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Pandiya Nadu and Malai Nadu Divya Desams Yathrai
21st December 2001 to 30th December 2001.

Sri Venkata Gurave Namaha:
Sri Mathe Ramanujaya Namaha:
Acharyan Tiruvadigale Saranam:

The yathrai was conducted by Vasu Mama (Vasudevan
Triplicane fame). 

I started from Hyderabad on 20th evening and reached
chennai on 21st morning.

21-12-2001

1. Tiruvallikkeni: Afternoon had bhagyam to be among
sevakalam goshti during phagal pathu adhyayana
uthsavam, surprisingly his holiness Sri Tridandi
Srimann Narayana Chinna Jeeyar swamy came to temple.
It was coincidence; by the time he came, Thirumangai
Azhwar?s mangalasasanam pasuram on Parthasaradhy
Perumal started.

viRperu vizhavum kaNYchanum mallum
vEzhamum paaganum veezha,
cheRRavan Rannai, purameri seydha
sivanuRu thuyargaLai thEvai,
paRRalar veeyak kOlkaiyil koNdu
paartthanRan thErmunnNin Raanai,
siRRavai paNiyaal mudithuRanN dhaanaith
thiruvallik kENikkaN dEnE.

It took almost 20 mins, to recite those 10 pasurams. I
can personally say, no other divya desa perumal is
enjoying the type of Ghoshti ?right now?, the way
Parthasaradhy perumal is enjoying. There were easily
more than 300 adhyapakas in sevakalam, including Sri U
Ve M.A. Venkata Krishnan Avl.

Yathrai started on 21st Dec night at 8:00 pm from
Tiruvillikeni Parthasaradhi temple. Two buses were
arranged with almost 102 people to travel.

22-12-2001

1. Thiruvarangam: The bhooloka Vaikuntam. Had very
well darsanam of Sri Ranganathar (moolavar) two times,
Namm Perumaal (Uthsavar), Thaayaar Sri Ranaga Naayaki,
Udaiyavar and Chakarthalwar from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
>From 10:00 am to 11:30 am, had bhagyam to see ?Araiyar
Sevai?.

Started from srirangam at 1:30 pm and reached
Thirumeyyam at 5:45pm

2. Thiru meyyam: Had darsanam of Sathyagiri Nathan and
Ujjeevana thaayaar at 6:00 pm. Started from Thiru
meyyam and reached Thirukkottiyur.

3. Thirukkottiyur: Had excellent darsanam of Sri
UragamellaNaiyaan (Sowmya Naryanan) and Thirumaamagal
naachiyaar at 7:15. Went up in Ashtaanga Vimanam (The
place where Sri ramanjua reveald the sacred
Thirumantram, the mantram that grants moksham to any
jeevathma recited even once in his lifetime). Started
from Thirukkottiyur and reached Thiruppullani. Night
halt at Thiruppullani.

23-12-2001

4. Had Sethu Snanam in the morning at 7:00 am. Which
is hardly 1-2 kilometres from Thiruppullani temple.

5. Thiruppullani: Had darsanam of Sri Kalyana
Jagannathan and Sri Kalyaanavalli (Padmaasani) thaayar
at 10:00 am. Here I have to mention that, the temple
is not in good condition. A sabha which is actively
taking care of renovating temple is planning to do
samprokshanam in another six months. One of the
members of the group Venkat S. Iyengar gave me 500 Rs,
before I started for the yathrai. I gave the amount to
sabha for samprokshnam. I have an Appeal letter given
the by the secretary of the sabha, which I will post
in the next mail. 

Started to Nava Pashanam at 1:30 pm.

6. Nava Pashanam: Had darsanam of nava graha?s at 3:30
pm which were installed by sri Rama himself. Started
from nava pashanam and reached Rameshwaram.

7. Rameshwaram: Had darsanam of perumal at 7:00 pm.
Started from Rameshwaram at 9:00 pm and reached
Thirumogoor at night 12:30. Night stay at
Thirumogoor.

24-12-2001

8. Thirumogoor: Had early morning bath in Ksheerapthi
pushkarani at 3:30 am (this theeratam is very
auspicious, this theertam has mangalasasanam in
NammAzhwar?s Thriuvaimozhi)

kooththan kOvalan kuthaRRuval lachurargaL kooRRam
Eththum nangadakum amararkkum munivarkkum inban
vaayththa thaNpaNai vaLavayal soozthiru mOgoor
aaththan thaamarai yadiyanRi maRRilam araNE. 

