Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Sri Sthalasayana Perumal


Welcome to this blog! AdiyEn under the blessings of Thirukadalmallai Dhivyadampathi's opened this blog to update the event & festival happenings at this dhivyadesam. At present, this dhivyadesam is called as Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram. Please go through the contents and pictures taken during various Uthsavams. The important Uthsavams celebrated in this dhivyadesam are Chiththirai BrahmOtsavam, BhoodhathAzhwar Thiruavathaara Mahotsavam, Maasi Magam Theerthavaari Uthsavam. Pictures taken during the above Uthsavams were uploaded with contents for your anubhavam and knowledge. To view the older posts click older posts link at bottom or use Blog Archive menu at right side! Recent Uthsavam pictures would be displayed as a Slide-show at the right side. Please have a darshana sowbhAgyam of Sri Nilamangai thayar samEtha Sri Sthalasayana Perumal, and receive His blessings !!!

padukadal amutham

Sri Sthalasayana PerumAL in Simha Vahanam during Chiththirai-2007 BrahmOtsavam. Thirumangai Azhwar says:
"Paaraayathu undu umizhntha pavalathoonai padukadalil amudhaththai..." Periya Thirumozhi 2.5.1

pavalath thoon

Watch out the coral pillar(pavalath thoon) as exclaimed by Thirumangai Azhwar in his pAsurams , standing on Simha vahanam. For larger view click the picture and have the divine darshan!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Idar kadintha karpagam

Sri Sthalasayana thuraivar as Surya Narayana thirukOlam in Surya Prabhai during BrahmOtsavam. A very beautiful elegant posture of Sri Sthalasayana perumal!

thondanEn kaNdukoNdEn

Sri Ulaguiyya ninra piraan in Hanumantha vahanam. Thirumangai Azhwar in all the pAsurams of Periya Thirumozhi 2.5. the last line ends with "emmaanai kandukoNdEn", "thondanEn
kandukoNdEn", "karpagaththai kandukoNdEn", "kaRkiyai nAn kandukoNdEn", "kaNNAra kandukoNdEn". Let us have the same darshana sowbhAgayam of Sri Sthalasayana Perumal of Kadalmallai thalasayanam.

kaNNaara kaNdukoNdEn

A close view of Sri Sthalasayana thurivaar in Hanumantha vAhanam during Sarvajith Brahmotsavam. A beautiful divine darshan. Please click and treat your eyes but DONT feel that two eyes were not enough to enjoy His beauty!!

Monday, May 07, 2007

Sesha vahanam

Sri Ulaguiyya Ninra Perumal with ubayanaachimars in sEsha vAhanam during BrahmOtsavam. This reminds adiyEN the following pAsuram:
"sendRaal kudaiyaam irunthaal singaasanamaam
ninRaal maravadiyaam neeLkadaluL ......."
Mudhal ThiruvandhAdhi, 53

thaamaraikaN thuyilamarntha thalaivar

A close view of Sri Ulaguiyya Ninra Perumal with ubaya naachimars in sEsha vAhanam during BrahmOtsavam. A wonderful seating posture of Sri PerumAL in Aadhi Seshan. Click the picture to enlarge for a divine darshan of Perumal in AdhisEsha vahanam! Thirumangai Azhwar exclaims in Periya Thirumozhi 2.5.10. as follows:

"padanaagath thaNai kidanthu anRu avuNarkOnaip padaveguNdu maruthidaipOi pazhanavEli
thadamArntha kadalmallai thalasayanaththu, thaamaraikkaN thuyilamarntha thalaivar..."

Kadalmallai kidantha karumbE!

Sri Sthala sayanaththuraivAr in Naachiyaar ThirukkOlam during BrahmOtsavam. Click the picture to enlarge and enjoy the darshan of PerumAL in Naachiyaar thirukkOlam. Thirumangai Azhwar exclaims Sri Sthalasayana Perumal as follows:
" Kalvaa, kadalmallaik kidantha karumbE! "
After seeing Him in Naachiyaar thirukolam, really He stolen our hearts and adiyEn also started praising "Kalvaa, Kadalmallai kindantha karumbE!"
Thirumangai Azhwar exclaims in Periya Thirumozhi 2.5.8. as follows:
"peNNAgi innamudham vanjiththAnai.........."

puNarmarutham iRanadantha poRkundRu

On the same day evening, before Garuda sevai, Sri Ulaguiyya Ninra Perumal during purappadu.
Thirumangai Azhwar in first pAsuram of Periya Thirumozhi 2.5.1:
".............................puNarmarutham iRanadantha poRkundRinai
kArAnai idar kadintha kaRpagaththai, kaNdathunaan kadalmallaith thalasayanaththE"

Garuda sevai

Sri Ulaguiyya Ninra Piran in Garuda vAhanam during BrahmOtsavam.

Kadalmallai thalsayanath thuRaivar

Sri Ulaguiyya Ninra Perumal in Garuda vAhanam during BrahmOtsavam - A close view. Is it possible to forget Him after the darshan of Kadalmallai thalasayana thuraivaar? Thirumangai Azhwar says:
"......kadalmallaith thalasayanath thuRaivaarai
eNNAthE iruppArai iRaipozhudhum eNNOmE" ---Periya Thirumozhi-2.6.1

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

samastha lOka jananee

Sri Nilamangai thayar in Unjal sEvai on 8th day Panguni Uththiram celebrations in Saraswati thirukOlam

hEy srIdEvi! samasthalOkajananeem thvAm sthOthumeehaamahE
yukthaam bhAvaya bhAratheem praguNaya prEmapradhAnAm dhiyam|

bhakthim banthaya nanthayAchrithamimam dhAsam janam thAvakam
lakshyam lakshmi ! kadAkshavichivisruthEs thE syAma saamee vayam|| Vaikunta Sthavam, 2

Pinnazhgu

Sri Nilamangai thayar pin sEvai during Saraswathi thirukOlam on March 30th, 8th day Panguni Uththiram Celebrations.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

dhEva dhEva mahishi

The above is the picture taken before purappAdu on Panguni Uththiram 8th day celebrations March, 30th. Sri Nilamangai thayar in Saraswathi thirukOlam.

lOkE vanaspathibruhaspathi thArathamyam yasyA: prasAdhapariNAma mudhAharanthi |
sA bhArathI bhagavathI thu yadhIyadhAsI thAm dhEvadhEvamahishIm sriyamAsrayAma: || - KooratAzhwAn, SrI Sthavam, 9

Sri Nilamangai Thayar - Panguni Uththiram 5th Day

The above picture is taken before purapAdu. Sri Nilamangai Thayar during 5th Day VyAya-Panguni Uththiram Festival on 27-03-07. Thirumangai Azhwar performs mangalAsAsanam on thAyar in the following pAsuram as follows:
yEnathinuruvAgi nilamangaiyezhil koNdAn
vAnathilavar muRaiyAl magizhnthEththi valangoLLa
gAnaththin kadalmallaith thalasayanath thuRaiginRa
gn~Anaththin oliyuruvai ninaivAren nAyagarE | Periya Thirumozhi 2.6.3.