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Dear Sriman Rajagopalan Swami :
 
Your suggestions are apt and will be implemented
once we make the progress starting from the Sobhana
Panguni Utthiram day .
 
The involvement of the dedicated SthalatthArs
and building up of the community of Local ArchakAs
thru encouragement , motivation and establishing nodes of
communication , frequent visits to oversee ongoing activities
are essential ingredients for success .
 
Sanitary facilites for vistors at the temple is another must .
We have been fortunate enought to establish exemplary
sanitary facilites for Men , women and children with the help
of the Temple authorities and well wishers from India and
overseas ( Kuwait , USA etc) to fund and supervise this type
of construction and maintain it . This has been done
at SriperumbhUthur to address the permananent needs of sevArthees .
 
We plan to take up a similar program next for SrivilliputthUr .
Even at places like Srirangam , the available facilites are 
dismal .
 
 There is a lot of work to do and hope that the well 
wishers and rasikAs of dhivya Prabhandhams and dhivya Desa 
EmperumAns will join in big numbers once the Trust & Bank 
Accounts are established shortly for the ThirunAngUr dhivya
desams as a starter .Sriman Vasudevan Veeraraghavan
is going about these matters in a Professional way to make 
the transactions transparent and beneficiaries accountable .
With Dhivya dampathy's anugraham , our dreams will
take shape and come true . MahAnthO anugrahNanthu !
 
Your offer of support for the dhivua dEsams is most appreciated
and We will contact you soon .
 
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan    
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Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: Some suggestions

             "Thingal thirumugathu selva thirumalal engum thiruvarul perru inburuga"
 
 Swamin,
           It is heartening to note that atlast "divyadesa thiruppanigal"  are  being initiated.  As the one who visited all the divyadesams except vadanattu thiruppathigal,  I offer  few humble suggestions for the considerations of all those sacred and noble souls who are presently engaged in this venture:
 We need to give facelift to the divyadesams to attract more and more Bhakthas. 1. For this involvement of locals is essential. 2. All the temple exteriors have to be whitewashed and painted with Thiruman and Srisuranam.  3. Digital sign boards depiciting the following has to be kept in vantage points. Name of the Divyadesam along with its number, Name of presiding Diety, Alwars name and No. of Mangalasasanams sung, Other sannathis available etc. These signbaoards have to be kept at least in 3 or 4 places that is,  near the nearerst Busstops in the Main Road or approach Road to the divyadesam, near the temple and two boards at the entry and exit points of the village/town where the divyadesam is situated.
4. The interiors of the temple premises have to be cleaned. Normally foul smells are smelt in some of the temples (even in famous temples). 5, Praharams should be cleaned and bushes and  shrubs should be removed. Coconut trees to be planted in left side praharam and a garden with Thulasi, flowers etc in the right side. 6. Painting of Kolams in the entrance and at the sannadhis.
 
The above works will not cost much. We can engage locals for such works and pay them. If this is done they will take pride and will co ordinate in day to day activities also.
 
There are some exemplary divyadesams also like Annankoil. Battar of that temple may be invited to other divyadesams and explain to local Bhattars about the modalities followed by him to attract more Bhakthas. A workshop for the Bhattars in this aspect will be very much useful.
 
As the thiruppanigal are about to be launched, I feel we may include the above also and necessary funds collected and earmarked. The additional budget will be only a little more say Rs.1,000 to 1500. I am willing to contribute Rs.1000 for each of the divyadesam for the
above works.  
 
             I hope I am able to convey my feelings that were lingering my mind after my visit to all 97 divyadesams in South India.
 
                                                                               S RAJAGOPALAN


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