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роЖро░ூро░ா! родிропாроХேроЪா !! - Darshan at Thyagesa Temple

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роЖро░ூро░ா! родிропாроХேроЪா !! 02 Aug 2026 I have been to this massive temple a number of times; many of those visits were before my teens. In the last decade, I only visited about two or three times with wide gaps. Nothing much registered when I was young, nor during the darshan trips of the last decade, because those trips felt rushed as I combined them with work. But my visit to the temple yesterday was incredibly pleasant, even though I spent just a little over an hour there. This time, I didn't combine it with any work schedule. The Kamalalayam (роХрооро▓ாро▓ропроо்) tank has perennial water with absolutely no signs of soil erosion. The cab driver explained that the tank is of the same space proportion as the mammoth temple itself! The reason for the abundance of water is that there are a number of ever-secreting wells inside the big tank. I entered the temple through the western dhwara, the big entry doors, and went straight to the Goddess Kamala Devi shrine, passing through a sm...

Amma - Kottai Amma...Who guards.. роКро░் роХாроХ்роХுроо் роХோроЯ்роЯை роЕроо்рооா

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We call the whole of Bharat, a punya Bhumi, every nook and corner is spiritually charged. That inspires seekers, including scientists to turn East and rush to Varanasi, Rishikesh...and all other kshetras across length and breadth of the entire nation, India, the Hindustan. The ever expanding town, our native Devakottai is no exception. Here as much as I could count, you turn anyside, you have a temple in sizes ranging from a small shrine to mammoth one in the heart of the town, viz., Nagara Sivan Koil. The uniqueness of Nagarathar Community is people in this one attribute their origins to one of nine temples, viz., Pillayarpatti, Ilayatrangudi, Iraniyur, Iluppakkudi, Mathur, Vairavan Kovil, Nemam, Soorakkudi and Velangudi. Matrimonial alliances happen between groom from one Temple and bride from different temple.  All through the year one festival or the other keeps happening, as across the nation, here in this town, Devakottai. The popular ones: 1. Monthly Karthikai...

родிро░ுрок்рокройроЩ்роХாроЯு

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родிро░ுрок்рокройроЩ்роХாроЯு роЪிро╡рой் роХோро╡ிро▓் родொрог்роЯை роиாроЯ்роЯிрой் роТрой்рокродாро╡родு роЪிро╡род் родро▓роо் роОройрок் рокோро▒்ро▒рок்рокроЯுроо் родро▓роо் родிро░ுрок்рокройроЩ்роХாроЯு. рокொродுро╡ாроХ роОро▓்ро▓ா рооро░роЩ்роХро│ிро▓ுроо் роЖрог்–рокெрог் рооро░роо் роОрой்ро▒ ро╡ேро▒ுрокாроЯு роЗро▓்ро▓ை. роЖройாро▓் рокройைрооро░роо் роороЯ்роЯுроо் роЖрог் рооро░рооுроо் рокெрог் рооро░рооுроо் роХொрог்роЯ родройிроЪ்роЪிро▒рок்рокுроЯைропродு. роЗрод்родро▓род்родிрой் родро▓ро╡ிро░ுроЯ்роЪроо் рокройைрооро░роо் роЖроХுроо். роХோропிро▓் рокிро░роХாро░род்родிро▓் роЕрооைрои்родுро│்ро│ роЗро░рог்роЯு рокройைрооро░роЩ்роХро│், роЕрой்ройை–роЕрок்рокро░் рокோро▓ роЕро░ுро│் роХாроЯ்роЪி родро░ுро╡родு роЗрод்родро▓род்родிрой் роЕро┤роХிроп родройிроЪ்роЪிро▒рок்рокாроХுроо். роЗрои்родрод் родிро░ுрод்родро▓роо் роЪோро┤ роорой்ройро░்роХро│ாро▓் рооுродро▓ிро▓் роХроЯ்роЯрок்рокроЯ்роЯродு. роХாро▓рок்рокோроХ்роХிро▓், родேро╡роХோроЯ்роЯைропைроЪ் роЪேро░்рои்род роЪிро╡рок்рокுрог்рогிроп роЪெро▓்ро╡ро░் рокெ. ро░ி. роПроХрок்рок роЪெроЯ்роЯிропாро░் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│் роЗроХ்роХோропிро▓ிрой் родிро░ுрок்рокрогிропை рооேро▒்роХொрог்роЯாро░். роТро░ு ро╡ро┤роХ்роХிро▓் рокெро▒்ро▒ рооுро┤ுрод் родொроХைропைропுроо் роЗро▒ைрок்рокрогிроХ்роХே роЕро░்рок்рокрогிроХ்роХ роЙро▒ுродி роХொрог்роЯро╡ро░் роОрой்рокродே роЕро╡ро░родு роЙропро░ிроп роЖрой்рооிроХрок் рокெро░ுрооைропை ро╡ெро│ிрок்рокроЯுрод்родுроХிро▒родு. роЗроХ்роХோропிро▓் роХро░ுроЩ்роХро▒்роХро│ாро▓் роХроЯ்роЯрок்рокроЯ்роЯ роХро▓ைроиропрооிроХ்роХ роЕрооைрок்рокாроХ ро╡ிро│роЩ்роХுроХிро▒родு. роЗроЩ்роХே, роЪிро╡рокெро░ுрооாройைропுроо் роЕроо்рокாро│ைропுроо் роТро░ே роЗроЯрод்родிро▓் роиிрой்ро▒ு родро░ிроЪிроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропுроо் роОрой்рокродு роЕро░ிроп роЪிро▒рок்рокு. рооேро▓ுроо், роПроХрок்рок роЪெроЯ்роЯிропாро░் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│ிрой் родிро░ுроЙро░ுро╡роЪ் роЪிро▓ை, роЗро▒ைро╡ройை родро░ிроЪிроХ்роХுроо் роиிро▓ைропிро▓் роЙро│் роорог்роЯрокрод்родிро▓் роЕрооைроХ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯு...

