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srImathE rAmAnujAya namah

dear devotees,

The following is an update on the divya dEsam
kainkaryam for thiru-k-kUdalUr. I had the fortune of 
being there last saturday - 3rd August to co-ordinate 
things.

1. Disbursement of the monthly salary for the archaka 
and the watchman was done (Rs. 2500: 2000 and 500)

2. Reimbursement of the money spent by the archaka
(per our request) to clean up the well and buy new 
rope for the well - Rs. 300

3. Provision of 10 liters of oil for the temple - cost

of Rs. 512

3. I visited the temple, without notice around 11:00 
in the morning. The temple has undergone a significant

change and seems more well maintained now. The archaka

had, with the help of 3 villagers cleaned the inside 
of the temple with water for the prasadam distribution

that evening. He said that he does it every saturday 
now.

4. The local people said that around 50/60 people come

to receive prasadam every saturday evening!

5. The well had been cleaned up very nicely - The 
water is now very clear.

6. perumAL, atleast to me, looked radiant and 
smiling.. The sannadhi was maintained very neatly.

7. The outside prakaram has been cleaned a bit, but 
more work needs to be done on it and the inside 
prakaram as well. They promised to do it in this week 
and next.

8. The archaka was quite happy - he said that a tour 
group had come the previous week and had volunteered 
to provide a pearl crown to the utsava mUrthy in the 
temple.

9. I took pictures of the temple walls and the 
vimAnam. So many shrubs/plants are growing on them, 
and there is an *immediate* need to take them out. 
Otherwise there is a danger of further damage to the 
already damaged portions.

10. Also, I agreed to focus on seeing what we can do 
with the flooring.. There are many holes that we would

like to cover with cement - atleast temporarily before

any major effort is taken.


Last week, there had been a discussion on sv-general 
about divyadEsams and some people contacted me 
regarding the efforts of the rAmAnuja/vEdics 
volunteers. They had great ideas and want to 
participate also. In the next couple of days, we will 
be emailing to sv-general about this in conjuction 
with those who contacted us.

In summary, the following imrpovements have happened
at
thiru-k-kUdalUr in the past few months:

1. a set of vessels for thiruArAdhanam and prasAdam 
cooking and distribution
2. a nice bench for thirumanjanam
3. multiple sets of vasthrams for perumAL and thAyAr
4. a devotee has promised the archaka to get a pearl
crown for the utsava moorthy
5. additional prasadam distribution on fridays in this

month
6. cleaning up of the well
7. funding to buy material required to clean up the 
weeds and stray plants all over the temple (outside 
prAkAram has been cleaned now,.,. inside needs to be 
cleaned)
8. 2 very beautiful lamps that are lit daily
9. oil for the lamps whenever devotees visit so far.
10.committment by a devotee to help with the 
electricity repairs in the temple.

On behalf of the rAmAnuja/vEdics volunteers, I thank 
all of you for your help/support in making the above 
happen. This weekend, I will be going to thirunAngUr 
and will provide a report after I come back.


on behalf of the rAmAnuja/vEdics volunteers,
adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
varadhan


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