Had excellent Vishva roopa darsanam of Sri Kaalamega
Perumal, Mohana Valli Thayaar and Chakrathazhwar in
the morning at 5:00 am. Started to Nupra Gangai at
6:30 am.

9. Nupra Gangai: The nupra gangai is on the top of
the hill Thirumaaliransolai. The water here is
considered to be equal to Ganga. Thirumanjanam to
perumal is done only with this theertam.

10. Thirumaalirunsolai: Had darsanam of Sri
Sunderaraajan (KallAzhagar) and Sundaravalli Thayaar
at 8:30 am.

11. Thirukkoodal: Had darsanam of Sri Koodalazhagar
and Maduravalli Thaayar at 10:30 am. Was in temple
till 12:30. Went back to Thirumogoor at 2:00 pm, had
tadiyaradanai and started from thirumogoor at 4:00 pm
to Thiruthangal.

12. Thirutthangal: Had darsanam of Sri Ninra
Narayanan and Sri Segamala Thaayar at 6:15 pm. Started
to Srivilliputhur at 6:45 pm.

13. SriVilliputhur: (One of the most important
reasons to go to this yathrai was to see Sri Aandaal
during Margazhi maasam.) Had one of the lifetime
experience sevai of Sri Aandal with Rangamannar,
Vatapathrasaayi at 8:00 pm. Aandaal and ranamannar
were brought from vatapatrasaayi temple to main
sannadhi at 8:30 pm. It was one of the rarest
occasions to see the voyaara nadai. The thirmeni of
Aandaal is so elegant, words fail me to write. Night
started at 11:00 pm to Azhwar Thirunagari.

25-12-2001

It was one of the days to be remembered in my
lifetime. It was the day I visited 9 divya desams
(Nava Tirupathi) at a stretch. Here is the serial
order

14. Thirukkurugoor: Had bath in Thaampraparani
theetham in the morning at 4:30 am and had excellent
vishwa roopa darsanam of Sri Aadhi Naadhan,
Koorugoorvalli Thaayar and Namm Azhwar at 6:00 am.
Recited Thiruppavai at Aadhinaadan and Namm Azhar
sannadhi. (In nava graha kshetrams, this keshtram is
Vzhyayan) Also saw the sacred Tamarind tree.

15. Thirukkoloor: (This is the birth place of
Madurakavi Azhwar) Had darsanam of Sri
Nishebaviththan, Kumudha valli Thaayar and Madurakavi
Azhwar at 8:30 am. (In nava graha kshetrams, this
keshtram is Angarakan)

16. Then Thirupperai: Had darsanam of Sri maga
nedunguzhaikkaadhan and kuzhaikkaadhuvalli Thaayar at
9:45 am. (In nava graha kshetrams, this keshtram is
shukran)

17. Thirukkulandhai: Had darsanam of Sri Sora
Naadhan(Srinivasan) and Kulandhaivalli naacchiyaar(
Alamelu Mangai) thaayaar at 10:45 am. (In nava graha
kshetrams, this keshtram is shanishwaran)

18. Thirutthyulaivilli mangalam (1) Irraittai
tirupathi: Had darsanam of Sri Thevappirran and Upaya
naacchiyral at 11:45 am. (In nava graha kshetrams,
this keshtram is Rahu)

19. Thirutthyulaivilli mangalam (2) Irraittai
tirupathi: Had darsanam of Sri Aravainda lochanan and
Karunthadankanni naacchiyaar at 12:10 pm. (In nava
graha kshetrams, this keshtram is ketu)

20. Thiruppulingundi: Had darsanam of Sri
Kaaysinavendhar and Malarmagal Naacchiyaar at 1:15 pm.
(In nava graha kshetrams, this keshtram is Bhudan)

21. Thiru Varagunamangai: Had darsanam of Sri
Vijayaasana Perumal and Varagunavalli Thaayar at
2:00pm (In nava graha kshetrams, this keshtram is
Chandran)

22. Thiru Vaikuntam: Had darsanam of Sri Vaikundha
naadhan and Vaigundhavalli (boodhevi) Thaayar at 2:40
pm. (In nava graha kshetrams, this keshtram is
Suryan).

With this we were able to complete all 9 (nava
tirupathis) at a stretch without break.

On same day evening at 5:30 pm had bhagyam to see
"Arayar Sevai" at Sri Aadhinadhan Perumal koil,
followed by sathumarai ghoshti and Madurakavi Azhwars
procession to Namm Azhwar?s sannadhi.