PILLAYAR NONBU – POIGNANT STORIES

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  PILLAYAR NONBU –  POIGNANT STORIES On 21 st day after Maha Deepam, Karthika day, the zodiac signs sashti and sathayam converge.   This is the holy day for all Nagarathar Community people.   More than Vinayagar Chathurthi in Aug, Sep, what Nagarathars celebrate without fail wherever they are in the world is what is famously known as Pillayar Nonbu. What is not known to many in current generation is the background, tradition of celebrating such exclusive festivals, ceremonies like Pillayar Nonbu.   Many of the aeons old tradition we come to hear of from our elders in the family.   If they miss to tell the story to the posterity,   chances are we may totally miss them.   Thank God, there were elders, who had taken pains to carry the legacy to later generations. And good writers did a good job in narrating the story.   Links to a few are herein: https://elvisalakshi.blogspot.com/2011/04/pillayar-nonbu-part-1.html http...

END OF AN ERA…..FONDLY ANNA

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END OF AN ERA…..FONDLY ANNA 03 RD December, 2025. Auspicious Krithika thithi -   . Lord Kaleesa must have thought it an apt day to merge Mama, роЕрод்родை’s spouse     - ANNA, Soma Navanna, as fondly all his beloved know him – in His heavenly abode. Mama’s whole life was in the service of Lord Shiva, though he was pet Narayana to Kanchi Sankaracharya Swamiji Shri Jayendra Saraswathi.    It was during Periyava’s challenging time, Periyava wanted to offer a Golden Nagabarana to Lord Ramanathaswamy at Rameswaram.   Fearing the unwritten diktat at that time not to honor the Acharya in our Temples, the Priest at the Sanctum hesitated to accept the Periyava’s Offering and decorate the Deity there.    Periyava just turned and called accompanying Mama, “ Narayanaa……”.   Just that one address would suffice.   Mama’s turn, he spoke to the Priest, “ Ayya, please accept and adorn the Lord with the Nagabaranaa.     Don’t be afr...

