion only during the visits of Azhagiasingars to the divya desam, perhaps once or twice annually? Srimad Injimettu Azhagiasingar has quoted several scriptural texts to point out that the Utsavar Sri Malolan remains as omnipotent as ever, whether in the company of His Moolavar or away. He has also furnished precedents in this regard of Utsavars being separated from their Moola Beram for more than a nightSri Namperumal during the muslim invasion, Sri Varadan taking up residence at Udayaarpaalayam for quite long, Sri Selvappillais considerably long sojourn in Delhi, etc. Sri Kallazhagar during the annual Vaigai utsavam, Sri Devanathan during His teertthavaari at the sea, etc. are some more instances of the Utsavar remaining away from the Moolavar for more than a day. In all these cases, Srimad Azhagiasingar points out, the respective Utsavars returned to their original abodes after significant periods of separation from the Moola Beram, (sometimes amounting to several decades) but were welcomed back with enthusiasm and reinstalled with all due reverence by distinguished devotees who very well knew the nuances of Aagamic prescriptions. Sri Tirumangai Mannan is said to have reverentially brought the idol of Sri Nammazhwar from Azhwar Tirunagari to Srirangam year after year for Adhyayanotsavam, with Azhwar returning to his aastthaanam after a fortnight or more. The presence of a Paduka on Sri Malolans foot is definitely indicative of His desire to travel and since it is in pursuance of His own glorious will that the Utsavar is accompanying Azhagiasingars, there is no question at all of any reduction in the divinity of this beautiful and beloved idol. It is Sri Nrisimha Himself who ordained Sri Adivan Satakopa Jeer to carry Him from place to place for the benefit of devotees graame graame cha gatvaa pada kamala nataan, Maam griheetvaa abhiraksha!. As such, Sri Malolan remains in full possession of all His magnificent auspicious attributes, whether or not in the company of His Moolavar, concludes Srimad Injimettu Azhagiasingar, dispelling misconceptions in this regard. Sriamate Srivan Satakopa Sri Ranganatha Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:
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THE KAIMKARYAM: The 100 pillar maNDapam constructed by HH SrImadAdivaN SaThakopa jIyar for conducting pravacanams on SrI bhAshyam and Veda/VedAngams is in need of dire repairs today. Due to the encroaching forest and harsh environmental factors, the structure has deteriorated and needs to be renovated to serve the Astika communities for ages to come. It is the tiruvuLLam of HH SrImad RanganAtha yatIndra mahAdeSikan, the 46th paTTam SrImad Azhagiya Singar and the reigning pontiff of SrI Ahobila MaTham to renovate this important and sacred structure. In His own words, the Pontiff has attested to the delightful dhvani of SrI BhAshyam that can be heard even today around 6 A.M inside the maNDapam. As sishyAs of SrI MaTham and also as bhaktAs of Lord SrI LakshmI Nrsimhan, it is our good fortune to be offered this opportunity to help with this great kaimkaryam. At present the cost of renovation is estimated at 15 lakhs of Indian Rupees. BhaktAs can make samarpaNam at $ 100/-, $ 250/- or yathA Sakti. Those interested to take part in this kaimkaryam please contact aDiyEn at [email protected] Those who are in India can send their samarpaNams to Sriman K.C.Chellappa of the monthly svAti kaimkaryam fame. He can be reached at (044)2817 2233 or 0944 413 1663 at Chennai. You can also send your samarpaNam online to Ahobila Matam web site (http://www.ahobilamutt.org). Needless to say, this is a once in a life time kaimkaryam to commemorate the importance of SrI BhAshyam and the illustrious Vaibhavam of Adi VaN SaThakopa jIyar, the First pIThAdipati of SrI MaTham. In the following pages pictures of the 100 Pillar MaNDapam in its current state of dilapidation is presented for referece.
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