26-12-2001

Yet another day to be remembered in my lifetime. It
was Vaikunta Ekadesi day (I don?t have aaharam, except
perumal theertam on this day for the past seven years)
I can say that only perumal gave me strength to Climb
the mountain, which is 10 kms (up and down) to have
darsanam of Thirumalai nambi. On this day I visited
all 5 Nambi?s and had bhagyam to have darsanam of
Paramapada Vasal at Vanamaamalai in the evening.

23. ThiruMalai Nambi: Had darsanam of Sri Thirumalai
Nambi, which is also called as Therku (South)
Badrikarshramam. To reach this place, we have to climb
mountain, which is approx 5 kms. Started at 7:30 am
and reached at 9:30 am. Had bath in Pushkarini and had
darsanam of Nambi at 10:30 am. Recited Thiruppavai
followed by Sathumarai. Came down by 2:00 pm.

24.Thirukkurungudi: Had darsanam of all three Nambi?s
(1. Ninra Nambi, 2. Idanda Nambi and 3. Kidanda Nambi)
and Kurungudi Naachiyaar from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Had
bhagyam to have darsanam of his holiness Sri Jeeyar
swami. Thiruvaimozhi modhal pathu sevakalam started at
4:00 pm.

25. Thiru ParivattaParai: Had darsanam of Sri
Yethirajar (Udaiavar)at 5:40 pm. In this place perumal
himself became sishya of ramanujar. This is the place
where Emberumanaar put UdhvaPundram to perumal.

26. Thirupparkadal Nambi: Had darsanam of Sri
Thirupaarkadal Nambi (5th Nambi) at 6:00 pm.

27. Thirumangai Azhwar Brindavanam: Had darsanam of
Sri Thirumangai Azhwar at 6:20 pm. This is the place
where Thirumangai Azhwar attained paramapadam.

28. Thiru Varamangai (Vaanamaamalai): (Before begening
I should say I remembered Sri Ramanan Rajagopalan,
because I promised him earlier that I will fulfill his
desire by being at vanamaamalai on Vaikunta Ekadesi
day) One of my life willing desire was to have darsnam
of Sri Totadrinaadan (one of the 8 swayam yuktha
kshetrams) atleast once. But I never imagined to be on
the day, where paramapada vaasal in opened only once
in a year. My joy knew no bounds, seeing the Thirumeni
of Theyvanaayakan with sri varamangai Thaayar. Was in
temple from 7:00 pm to 10:45 pm. Had excellent
darsanam of moolavar followed by Uthsavar and Sri
Satagopan (It should be known that, there is no
separate shrine for Namm Azhwar here, he himself is at
thiruvadi of Perumal i.e Sri Satagopan. It should also
be noted, Namm Azhwar did his final Sharanagathi here
only.) Had Bhagyam to have darsanam of his Holiness
Sri Vaanamaamalai Jeeyar followed by his small
upanyasam to all of us. Thiruvaaimozhi modhal pathu
started at 9:00 pm followed by Sathumarai ghosti and
procession of Thevyanaayakan and Thaayar to moolavar
sannadhi.

I have taken many photographs here. If anyone is
interested I will scan it and send in mail.

Night halt at Vaanamaamalai.

27-12-2001

Note: Divya desams in Malai Nadu do not have seperate
shrine for Thaayar, except Thiru Naavai.

29. ThiruVanParisaaram (Thiruppathisaaram): Had
darsanam of Sri Thiruvaazhmaarban at 5:30 am.

30. Kanyakumaari: Saw sunrise at 6:15 am.

31. Suchindram: This is the place where Thrimurthi?s
have different sannadhi?s in one temple. Had darsanam
of Thrimurthi?s followed by Anjaneyar and nava grahas
at 8:30 am (It should be noted; here the nava grahas
are on top at mandapam, not in floor) Had darsanam of
Vinayakee (Here the Vinyaakar is in Penn Thirukolam,
one of the unique of it?s kind.)

32. Thiru Vattaru: Before begening, I should say; my
native place (Kazhiyur) perumal Thirunaamam is Aadhi
Kesavan. It is almost a practice in our Kazhiyur
family to have one of the three names as ?Kesavan? or
?Aadhi Kesavan?. So I have a fond liking in this name
Aadhi Kesavan. 

