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Blossom 13 Petal 1 SriSri ChakraChakra The Source of the Cosmos The Journal of the Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam, Rush, NY Bl ossom 14 Pet a l 1 Febr uar y 20 10 Sarabeswaraya Namaha JanuJanuJanuJanuararararyyyy NewsletNewsletNewsletNewsletterterterter Since the last issue... The temple sailed through the heaviest festival season with ease. October through December saw Navaratri, Kedara Gowri Vratham, Skanda Shasti, and Karthikai Villakku all flow together in typical temple fashion. This year marked the introduction of the silver Rishaba vahanam for Devi’s chariot during Navaratri. Though Aiya opted to keep celebrations to a minimum given Sharada Navarathri Sept. 19-30 the situation in Sri Lanka, Sarabeswara pictures adorned devotees still poured in to the makeshift yajna shala, along participate. with his maha mantra. Each day At the end of November, Aiya Aiya performed Sarabeswara traveled to Toronto to release the homam, including Maha Mantra 15 CD. Fittingly, this CD Prathyangira, Sulini Durga, and was dedicated to Maha Sudharshana mantras. This Prathyangira, the consort of homam was peformed to clear Sarabeshwara and also the main any negativities and ensure that focus of this year’s Navaratri next year’s Kumbabhishekam celebrations. runs as smoothly as possible! December saw Aiya conduct a In all four corners of the yajna workshop in California, and head shala, an elaborate kalasam was to India halfway through installed with each deity’s Thiruvemapavai to attend the mantras. Surrounding these Aparanji Mahotsavam of Sri kalasams were 36 other kalasams Mathioli Saraswati (Akka), consisting of the different aspects commemorating her 70th of these deities, and four people birthday. The event was held peformed puja to these kalasams from December 30th - January 1 daily. As usual, Aiya sat with the and included Maha Mrthyunjaya main kalasam, and each day’s homams, an abhishekam of gold, sponsors flanked the four silver, diamonds, and pearls to Sri entrances. Akka, and also CD and book On Vijayadasami, the main releases. kalasam was lifted onto a small Guruji traveled to Chennai chariot. With both Aiya and during Aiya’s visit and several Amma in tow, devotees pushed devotees had a chance to hang out and pulled the chariot around the with both Gurus! temple and the large kalasam was Once back from India, Aiya finally poured on Devi. In the headed to Philadelphia to conduct evening Vidya arambam was a workshop. performed, and then Kedara Aiya and Gowri Vratham commenced. Guruji at The next few days saw Thirtam, Ramki’s Dvaja avarohanam, and the place in festival concluded with Kulirthi. Chennai. 2 Sarabeswaraya Namaha KULIRTHIKULIRTHI PICS!PICS! NavarathriNavarathri 2009!2009! Navarathri 2009! 3 Sarabeswaraya Namaha Past Events Karthikai Vilakku, Dec. 11 Kedara Gowri Vratham, Nov. 17 Falling on a Tuesday night this year, this short but beautiful As in past years, Kedara Gowri festival day marks the day that Vratham was one of the most Lord Shiva settled in colorful festivals at the temple. Thiruvannamalai in the form of The puja is done to fire. Ardhanareeswara, beginning on At the temple, this event was Viyajadasami and ending 21 days done by lighting hundreds of later on amavasya. This puja deepams and candles throughout signifies Devi’s mergence with the yajnashala and inner temple, Shiva once again after she parted as well as a puja to Lord Shiva. from the Ardhanareeswara form The silver Rishabam was placed after a spat with Lord Shiva. on a platform on top of the homa The desired devotee engages in kundam. Seated on the puja for 21 days reciting the Rishabam’s back was the spatika Kedara Gowri puja and keeping lingam that Sri Satya Sai Baba japam vigilant. Each day, one recently sent to the temple as more coconut, fruit, jaggery, betal prasadam when he heard about leaf, and other items are to be the Ati Rudram for offered such that on the 21st day, Kumbabhishekam. The lingam there are 21 of each item in front and Rishabam were surrounded of the deity. by hundreds of clay lamps and This year’s puja saw the lingams in all eight directions. The sponsor and devotees perform sponsors performed puja to all abhishekam to Ardhanareeswara eight lingams as Aiya chanted. and then a bilva archana This year’s festival included a commenced after grand special event as stapathi’s from alankaram. India put the final touches on The evening ended with several mandapams for the outside women receiving saris and Bhairava and the Kasi lingam. prasadam. Above: Ardhanareeswara Right: The receiving abhishekam spatika lingam Sri Skanda Shasti, Nov. 18-Nov.23 and adorned with garlands afterwards. Sathya Sai Every year, Skanda Shasti Below: Trays of Baba sent incorporates 1000 names for each prasadam given to ladies sits atop the of the six faces