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Dear  Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs :
 
I am enclosing a report on yeserday's Nrusimha Jayanthi
Uthsavam at Sri RanganAtha Temple .
 
Both the (consecrated ) Uthsavar and Moolavar Vigrahams
in AaarAdhanam at the Sri RanganAtha Temple , Pomona ,  NY
are most beautiful and remind one of Ahobila KshEthram .
 
The celebrations were well attended and a royal feast fit for
the King of Kings , the Periya Periya PerumAL ( MalOlan )
was presented to the Lord .
 
Swamy NammAzhwAr 's Thirunakshathram was on the same day
in the Morning .
 
All in all , it was an exquisite event as you will gather from
Dr.Venakat Kanumalla's account from his kaimkaryam
perspective as the Chief Priest of the Temple .
 
Please come and visit your Temple , whenever you are
in our area .
 
NamO Sri NrusimhAya ,
 
V.Sadagopan
Secretary of the Board ,
Sri Ranganatha Temple
Pomona ,  NY   

Dear devotees,
It was a wonderful celebration yesterday, with more than 300 devotees taking part in the GRAND Sri Lakshmi Nru-Simha Jayanti celebrations at our Sri Ranganatha Temple.
 
Many devotees started visiting the Temple on and off till 5 PM.  After that, it was a steady stream of devotees, the whole Main Sannidhi area was filled, with about 200 devotees waiting for the Lord's Divya-abhishekam.
The program started with Sri Satyanarayana Pooja, sponsored by 5 devotees and their  families, and as this pooja was in progress, arrangements were being made for the vedOkta- Nava-Kalasa-Abhishekam for the Lord, with proper PunyahavachanAdi poorvangam.  Other devotees chanted the Vishnu-Sahasra-nama-strotram, and after that a devotee chanted the whole Laksmi-Nru-Simha Sahasra-nama-strotram.
 
Five Devotees sponsored the Abhishekam, with gallons and gallons of milk, filling all the Nine Huge Silver Kalasams, and the whole sannidhi was just resembling a mini-KshirAbdhi, with four priests attending to all the Upacharams to the Lord, to the accompaniment of TaittirIyOpanishad and Pancha-Suktas, and later to the chanting of Nammazhwar's divya-pAsurams.
Along with Lord Sri Lakshmi-Nru-Simha, our prapanna-jana-kutastha, Sri Nammazhwar also had his wonderful Thirumanjanam, and it was a double-feast to the devotees eyes, witha a rare Bhagavat-Bhagavata katataksham at the same time.
 
Lord lakshmi-Nrusimha was offered the best possible pushpa-malas, with the most fragrant roses and other vana-malas.
 
The offerings to the most Merciful Lord Sri Lakshmi Nru-Simha were made, resembling a Royal Feast, with rAjAnna-sUpa-Samyukta-nAnA-sAkairupeta- chaturvidha-bhakshya-bhOjya-chOshya-Lehya -padArdhas, and the Supreme Lord and His devotees thoroughly enjoyed the dozens of plates of phala-samarpanams made during the abhishekAntargatOpachArams. 
 
There were so many devotees enjoying the prasadam through-out the day, as also a few devotees who fasted the whole day until the whole Thrumanjanam  was over ( till 9. 30  PM).
 
Later, the Sayanotsavam was a treat to the ears, with excellent renderings by the devotees in different vernaculars.
 
Finally, all the 200 devotees were treated to a wonderful prasadam, including Kesari, Vada, payasam/bAdAm-kheer,  mudgAnnam, ChitrAnnam, TintriNIpakvAnnam and of course moorkozhambu-saatramudu etc....
 
Every Devotee who had the mahad-bhAgyam of enjoying the great events of yesterday left the Temple with the only feeling that it was indeed a great poorva-janma-sukruta-vishesham  to see the Divya-Dampatis, and the Merciful Lord Sri Lakshmi Nru-Simha on this swAti nakshatra-yukta-chAndramAna-VaisAkha-Shukla-Chaturdasi day.
 
Thanks to all the Volunteers, Board of Trustees and Devotees who helped a lot in making yesterday, a most memorable one, including preparing the wonderful prasadam.
 
With Regards,
Venkat Kanumalla. 



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