Before beginning the yathri itself, I was very eager
to see this divya desam. As expected I was not in
control seeing the architecture of the temple and
ofcourse the divya Sayana Thirukkolam Thirumeni of Sri
Aadhi Kesava Perumal. Had darsanam at 10:00 am.

kaattiththan kanaikazalkaL kadu_narakam pukaloziththa
vaattaaRRem perumaanai vaLangurukoorch sadakOpan
paattaaya thamizmaalai yaayiraththuL ippaththum
kEttu aaraar vaanavargaL sevikkiniya senchollE.

Started from Thiru Vattaru at 12:30 pm and reached
Thiruvananthapuram at 3:15 pm.

33. Thiruvananthapuram: Many of you would have known
by now that the Thirumeni of Sri Anantha Padamanabar
is complete of Nava Rathnams (Gold, diamond, gems,
vaiduryam and lots more) This was discovered just a
month ago. When Pothi?s (Archakas called as Pothi?s in
malai nadu divya desams) saw some shining in one of
the hand of Perumal while doing Thirumanjanam to
moolavar. When they started cleaning, to their shock
they found that complete thirumeni of perumal is full
of gold and nava rathnams (This was covered with some
black element some centuries back to protect perumal
from invaders). I could?nt beleve with my eyes, when I
saw the Thirumeni of Perumal. He is so glorious, so
beautiful. It was as if he is talking to us. For a
moment I felt I am at Thirupaarkadal. Had darsanam of
perumal at 5:10 pm.

34. Sri Parashuramar Temple: Had darsanam of Sri
Parashu Ramar at 6:30 pm. This temple is unique by
itself. It is only temple that has sannadhi only for
Parashu Ramar.

Came back to Padmanabar temple at 8:00 pm. Had
excellent ?Sevelli? of Uthsavar followed by Moolavr
darsanam at 8:20 pm.

Night halt at Thiruvananthapuram.

28-12-2001

Morning had bath in Padma Pushkarini (Mathysa
Theertam) at 3:30 am. Had excellent Thirumanjanam
sevai of Padbanaabar (Uthsavar) from 4:00 am to 5:00
am. 

35. Varkala: Had Samudra Snanam at 7:45 am. Had
darsanam of Sri Jaganatha Perumal at 9:00 am. Perumal
here is very attractive. Started from varakali and
reached Thiruvalla vaazh at 3:00 pm. Proposed to halt
at night here.

Started from Thiruvalla Vaazh at 4:00 pm to nearby
divya desams.

36. Thiruvaaranvilai: Had darsanam of Sri
Thirukkuralappan at 5:00 pm.

37. Thiruppuliyoor: Had darsanam of Sri Mayappiraan at
6:00 pm.

38. Thiru Sengunoor: Had darsanam of Sri
Imaiyavarappan at 6:30 pm.

39. Thiru VanVandoor: Had darsanam of Sri
Paambanaiyappan at 6:50 pm. 

40. Thirukkadith thaanam: Had an excellent darsanam of
Sri Arpudha Narayanan in ?Sevelli? sevai at 8:00 pm.
(Normally the temple timings in malai nadu divya
desams are very firm. Once the doors are closed at
time, they will never be opened at any cost. We were
lucky to be on time to have darsanam of perumal here.
If we would have been late by few minutes, then we
would have not got darsanam of perumal. The bus driver
had done a good job by driving fast). There is also a
story releated to this temple. The maali (servent) who
used to open the doors of the temple daily at 5:00 am
was late by five minutes on one day. The devotees were
waiting outside the temple for the servent to open the
temple doors. Perumal not able to resist this act
cursed him to become stone in front of the temple
until the kaliyugam ends. Even today the statue of
that person can be seen in front of the temple.

Night came back to stay at Thiruvalla Vizha.

29-12-2001

41. ThiruValla Vaazh: Had darsanam of Sri
Thiruvaazhmaarban at 4:40 am.

42. Thirukkatkarai: Had darsanam of Sri Kaatkarai
Appan at 7:30 am.

43. Thiru Moozhikkalam: Had darsanam of Sri
Thirumoozhikkalaththaan at 8:30 am.

44. Guruvaayur: Had darsanam of Sri Guruvaayurappan at
1:30 pm.

45. Thiru Naavaay: Had darsanam of Sri Nava Mugundhan
and Sri Malarmangai Naacchiyaar at 5:30 pm. (It may be
noted that, this is the only divya desam in malai nadu
which has separate shrine for Thaayar)

46. Thiru Viththuvakkodu: Had darsanam of Sri
Uyyavandha Perumal at 7:10 pm. (This temple is very
interior, also difficult for one to travel alone)

Night halt at Phalgaad at 10:45 pm.