роЗро▓роХ்роХிроп роЙро▓роХிро▓் роУро░் роЕро░ுрогோродропроо்...Arunan Ayya. ...1924-2023

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Dec, 2024. Centenary celebrations of the legend, pioneer in publishing arena from Chettinad, Shri Arunan. His love for the language Tamil wanted to see him as a poet. But Almighty had a grander plan that He wished Ayya Arunan to be shining Publisher. The list of Authors he introduced reads the who's whos in the literary world. Right from legend poet Kaviarasar Kannadasan, popular and famous Novelists Madam Ramani Chandran, Pattukkottai Prabhakar and many more. In felicitation function Shri Prabhakar referred to a famous saying of Prophet Mohammad. The crux of the saying is you shouldn't keep the tiller of your field waiting for his wages. He should be paid his due wage so fast before the sweat drops on his forehead fall on the land. The writer recalled Ayya Arunan literally living the adage of Prophet Mohammad. Ayya, in fact, paid the writer instantly even before the writer's work was sent for printing. Ayya had rare acumen. Any one - with flair for writing ...

Vedapatasala.....Are we having it?

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ро╡ேрод роЪாро╕்родி்ро░ாрок்ропாро╕род்родுроХ்роХு роХроЯிроХை, родேро╡родாро░ாродройрод்родுроХ்роХுроХ் роХோро╡ிро▓் роОрой்ро▒ு роЗро░рог்роЯைропுроо் роиро░ро╕ிроо்ро╣ро╡ро░்рооா роиிро░்рооாрогிрод்родродிро▓் ро░ொроо்рокро╡ுроо் рокொро░ுрод்родрооுроо் рокொро░ுро│ுроо் роЗро░ுроХ்роХிрой்ро▒рой. ро╡ேрод роорои்род்ро░роЩ்роХро│ைроХ் роХொрог்роЯு роЪெроп்ропுроо் рок்ро░ாрог рок்ро░родிро╖்роЯைропுроо், роХுроо்рокாрокிро╖ேроХрооுроо், рокூроЬைроХро│ுрои்родாрой் родெроп்ро╡ ро╕ாрои்роиிрод்ропрод்родை роЖро▓ропроЩ்роХро│ிро▓் роЙрог்роЯாроХ்роХுрокро╡ை. ро╡ேродроо் роОрой்ро▒ ро╡ேро░ிро▓ே роКрой்ро▒ி роиிро▒்роХுроо் роироо்рооுроЯைроп ро╕роиாродрой родро░்роорооெрой்ройுроо் ро╡்ро░ுроХ்ро╖род்родிро▓் рокро┤рооாроХрод் родொроЩ்роХுро╡родே роЖро▓ропроо். роОро▓்ро▓ாро░ுроо் роЕроиுрокро╡ிрок்рокродро▒்роХாроХ ро╡ெро│ிропே родொроЩ்роХுроХிро▒ роЗрои்род роЖро▓ропрок் рокро┤роо் роЙрог்роЯாроХроХ் роХாро░рогрооாрой ро╡ேро░் рооро▒ைро╡ாроХ, рооро▒ைропாроХ роЗро░ுрок்рокродே! роиро░ро╕ிроо்ро╣ро╡ро░்рооா рооுродро▓ாрой ро░ாроЬாроХ்роХро│ிрой் ро╡ро┤ிропிро▓ேропேродாрой், ро░ாроЬாроХ்роХро│் роОроЯுрокроЯ்роЯுрок் рокோройрокிрой் роироо்рооுроЯைроп роородрод்родுроХ்роХு роиிро░роо்рокрок் рокோро╖рогை родрои்родுро│்ро│ роЪெроЯ்роЯிрок் рокிро│்ро│ைроХро│ுроо் (роироХро░род்родாро░ுроо்) роТро░ு роХோропிро▓ை роЬீро░்рогோрод்родாро░рогроо் рокрог்рогிройாро▓் роТро░ு рокாроЯроЪாро▓ை роПро▒்рокроЯுрод்родுро╡родு роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ைрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯிро░ுрои்родாро░்роХро│். -- рооро╣ா ро╕்ро╡ாрооி in родெроп்ро╡род்родிрой் роХுро░ро▓் vol 4 We, Nagarathars, do Jeernoththaaranam. Across Temples right from Rameswaram to Kasi. True, we have Veda chanting. The question is are we having Vedapatasala any longer, wherever Nagarathars, even overseas, ...