Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Purohita Vaidika Maha Sabha, Madurai.

The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations [VIDRUMOTHSAVAM] [PAVAZHA VIZHA]
was celebrated on 16th May 2009 at Ranga Mahal, Sourashtra Sabha, Madurai.

The Photos taken on that occasion can be viewed by clicking the following site.

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Samashti Upanayanams - 2009

60 Upanayanams took place on 30.4.2009 at Sourashtra Hr.Secondary School, Madurai
ground between 9 and 10.30 a.m. organised by Veda Aagama Vaideeka Maha Sabhai, Madurai
thanks to Donations received from Public.
All Upanayanams are conducted free of charge. VaDu and his parents were offered with new clothes to wear and sit for homa.
After upanayanams were over food was served for 600 people [10 persons for one upanayanam]. VIPs were present and blessed the Vadus.
Sri Srinivasa Perumal deity from Srinivasa Perumal Temple was brought so that all can worship and seek the blessing of the lord Srinivasa.

Photos taken on that occasion can be viewed by clicking the following link.

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SOURASHTRA SCRIPT WEB SITE

A web site is available to practice written Sourashtram in Sourashtra script.

Please click the link below to visit that site.

http://palkarblogs.com

Sourashtra script site

UPAMANYU: web site in Sourashtra Script.

UPAMANYU: web site in Sourashtra Script.

Smt.S.P.Geetha Bharathi visits USA.

Srimathi S.P.Geetha Bharathi, M.A.(Sanskrit), President of Siddhaashramam,Madurai
is visiting USA and will be staying in New Jersey for about 4 months, it is learnt.
A felicitation function was held in Sri Anjaneya Swami Temple of Vedha Adhyayana Sabha, Madurai on 13.4.2009 on the eve of her leaving Madurai on 18th April 2009 for USA.

Some of the photos taken on that occasion can be view by clicking the following link.

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Sri Rama Navami Celebrations at Gita Bhavanam-2009.

Sri Rama Navami urchavam at GITA BHAVANAM, MADURAI on 3.4.2009.
Valmiki Ramayanam Lecture serial for 9 days was conducted by Vidya Bhushanam Sri P.P.Sudarsan, M.A.(Sanskrit), Lecturer in Sanskrit, Sourashtra College, Madurai and Guest Lecturer, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, from 26.3.2009. The topics for nine days were as under
Rama avatharam, Sita Kalyanam, Kaikeyi peRRa iru varangaL, Pathuka Pattabhishekam,
Panchavati Gamanam, Vali Moksham, Sethu Bhandhanam, Vagai suuDiya VaLLal, Sri Ramar Pattabhishekam.
I could attend only for 3 days. i.e. on 3rd, 8th and 9th final day.
He told that Kaikeyi knew fully well that because of a curse Dasarathan is to die due to the estrangement of his beloved Son Sri Rama. She knew that after 14 years of hermitage life in forest Sri Rama will return and carry out the rule of Ayodhya which Dasarathan did.
Yet Kaikeyi earned a notorious name and nobody comes forward to name their female child as Kaikeyi.
Though Sita suffered for 14 years, and faced adverse comments regarding her chastity, yet people prefer to name name their children as Sita and Sitaraman.
The epic is an enchanting story which never makes anybody boredom to listen again and again through hundreds of Harikatha exponents.
On 8th Day Dr.D.K.Subramanian felicitated Sri P.P.Sadarsan. He told his maiden lecture was performed in Gita Bhavanam only. So Sri P.P.Sudarsan’s maiden lecture here will elevate him to the highest state in the years to come.
On 9th and final day, i.e. on 3rd April 2009, Dr.T.R.Damodaran gave his encomiums for the beautiful lecture based on Valmiki Ramayanam. Smt. S.P.Geetha Bharathi also praised Sri P.P.Sudarsan for delivering his lectures without any flaw.
Finally he was honoured with ponnadai and bhagavat prasadam. Prasadam was distributed to all.
You can view some of the photos taken by me in the following link.
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UPAMANYU.