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 --- Rajagopalan Raghunathan <raghunathan_r@xxxx>
wrote: 
> Dear Bhagavathas,
> 
> Adiyen along with other members in Kuwait had
> celebrated the Purattasi Sravanotsavam in a very
> befitting manner.
> 
> Part I
> 
> The celebrations started on 27th September at Sriman
> Kethandipatti Chakravarthy Narasimhan?s house.
> 
> The Prabhandha peers in Kuwait (Sriman Kooram
> Veeravalli Sudharsan and Sriman P.T.Narayanan) took
> us
> through the song sequences of Nithyanusandhanam,
> especially on Thiruvengadamudaiyan pasurams. This
> was
> followed by rhyming Thirumaalai and Siriya
> Thirumadal.
> Sriman Isti Venkata Krishnamachari?s students also
> participated in all the recitations, in particular
> the
> rhymes in Siriya Thirumadal. 
> 
> Being a local holiday, the dedications started at
> around 10:30 in the morning, which ended at around
> 1:00pm, with a final touch of five course lunch by
> Mrs. Mythili Narasimhan.
> 
> Sriman Madabusi Sudharsan quenched the sravanam
> thirst
> of the Bhagavathas by giving a short explanation on
> the ?Vedanool pirayam nooru?. ? Pasuram in
> Thirumalai.
> 
> These celebrations attracted Sriman Chari at the US
> to
> advance his return to Kuwait to celebrate the
> Purattasi Sravanotsavam at his apartment.
> 
> Part II
> 
> Yesterday?s (05.10.2003) Sravanam celebrations was
> unique of its kind in Kuwait, as this was the first
> time we had the Vedha and Prabhandha periya
> Sattrumurai on Purattasi Sravanam day, which is a
> rare
> occasion to experience even in India.
> 
> Against all odds on a working day, the recitations
> started at around 6:30pm. An apt start on
> Vijayadasami
> day with the Hayagreeva Stotram, followed by
> Dasaavatara stotram, Bhagavaddhyana sopanam,
> Gopalavimsati, Daya satakam (part) were part of the
> Desika Stotra maalaa renditions. Mrs. Revathi,
> Master
> Sridharan and Kumari Lakshmi, the family members of
> Sriman Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan added colors to
> the
> recitations.
> 
> A unique opportunity was given to us by Sriman
> Vangeepuram Sathyanaryanan in digging out selected
> verses from ?Paduka Sahasram?, which was in a
> booklet
> given to us by Sriman Madabusi Sudarshan. The
> selection goes by all the 12+1 vowels of Tamil
> script,
> which is a must read for every bhagavatha in this
> materialistic world. All the members followed in
> reciting these verses.
> 
> This was followed by Mahanaryanopanishad (part)
> chanting by Sriman IVK Chari and his pupils. 
> 
> Then came the turn of the Tamizh marai. Once again,
> the Prabhandam peers (Sriman P.T.Narayanan and
> Kooram
> Veeravalli Sudharsan) took us to a different world.
> The recitations included Thiruppallandu, Senniyongu,
> Kanninun Siruthambu, Thiruvaimozhi (selected
> verses-Uyarvara, Ulagamunda Peruvaya, Muniyae
> Naanmugane) and Adaikklapathu from Desika
> Prabhandham.
> 
> Time for preparation of Aaradhanai, which used to be
> filled with Garuda dantakam recitation by Sriman
> Madabusi Sudarshan was filled differently this time.
> Kumaris Shredha and Shreya the twin daughters
> (7years
> young) of Sriman D. Shankar and Smt. Maya Shankar,
> filled the slot with immaculate presentation of the
> Sudharsanashtakam, with all others joining them for
> the ?Jaya Jaya Sri Sudharsana?? Thanks to Smt. Maya
> Shakar for her good preparatory work.
> 
> The grand finale-Periya Saatrumurai started?.
> 
> All the Veda Saatrumurai by Sriman Chari,
> Tatriyopanishad Saatrumurai by all the veda class
> members, Narayanopanishad, Ramayanam, Bhagavatham,
> Bhagavat Geeta, Geeta Bhashyam were followed by the
> Prabhandha saatrumurai, in a very grand manner,
> which
> included the Sattrumurai pasurams from Periya
> Thirumozhi, Thiru Kurunthandakam, Thiru
> Nedunthandakam, Thiru Virutham, Kanninun Siruthambu
> (the traditional mun pin recitation-which was an
> attraction to listen to), Thiruvaimozhi, Ramnusa
> Nootrandhadhi and Adaikkalapathu.
> 
> This was followed by the traditional Perumal
> Sambhavana and Acharyan Sambhavana. 
> 
> The Saatrumurai concluded with the apt ?Thirunaal
> Paatu?, with all the members joining to recite
> ?Uthamamaana Purattaasi ThiruvoNamenum naaLae?
> 
> The veda class students took the blessings from
> their
> teacher Sriman Chari on the Vijayadsami day.
> 
> Smt. Revathi Sathyanarayanan coordinated with all
> the
> other ladies-Mrs. Subbu, Mrs. Bala, Mrs. Rajagopal
> and
> others to arrange a very good feast of traditional
> prasadam on the occasion. 
> 
> It was almost 10:15pm when we all completed
> celebrations, enjoying it thoroughly.
> 
> Heard in the gossip was ?we have Prbhandha Goshti to
> precede and Vedha Goshti to follow, but we are only
> missing the Perumal Veedhi Ula, in Kuwait?. It was a
> very nice celebration altogether and I felt I am
> blessed to be in the midst of all these in the
> Middle
> East.
> 
> Dasaanu dasan
> 
> Vilakkudi Paravastu Rajagopala Raghunathan


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