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December 2007.Pmd SriSri ChakraChakra The Source of the Cosmos The Journal of the Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam, Rush, NY Bl ossom 11 Pet a l 4 December2007 Aim Gloum DecemberDecemberDecember NewsletNewsletNewsletNewsletterterterter Since the last issue... Labour Day weekend marked to mark the arrival of their baby This year, Chaturthi was the end of summer and the in early 2008. conducted by Sri Balananda beginning of Aiya’s travels In the last three months, the (Shankar), as Aiya was out of abroad. Following a brief temple underwent a few physical town. The festivities began at 10 personal visit to California, Aiya changes as well. Aiya received a.m. with abhishekam and and Amma made their way to two massive baana lingams tarpanam with kush grass to the Australia in mid-September. during soma pradosham just Uttasava Ganapathi, seated about Upon arriving there, Aiya first before Navarathri, and plans are 10 feet front of the homa kunda in spent some time in Perth, where underway to get two yoni the abhishekam basin. Like every he spoke at the Murugan temple, peetams made for them. One will year, devotees also offered 1008 performed a homam at the home be installed between the library ahuthis of modakas into the fire as of Sanjay Jaganathan, and spoke and auditorium, and one will be they circumambulated the yajna at the Shiva-Vishnu temple about in Kashi by the creek. Estimates shala during homam. agama shastras, temple rituals, for the construction of the new During the festivities, the and temple construction. Bhairava peetam under the Ganapathi on the way to kasi The next stop was Melbourne, Bhairava tree, as well as the Shiva received abhishekam and where Aiya spoke at the local shrine in Kashi have also come in. naivedyam as well. Shiva-Vishnu temple about After the sponsored kalasams shivalingams—the different types were taken around the temple and of lingams, where they are, and PPPast Month’s Events poured on Uttsava Ganapathi, he the general history of worship. was dressed and offered the final Ganapathi Chaturthi, Sept. 15 Amma and Aiya then went to ahuthi. In the evening, Ganapathi Sydney where Aiya did two by Abhi Somaskanda was decked in grand clothing and workshops in the local adorned with jewelry for the Subramanian temple. One session procession. After all the alankara was on general worship and the deepams were shown, devotees other was about Sri Chakra puja. circled the temple with cries of During the trip, Aiya did a couple “Arohara!” The evening concluded of private pujas, a Gayatri with maha prasadam and a lively Mahayajna followed by bhajans, bhajan session. and a Sri Chakra puja with abhishekam and bhajans. Sharada Navarathri, Oct. 11-21 Amma and Aiya returned to by Kamya Ramaswamy Rochester with no time to spare before the Dvaja-rohanam (flag- The theme this year was raising) ceremony for Navarathri worship of Raja Matangi and on Oct. 4. They spent the Maha Varahi, the two devis who remaining three weeks at the stand at either side of Sri temple. Three weeks after the end Rajarajeswari and act as her main of Navarathri was the attendants. Various pujas were culmination of the Kedaragowri performed to them and Devi each vratham and the beginning of day, with the Devi going out as Skanda Shasti on the Nov. 9 Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati on weekend. The following weekend every third night. A Chandi saw two momentous occasions on Top: The sponsors for Chaturthi carry homam followed on the last the same day—the wedding of the kalasam around the temple in Saturday, followed by the water- Kavita and Jana on the morning of procession. cutting festival on Sunday and Sun. Nov. 18, and the valaikaapu Bottom: Uttsava Ganapathi after Kulurthi on Monday. Read the full ceremony for Kathy and Soumitra tarpanam with kush grass. Navarathri recap on page 5. 2 Aim Gloum Kedaragowri Vratham (final Skanda Shashti (final day), Devasena. Once the thali was tied, devotees day), Nov. 9 Nov. 15 by Abhi Somaskanda by Kamya Ramaswamy prepared for Murugan’s secret After five days of Murugan’s As is the case every year, scores marriage to Valli outside in front Sahasranama archana, the sixth of women chose to sponsor the of the Dvara Ganapathi. All the day culminated in abhishekam, Kedaragowri vratham, which lights in the temple were turned archana with lotus and rose auspiciously had its last-day off and Valli was quietly carried ceremony on a Friday this year. out to wed Murugan. Devasena Women came to the temple for the ultimately found them and 6 p.m. puja, during which the initially refused Murugan’s vigrahams had abhishekam sweets to appease her, but performed to them and the eventually