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Round the clock annadanam will be introduced soon at Ongara Ashramam
Round the clock annadanam will be introduced soon at Ongara Ashramam at Srinivasanallur near Kumbakonam for the devotees who visit the ashramam said Swami Ongara Nanda, Head of the Ongara Peedam, Ongara Ashramam here on Friday.
He told presspersons that construction of the annadanam building is going on and soon food will be supplied at any time either in the day or night for devotees who visit the ashramam.
A world prarthana meet will be held at the ashramam for world peace on November 22, Sunday. It will be held at Siddar swamigal sannidhi in front of the Umamaheswarar temple at Srinivasanallur. Ongara Nanda will perside over the prarthana.
A people’s congregation will be arranged at Kumbakonam on the same evening. The 23rd Gurumahasannidhanam of Thiruvavaudthurai Adheenam Sivaprakas Desika Parmacharya Swamigal, 27th Gurumahasannidhanam of Sri Sivakkira Yogigal adheenam Sri Shankaralinga desika paramacharya swamigal, Srimad Mouna Kumarasamy Thambiran swamigal of Dharumapuram adheenam and Thirupanandal Kasi Mutt Srimad Sundaramurthy Thambiran swamigal will participate in the congregation and address the people.
The Ashram also plans to construct a “Sandror Kappagam” to house intellectuals who are in distress, erect a sixty ft Anjaneya statue and construct an adhishtanam for Siddar Swamigal who established the ashramam in 1960. The aim of the ashramam is to create positive vibrations in the world by correcting people to shun negative vibrations by adhering to purity in thought, action, words and in breathing. “The life time of each man is 120 years. If he leads a pure life he can live a full life. Our aim is to see that people live a wholesome life,” Ongara Nanda said.
The ashramam has conducted 108 gaja pujas at Coimbatore, one crore Siva panchatchara jeba Velvi, first Kumbamela in south at Puducherry, etc in the past for world peace.
College organises a special painting exhibition in Kumbakonam
Posted by sugan in Kumbakonam on August 14th, 2009
ADMIRABLE: Visitors looking at the painting displayed at Government College for Fine Arts in Kumbakonam on Thursday. —
KUMBAKONAM:
Independence day is an occasion for celebration. The Government Fine Arts College thought it fit to celebrate in a different manner. It has organised a three-day painting exhibition by its students and a competition for school students of Kumbakonam. The exhibition and competition were inaugurated at the college campus here on Thursday. While paintings of the college students were displayed in the exhibition, hundreds of school students participated in the painting competition.
V.Thilagam, Sub-Judge, Kumbakonam inaugurated the exhibition.
The paintings on display depicted social themes like the need to protect arts that are on the verge of extinction, evils of smoking and drinking, the need to save water, etc. Painting with story, telling values, photography, portrait, terracotta, paintings depicting surrealism and illusion were also on display.
Thenmozhi, a student of the college, has drawn a Kolam with 1.50 lakh dots for an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, she said.
G. Senguttuvan, Revenue Divisional Officer, Kumbakonam inaugurated the paintings for school children. Students from Saraswathi Padasala and Vallalar Higher Secondary School and other schools participated in the competition. They chose themes like global warming, environment protection and various developments that have taken place in independent India.
Speaking on the occasion, Dhenuka, art critic, highlighted the opportunities available for fine arts college students in this modern high tech era. Graphic animation, editing, art direction, visual communication, documentaries offer wide scope for fine arts students. They can use their imagination and shine in these fields.
India has a tradition of 2000 years of art and culture. Big Temple at Thanjavur is an architectural marvel. He said that Kumbakonam Fine Arts College produced many artists.
Vidyashankar Sthpathi, who has been selected as resident nominee by Lalith Kala Academy, was a former Principal of the college.
Kumbakonam Sri Sarangapani Temple Car Festival – Ther Thiruvila.
Posted by Admin Madurai Tamilnadu India in Uncategorized on July 2nd, 2009
Thousands pull temple car
Brimming devotion: Devotees pulling the car of Sri Sarangapani Temple at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district on Wednesday. KUMBAKONAM: Car festival of Sri Sarangapani Temple was held here on Wednesday. Thousands of devotees pulled the car along the four streets around the temple.
The tastefully decorated big car (next to Tiruvarur and Srivilliputhur temple cars) weighing 300 tonnes started from its stand at 11.30 a.m. and went its way via the four streets and came to the stand in the evening.
Earlier in the morning Sarangapani Perumal along with Upayanachiar was taken to the car from the temple in a procession.
After arthis and pujas were performed, devotees started pulling the car.
Sarangapani Temple occupies the third place in the 108 Vaishnavite Thirupathis. Seven Alwars have done Mangalasasanam of the Perumal.
Jeers of Sri Ahobila Mutt participated in the festival. The temple has two car festivals one falling in the Tamil month of ‘Chithirai’ and another in ‘Thai.’ The car festival was not held for many years in between.
Ko. Si. Mani, Co-operation Minister, who represents Kumbakonam constituency in the Assembly, took efforts to run the car. The huge car was renovated and the festival re-commenced in 2007. But encroachments on roads hindered and delayed the movement of the car then.
Now roads have been re-laid and widened to ensure that the car festival passed off smoothly on Wednesday. Elaborate bandobust arrangements were made by Srinivasan, DSP, Kumbakonam and Sivarajan, DSP, Thiruvidaimaruthur, for the festival.
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