காஞ்சி மஹா பெரியவரின் வழியில்..

டிசம்பர் 16 , 1945 , மகா பெரியவர் பர்வத மலை கிரிவலம் வந்த நிகழ்வை நினைவு கூறும் வகையில் , காஞ்சி மடத்தின் சார்பாக மார்கழி 1,(16 .டிசம்பர் 2010 ) அன்று பால பெரியவர் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ விஜயேந்திரா சரஸ்வதி சுவாமிகள் வழிகாட்டுதலுடன் ஏராளமான பக்தர்கள் கிரிவலம் வந்தனர்.
காலை 5 .30 க்கு கடலாடி விஷ்ணு கோவிலில் துவங்கிய கிரிவலம் மேல்கோடி , பட்டியந்தல் ,வீரளூர் ஆதவரம்பாளையம் , கேட்டவரம் பாளையம் வழியாக
சென்றது . பக்தர்கள் வழி நெடுகிலும் நடந்தவண்ணம் இருந்தார்கள்.
பம்மல் சங்கர கண் மருத்துவமனை நிர்வாகி திரு .பம்மல் விஸ்வநாத அய்யர் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் , குரோம்பேட்டை கண்ணன் அவர்களின் அழைப்பின் பெயரில் பால சுவாமிகளுடன் செல்லும் அறிய வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது .
காலை மணி 6 .30 கு குரோம்பேட்டையில் துவங்கிய எங்களது பயணம் .வழி நெடுகிலும் கண்ட காட்சிகளின் புகைப்பட தொகுப்பு>>>Click here

Birds

Rains had given our lakes and ponds plenty of water for these migratory birds, hopefully pelicans? which I am not so sure..but just watch these visitors found across the lake on thoraipakkam - pallavaram radial road near Keelkattalai

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Soorakottai Sri Paramanaadha Ayyanar Sami Koil

Soorakottai a small village in Tanjore District ,On the way I found this temple of Sri Paramanaadha Ayyanar Sami Koil , temple under HRCE , though not ancient it is very powerful and a vibrant one .
The rustic beauty of the countryside is visible in a single glance of this image of Sri Veeramuniyandavar .The entrance to this temple we see 2 fully decorated horses welcoming you inside the temple.
This is one of the most revered temple for people of this region.One should never miss this temple of ayyanar when you visit tanjore.
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Sirukamani Sri Karapagambal samedha Sri Bakthavatsaleswarar temple Temple Kumbabishekam

Arulmigu Sri Karapagambal samedha Sri Bakthavatsaleswarar temple situated on southern bank of cauvery in trichy karur road .Kumabishekam was perfomed to this ancient temple dating back to cholas on 22.8.2010 with blessings of Jagadguru Sri Sri Jayanderasaraswathy Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
Mr.Kannan of JK builders, chrompet on whose invitation I was able to visit this temple has a great passion on rebuilding of dilipated ancient temples ,Mr.Kannan is on a project collecting all details about saivaite , vaishnavaite and amman temples (Ancient ones only) through out the Kanchipuram district for creating a data base of temples in worship and temples which has to be rebuilt.
I request anyone from Kanchipuram district reading this blog to volunteer for the cause of collecting details of the ancient treasures which our forefathers have left behind.
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Rock Memorial

Kanyakumari ,southern tip of India,the place where sun wakes up and sets, this land is spiritual to billions all over the world,the presiding goddess Kanyakumari and the monk swami vivekanandha who made india reverberate by his speech and actions Swami Vivekananda who went upon meditating on this very place a small island , a rock for 3 days to think for his country and its men,at this place stands Rock memorial as tribute to this monk.

Now, we have a huge statue of Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar who born in mylapore and presented his short poems known as Thirukural in tamil.

Thirukkural

Thirukkural is one of most revered ancient works in the Tamil [7] . Kural is considered as 'World common faith'[citation needed], as it shows the way for human morals and betterment in life. The Kural has been translated into most languages, likely next only to the Bible, Qur'an and Gita .[citation needed]. The Latin translation of Thirukkural made by Constanzo Beschi in 1730 helped significantly to make known to European intellectuals the richness and beauty of Tamil literature.

Thirukkural is a combined word formed by joining the two words Thiru and Kural, i.e. Thiru + Kural = Thirukkural.

Thirukkural is divided into three sections. Section one deals with Aram, good ethical behavior with conscience and honor ("right conduct"), Section two discusses Porul, the right manner of conducting worldly affairs, and Section three dwells on Inbam, love between man and woman. The First section has 38 chapters, Second has 70 chapters and the Third 25 chapters. Each Chapters consists of 10 couplets or kurals thus making 1330 couplets in total.

There is a 133 feet tall statue of Saint Thiruvalluvar erected at the southern tip of Indian subcontinent (Kanyakumari) where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean converge. The 133 ft denotes Thirukkural's 133 Chapters or athikarams and the show of three fingers denote the three themes Aram, Porul, and Inbam ie the Sections on Morals, Wealth and Love.

Two great souls born in India , we shall be always proud of our heritage.

Sunrise

Kanyakumari the place where we can see both ,the sunrise & sunset,I was prepared as early as 5.15 in the morning to capture sun wakeup for the day.

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