of Subramanya. after the puja. new silver Rishaba The celebration continued in this vahanam fashion this year, and every day during the sponsor along with five other Karthikai devotees performed puja to each Villakku of the faces. The final day saw Subramanya defeat Suran in war, and then marry Deviyana. Murugan is said to also have a secret matrimony to Valli, a village girl. This marriage is also enacted as her statue was brought out in darkness in the yajna shala and the mangalyam is tied. Top and right: Once Deviyana was appeased Newly installed after finding out about her concrete husband’s other marriage, the mandapams three were placed on the “oonjal” installed at outside Bhairava (swing) and the final and the Kasi sahasranama was performed. lingam 4 Sarabeswaraya Namaha Kids’ Matangi homam, Dec. 28 Thiruvempavai, Dec 22 - Dec. 31 This perfectly organized homam Aiya, Balananda (Shankar), and is run entirely by the temple’s anyone present performed the 5 youth, comprised of kids 21 years a.m. pujas to Lord Nataraja. This of age or younger. Several other year’s festival saw Aiya leave for children sponsored and offered India to attend Sri Mathioli ahutis into the homam with the Saraswati’s (Akka) 70th Aparanji Raja Shyamala mantra as their birthday celebration. Aiya’s parents watched from behind a recorded voice sang holy verses of barrier. Thirupalliyezuchi and Thiruvempavai The youth group did everything for the final days. The 10th and from decorating the yajnashala, to last day of Ardhra Dharshanam readying the purnahutis, to gave all devotees the chance to dressing the Devi and every perform milk abhishekam to the murthi inside the temple. Lord and Devi Sivakami. This is the fourth year for this That morning, the divine couple homam at the temple, which is was royally bathed in viboothi, done to pray to Matangi Devi for bilva leaves, honey, turmeric, and all success in education, the arts kumkuma, which everyone was and any type of intellectual later given to take home as endeavour. prasadam. After the homam, all the Volunteers dressed the murthis devotees enjoyed mahaprasadam. and the festival also saw an elaborate bilva archana. Little Adish held the texts penned by the Nayanar saint Manickavasagar as devotees pulled his mini-chariot around the temple in procession. That evening was also poornima, said to be a speical full moon because it was the second one in December. Top ,Below, and left: Matangi homam ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! ics! pictures. Right: Thirvempavai pictures Matangi Matangi Homam Homam P P Matangi Homam P Matangi Matangi Homam Homam P P Matangi Matangi Homam Homam P P Matangi Homam P Matangi Matangi Homam Homam P P The Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam ~ 6980 East River Road ~ Rush, NY 14543 ~ Phone: (585) 533 - 1970 5 Sarabeswaraya Namaha Upcoming Events In the week leading up to the In Three Months homam, devotees may sign up to Maha Shivarathri, Feb 11 & prepare a bakshanam (a cooked Devi willing, the next issue of March 13 snack) to be offered into the fire. the Sri Chakra Magazine will be up Aiya has decided to hold Maha All palaharams must be made at on the temple’s website Shivarathri on two separate the temple and devotees must (www.srividya.org) at the nights this year because of a sign up for a cooking slot well beginning of May 2010. difference in calendars this year. ahead of time. Please call the This magazine cannot keep The night s will be filled with temple and let Selvan or Aiya publishing without contributions multiple chantings of the Rudram know what you wish to prepare. from devotees! Articles, poems, and copious offerings of bilvam to stories, and the like about any all the aspects of Lord Shiva in the Chitra Poornima, April 27 spiritual topic are welcomed. temple. Falling on a Thursday and The next deadline for article Friday evening respectively this Devotees whose mothers have submission is April 9. Please e- year, puja will commence passed on gather at the temple on mail us with your contributions sometime between 7 and 9 p.m. this day to offer tarpanam to the or feedback about this issue at and wrap up between 6 and 7 one who gave them life. Tarpanam [email protected] or a.m. the following morning. is typically not done on poornima talk to Kamya or Abhi at the (full moon) but on amavasya (the temple. We want to hear from Tamil New Year/Pratyangira new moon). At a temple that you! homam, April 18 follows the Sri Vidya tradition, Sri Gurubhyo Namaha! however, mothers hold an exalted This tradition of celebrating the position as the very embodiments new year with a Pratyangira of the Devi. A big thank-you to homam for devotees began about Those who wish to participate four years ago. It typically takes this issue’s must call the temple to register.
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