Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Sri Bhattar Kuzham - 4
Adhering to its goals of enhancing contemporary Sri Vaishnava
traditions and practice, Sri Bhattar Kuzham conducts a wide range of
volunteer and social service activities throughout the year. All
these activities contribute to the improvement in the quality of
life for residents of Srirangam as well as maintenance of important
shrines and mathams. Each month, a Vidwan (Vidwath vandanam), an
Acharya (Acharya vandanam), and a sannidhi (Sannidhi vandanam) are
honored and presented with various provisions and sambhavana. In
addition, one or two underprivileged families are provided with rice
and other provisions.
Each month, SBK students, parents and volunteers clean one sannidhi
as well as one thirumaaligai (home) of an Acharya.
In the thirumaaligais, the volunteers thoroughly dust, sweep, mop,
wash walls, and arrange items and furniture neatly, removing unused
items. They also assist Acharya families in organizing books and
other materials.
Volunteers clean the outdoors and indoors of the designated sannidhi
for the month. They also attend to the maintenance of flower
gardens around the sannidhi as necessary. In addition, SBK
volunteers take the trouble to facilitate devotees' divine darshan
of the sannidhis in and around Periya Kovil (Srirangam).
Much service is conducted by SBK towards aiding the underprivileged
population in Srirangam. Disadvantaged students and their families
receive financial assistance in several ways. Students are given
uniforms, textbooks, and notebooks for school and in some cases fees
to attend school for a year and up to graduation. Their families
are assisted with grains and other provisions. In the month of
June, 35 students received tuition fees, books, and notebooks and
ten students were given uniforms for school.
Please click on the links below to view photos of SBK's activities
as described in the postings.
http://parasarabhattar8220.fotoblog.co.uk/c1022370.html
(June Activities)
http://parasarabhattar8220.fotoblog.co.uk
(complete index of SBK activities)
In the next posting, we will explore more of SBK's volunteer and
social service activities.
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