30-12-2001

Morning started from Phaalgaad 10:00 am. Reached
Coimbatore by 12:00 pm. Piligrims who came from
banglore and mysore got down here. Started from
Coimbatore at 1:00 pm halted for 2 hrs in the night to
have food and reached Chennai at 2:00 am in the
morning.

31-12-2001

Started from Chennai (Anna Nagar) at 5:15 am to board
train ?Sapathagiri Express? for Tirupathi. 

Reached Thirumalai at 11:00 am.

47. Thiruvengadam: I don?t find words to write about
this place. He is our Kula Guru Daivam. For me he is
everything. My grand father Late Sri K.M. Manavala
Iyengar severd as Ekangi for 6 years, also most of my
relatives were Ekangi?s earlier and they are still
till date.

I have Abhinaabaava Sambhandham with this Peurumal. He
is My all time acclaimed.

`agala killEn iRaiyum'en RalarmEl mangai
yuRaimaar_paa,
nigaril pugazhaay! ulagamoon Rudaiyaay! ennai
aaLvaanE,
nigaril amarar munikkaNangaL virumpum thiruvENG
kadaththaanE,
pugalon Rillaa adiyEnun adikkee zhamarndhu pugundhEnE.


`adikkee zhamarndhu pugundhadiyeer! vaazhmin' enRen
RaruLkotukkum
padikkE zhillaap perumaanaip pazhanak kurukoorch
chadagOpan,
mudippaan sonna aayiraththuth thiruvENG kadaththuk
kivaipaththum,
pidiththaar pidiththaar veeRRirundhu periya vaanuL
nilaavuvarE.    

Had darsanam of Sri Thiruvengadamudayaan at 3:00 pm.

01-01-2002

At 12:10 in the morning had unforgettable lifetime
experiencing ?Sathumarai? Sevai for 10 minutes from
near Kulashekara Padi with His Holiness Sri Chinna
Jeeyar Swami of Thirumalai.

Thiruppavai Pasuram was:

ambaramE thaNNeerE sORE aRam seyyum
emberumaan nandhagOpaalaa ezhundhiraay??

I had a feeling as if I am requesting perumal to wake
up ?ezhundhiraay? and give his anugraham and
aaseervaadham to all of us in this new year.

48. Thiruchhanoor: Had darsanam of Alarmelmangai
Thaayar at 2:00 pm.

Evening boarded train (Narayanadri express) and back
to Hyderabad on 02-01-2001. 

I had covered more than 50 temples from 21st Dec to
01st January 2002. Never imagined to be possible.
There are so many experiences to share but a single
mail is not enough.

This is the shortest way I could write, otherwise to
write briefly about every Divya Desam and Soulabhyam
of perumaal individually is indeed a great bliss.

To conclude, The year 2001 was full of horror, wars,
global economy downfall and many other issues. To
quote a best example that Perumal is always with us
during this trouble periods, I had seen lot of
miracles in the past year 2001 especially last 6
months. 

I had been to Chola Nadu and Tonda Nadu divya desams
from 27th july to 5th August 2001 (Total 73 temples)
those experiences I had already posted earler. Prior
to that I visited only 15-18 divya desams. But after
comleting this Pandiya naadu and Malai Nadu divya
desams now I have completed 97 divya desams (Overall
120 temples including Abhimana Sthalams). Hope I
should be able to complete the remaining divya desams
in this year or atleast by next year.

There is a saying ?Man proposes and God disposes? We
can have his anugraham and darsanam only when he
wishes. I feel fortunate to be able to see the Divya
Dampathi?s at the age of 24. This was possible only
due to the blessings of My Acharyan "Sri Mudaliandan
Swamin" and my grand parents, who are now
Vaikuntavasi.

Before ending I would like say, The Divya Dampathis in
each divya desam are waiting there for thousands of
years to just give their "Anugraham" for jeevathmas
like us. Is it not our duty to take "Darsanam" from
them ? after-all taking birth as a SriVaishnavan
itself is a great bliss. 

We keep talking about the Avatarams (rama,
krishna...)and recite Maha Kavyas Ramayana,
Mahabharatha, Bhagavdh Geeta and Srimad Bhagavatham.
But we should be fortunate to have darsanam of all
those perumal in the forms of Aarchavatara Murthi's.

NOTE: I would like to mention, the content is solely
written by me to my knowledge and not to affront any
individual. If there are any errors please pardon and
correct me.

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Kaliyur Mannar Shantha Kumar.
http://www15.brinkster.com/mudaliandan/

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