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SrI:
Dear SrI Ranganatha BhakthAs :
 
The First BrahmOthsavam for Lord Ranganatha will be concluded 
tomorrow on a grand scale . Please plan to attend the Vaidhika and 
Cultural events and recieve BahagavAn's PrasAdham on the final day
(Sunday , July 8) .
 
The detailed program events are at :
http://www.Ranganatha.org 
 
For Sunday , July 8 , the key events after the daily
Morning Aradhanam are :
 
10 AM: Kalasa UdhvAsanam , MahA PoorNAhUthi ,
TheerthavAri , Bali HaraNam and Haratthi .
 
Flute concert by Mrs. Bhavani Rao : 2-5 PM
 
5 PM: Dhvaja avarOhaNam , Pushpa Yaagam ,
DevathA Visarjanam , DhvadasArAdhanam and
SapthAvaraNam .
 
7 PM : SapthAvaraNam Dance
 
9 PM (?) : SayanOthsavam , Mooka Bali ,
                Uthsava SamApthi
 
Let us touch upon SapthAvaraNam and
DevathA Visarjanam et al today .
 
SapthaavaraNam /VidAyERRi on the last day of the Uthsavam
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Saptha is seven and AavaraNam means enclosure or that which
conceals or protects . In RaamAyaNam , the AavaraNam for
the Women is Seela guNam( Seelam AavaraNam sthriyA: ) .
AavaraNam according to PaancharAthra Saasthram is MathiL
or a surrounding wall . In the ideal temple like that of Lord
Ranganatha , the temple has SEVEN Walls ( Saptha AavaraNam ) .
 
Sri Ranganathan under PraNavAkAra VimAnam is Sri Vaikunta
Naathan as suggested by the Para VaasudEvan in His VimAnam .
He is at BhUlOka Vaikuntam on the auspicious stage(Sri Rangam) .
During BrahmOthsavams , He comes out of His seven AavaraNams
and enjoys BrhmOtsavam at chitthirai Vedhi and elsewhere . At the end
of the BrhamOthsavam , He returns to His AasthAnam after crossing
His Saptha AavaraNangaL .
 
SapthAvaraNam day is for  the last day of BrahmOthsavam performed 
according to the PaancharAthra Aagamam . VidAyERRi is the more
general name for the last day of BrahmOthsavam at the temples
following VaikAnasam .
 
The SapthAvaraNam protocols are different at different dhivya dEsams .
Srirangam known as " maruviya Periya Koil mathiL Thiruvarangam "
has seven ramparts/tall walls and the Lord resides at the center of
these seven AavaraNams ( Saptha PrAkAra madhye--) . On SapthAvaraNam
day, Lord Ranganathan leaves the Mirror Room ( KaNNADi aRai) at 6.30 AM
and arrives at the Santhana Mantapam at 7 AM to enjoy His Thirumanjanam
and alankAram . The puRappAdu ( procession) thru Chitthira Veedhi starts .
In one of His SapthAvaraNam , Lord RanganAtha commanded thru HIs
archakAs ( archaka Mukham) that the playing of all MangaLa Vaadhyams 
be stopped so that He can hear Dhivya Prabhandham . He returns to His
AasthAnam after crossing His seven AavaraNams and rests on AadhisEshan .
 
One is tempted to project the view that the Jeevan croses seven AavaraNams
( walls concealing the vision of the Lord ) and reaches the Sannidhi of the Lord
to perform Nithya Kaimkaryam and enjoy ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham there as
Muktha Jeevan .
 
At ThiruvallikkENi , there are seven sannidhis ( ParthasArathy , Andal ,
Ranganathar , Vedavalli m Raamar , VaradharAjar and Narasimhar
( TeLLiya Singam) . SapthAvaraNam day is the only day at ThiruvallikkENi ,
when all the seven sannidhi Moorthys are at a single Mantapam together .
All of Them enjoy Thriumanjanam and alankAram followed by ThiruvAimozhi
ViNNappam by GhOshti , DhvAdas AarAdhanam concludes with a sonorous
SaaRRumuRai . Theertham and SaThAri follow and conclude the Uthsavam .
 
In other dhivya dEsams , SapthAvaraNa SaaRRumuRai is followed by
Procession in Pushpa PallAkku in place of Pushpa Yaagam . The sequences
differ from dhivya dEsam to dhivya dEsam . the sequence at Sri Ranganatha
Temple , Pomona , NY is : dhvaja avarOhaNam--> Pushpa Yaagam--> DevathA
Visarjanam--> DhvAdasa AarAdhanam -->SapthAvaraNam ---> SayanOthsavam-->
Mooka Bali and Uthsava SamApthi for this year's BrahmOthsavam .
 
