Dear Raghunathan, The book The Festivals and Rituals at Tirumala Temple by Dr. M. S. Ramesh (Chennai: T.R. Publications, 2000 ISBN 81-85427-95-X) has a chapter entitled "Adhyayanotsava in Tirumala" pages 171-196) which discusses the significance of the Pagal Pattu and the Rapattu pasts of the festival. This may be helpful to you. Respectfully, Bob Robert D. Evans Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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