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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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