DevathA Visarjanam
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You might recall the elaborate invitations at the time of BhEri TaaDanam
on the first day . They are bid farewell on the last day after dhvaja avarOhaNam.
We will cover DhvAdasAradhanam and Pushpa Yaagam and other rituals
that take place before dhvaja avarOhaNam ( Lowering of the flag with
Garuda Image hoisted during the first day).
 
The farewell to all invited ( DevAs, Rishis , chEtanams , achEtanms ,
BhakthAls , BhagavathALs m sthala Janams) is an elaborate one .
A summary of all the ten days events of BrahmOthsavam is elaborately
recalled for the benefit of all assembled before they return to their
homes and resume their duties . Let us have a sample starting from
the summary for the tenth day and concluding with the farewell :
 
On the evening of the tenth day , Oh Lord Ranganaatha , Devareer
enjoyed Pushpa Yaagam in the evening . at night , DEvarer accompanied by
Your Ubhaya NaacchiyAr ascended Pushpa PallAkku ( Pushpaka vimAnam)
and adorned the Thiruveethis .
 
After that , Deavareer witnessed the DhvahjAvarOhaNam . The assemblies of
the DevathAs , BhakthAs , BhagavathAs are now ready to return to their
respective homes . Thou should blesss them and bid farewell .
 
The farewell protocol follows in  as lightly changed order in which
they were invited on the First day .
 
The Visarjanam for BrahmA Indhran , Sankaran et al goes this way :
 
PithAmaha-Sathakrathu-JwalanakAlaraksha: prasUjalAdhipa-
sabheeraNadhraviNa NaaTa GangAdhara -- Visarjanam
 
The weapons/AabharaNams from Sudarsanar to Saarngam are
bid farewell next :
 
Ajn~Ana karSana SudarSana Paanchajanya KoumEdhaki
praTitha-Nandhaka SaarngamukhyA: , DevOthsavam
kalayithum dharaNeem upEthA: BhUya: prayAtha
bhuvanam bhuvanAni VandhyA:  
 
The farewell is given next to Vaikunta Vaasis ( Nithya Sooris
and Muktha Jeevans) , Kumudha and other dhvAra PaalakAs
of Sri Vaikuntam, Rudhran , svargas lOka Vaasis , the 14 Vidhyais,
BhakthALs/BhAgavathALs and dhivya dEsa KshEthra Vaasis .
 
It is a moving experience to listen to these farewells
to the accompaniment of BhEri TaaDanam . After the farewells ,
Dhvaja PaDam is brought down in front of PerumAL near dhvaja
sthambham after performing AarAdhanam for him .  The picture of
Garudan in the Flag is known as one of the Ashta MangaLams .
The other seven images of the Ashta MangaLam group are :
Sri Vathsam mole , PoorNa Kumbham , BhERi , Mirror,
Two fishes facing each other, Valampuri Sankhu and Chakram .  
 
DhvadasArAdhanam & Pushpa Yaagam
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This is a special AarAdhanam for PerumAL . DhvadasAkshara Mantram
is one of the three mantrams that are important for BhagavadhArAdhanam.
DhvAdasAkshara Mantram has TWELVE  Aksharams . Each aksharam is
considered as PradhANa Mantram , PraNavam is added ; arghyam ,
Paadhyam , Achamanam , Vasthram , ThiruvAbahraNam , Gandham ,
Pushpam , Dheepam , NivEdhanam have to be presented to each of
the 12 aksharams. Finally for all the six angams of Aaradhanam ,
Srivatsa , Kousthubha , Kireeda , Vanamaala , Sankha , Chakra ,
GadhA , Padhmams  , Mudhra is shown with the particular mantram .
PushpAnjali is doen for each with the mantram ," Phalam Bhavathu
mE Pushpai: nama: " individually . PushpAnjali is done for Uthsavar ,
SrI DEvi , BhU Devi wit Purusha Sooktha , Sri Sooktha , BhU Sooktha
mantrams . Next abhishEkam is done for the Moorthys with multicolored
Pushpams .  
 
Subhamasthu ,
SrI RanganAthO Jayathi ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
 
   
  
 
    
   
 
  
 
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