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Sri:
adiyen's humble pranam to all devotees of the LORD

ThiumanKaapu (Kappu: Protects us)
For those who have not undergone panchasamskara only one is worn on the 
Forehead,

For those men, who have undergone panchasamskara all the 12 ThiumanKaapu can be 
adorned 
(based on the time and interest)and Namas are associated with each of the 12, 
hence sometimes
ThiumanKaapu is addressed as Namam, (Kesavaya.. narayanaya...)
Then Thayar is adorned in all the 12 locations. 

Rules and the shapes are differrent for different families, areas, and 
sampradayas.
it is better to get the "right"way from your family elders and explanations as 
well.

In our family, 
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For the Y shaped the Padam on the nose is applied first, (denoting Acharya)
from the hard part of the nose to the eyebrows, 
in our family we usually chant "srimathe Ramanujaya namha" 
while applying the padam

In all the other 11 locaitons, perumal is applied first and then the Acharya, 

This padam also denotes Kainakriyam. (Selfless service), 
Kainkariya Sri is Adisesha and his Avatara is Sri Ramanuja, 
Acharya means Ramanuja only for us, thus the padam denotes 
Ramanuja for us(Those after Ramanuja), 
For those before Ramanuja this was just to donote their Acharya.

Without the Acharya we would not be able to know anything from our 
Guruparampara.
Hence acharya is the most important, as HE teaches us thirumantram, Dwayam 
and Charma slokam right after panchasamskaram. Acharya here is the 
representative of Sri Ramanuja
and gives the message of the 3 rahasyas that all mumukshus need to know. This 
is the same message 
as given by Sri Ramanuja. (And made this available to all interested devotees, 
Assai udoiOlgalukku Ellam)

As long as the Bhava of appying the thirumanKappu and Srichurnam is there, 
HE will lead us to the righ path.

After applying thirumanKappu, that part becomes a temple for 
Perumal, thayar and Acharya, and they will lead us the right path. 
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PS: No matter the color of SriChurnam the bhava that we are having a temple for 
Perumal and Thayar is important, everything else becomes secondary.
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(Future posts will get into detail on how we apply as per Vangeepuram Pattangi 
lineage traditions)





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