accepted. festival kalasam was carried Everyone enjoyed maha around the temple. At the end of prasadam after the final aarathi, the two-hour ceremony, ladies and the evening ended with tied the sharadu on their wrists bhajans. and received their prasadam from the full festival. Karthikai Villaku, Nov. 23 From top to by Abhi Somaskanda bottom: Boxes of prasadam This year’s Villaku festival was handed out to extraordinarily auspicious. In 28 ladies; addition to the festival and Ardhanareeswara pournami, Friday was also being prepared Swami Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s for archana; birthday. Ardhanareeswara A large hand-crafted lingam sat adorned with atop the homa kunda which was jewelry, covered with a platform for the rudrakshas, petals, homam, and Murugan’s festival. One thousand and eight and flower marriage to Valli and Devasena. tea candles adorned the lingam, garlands. The evening began at 6 p.m. and a smaller shivalingam was with abhishekam, followed by placed at the eight cardinal Murugan’s battle with Suran, an directions of the homa kunda. asura. After he speared and killed Several taller lamps surrounded Suran with his Vel, Murugan was the linga and tea candles were lit bathed in cold water to cool him along all the window sills in the down. He was then adorned with yajna shala. Inside the garba finery, waiting for his marriage to graha, small clay deepams were To left, top and bottom: Devotees lighting lamps and more than 1008 tea candles for Karthikai Vilakku. Please visit www.srividya.org for more festival pictures! From top to bottom in this column: Pictures from Skanda Shashti. 3 Aim Gloum placed in front of all the sannidhis Kids` Matangi Homam, Dec. 30 In Three Months and along the main sanctum, in by Kamya Ramaswamy Devi willing, the next issue of front of Devi, Maha Ganapathi The children of the temple are the Sri Chakra Magazine will be and the Shivalingam. With all the holding their annual Raja Matangi up on the temple’s website tea candles and villaku’s, the homam just before the beginning (www.srividya.org) at the yajna shala was radiant. of the new year. All children are beginning of March 2008. Because it was Swami’s invited to attend and sponsor the The March issue will mark the birthday, Aiya chose to weave homam, which is performed to aid beginning of springtime! The Sri bhajans into the puja after every them in their education. All kids Chakra again asks anyone with two lines of chanting. Just as the will have a hand in its any articles or story ideas to puja ended, an aarathi was done preparations, chanting and send them in, or talk to Abhi or to Swami’s picture inside the execution. Please call the temple to Kamya at the temple. This temple. register. magazine cannot keep publishing without Thai Pongal, Jan. 14 contributions from devotees! Dravida Vedam VI - Bhajan/CD by Kamya Ramaswamy Articles, poems, stories, and the release, Dec. 1 like about any spiritual topic are Pongal falls on a Monday, and by Kamya Ramaswamy welcomed and will be accepted. will see a typical simple style of Please e-mail us at Aiya and his crew of bhajan puja performed by Aiya. It will [email protected] masters traveled to the Sai Baba include the traditional boiling over by February 15, with your temple in Scarborough to release of the sakkarai pongal kalasam, submissions. We want to hear the sixth installment in the which will be placed on a burner from you! Dravida Vedam CD series. The CD overtop a kolam drawing in the The editorial will return. was first produced during central area of the temple. Meanwhile, the Sri Chakra Navarathri, where Aiya Everyone present will be able to would like to thank the explained the amazing power of offer a handful of rice into the volunteers who selflessly some of its songs which were kalasam, in prayer to Lord Surya stepped up to make this issue composed by Thirujnana to bless the land with fruitful what it is—Aiya, Kathy Allen, Sambhandar. They are all about returns. Gratuz Devanesan and Sri the temple at Thiruvavadhurai Shangaranarayanan. and the CD is comprised of the Maha Shivarathri, March 5 Sri Gurubhyo Namaha! temple’s history and pathikam. by Kamya Ramaswamy Aiya said if a devotee even listens To left, to these holy songs, he will receive The night will be filled with clockise great wealth from Lord Shiva. multiple chantings of the Rudram from top: and copious offerings of bilvam to Varahi and all the aspects of Lord Shiva in the Matangi Upcoming Events temple. Falling on a Wednesday yantras evening this year, puja that night drawn by a Thiruvempavai, Dec. 15-24 will commence sometime between devotee for by Kamya Ramaswamy 7 and 9 p.m. and wrap up between Navarathri; 6 and 7 a.m.
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