Wednesday, September 4, 2019
BUS ARRANGEMENTS - VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI CELEBRATIONS 2019 (With Contact Nos)
ASTHIKA SAMAJ
BUS ARRANGEMENTS (with contcat Nos) - VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI CELEBRATIONS 2019
BUS ARRANGEMENTS (with contcat Nos) - VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI CELEBRATIONS 2019
Dear Asthikas,
We have arranged special bus service from Bur Dubai/Karama (ADCB) metro station Via DAFZA Metro station to Indian Association Hall, Ajman.
EARLY MORNING BUS SERVICE FOR PREPARATIONS MODAKAMS AND MAHA NEIVYDYAMS
1. Bus Service from Bur Dubai AT 00:05 am – Thursday Mid Night/Friday Early morning special bus for Asthikas who wish to join for Modakam preparations and reach Indian Association Ajman by morning 1. 30 a.m.
2. Bus Service from Karama AT 00:05 am - Thursday Mid Night/Friday Early morning special bus for Asthikas who wish to join for Modakam preparations and reach Indian Association Ajman by morning 1. 30 a.m.
(PLEASE REFER THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE)
FREE BUS SERVICE FROM KARAMA/Al-QUSAIS to AJMAN (INDIAN ASSOCIATION HALL)
We have arranged bus shuttle service from Karama (Near Jupiter Clinic, Come to Exit Number 2 ADCB Metro waiting area from where you can board the bus followed with DAFZA metro (Exit 1/ UAE Exchange outside/Al Twar Parkside) to Indian Association Ajman from 5 30 am (Starting from Karama) onwards in a gap of 30 to 45 minutes. Similarly return drop will also be available from Indian association hall Ajman to Karama. There will be four buses which will keep shuttling between Karama to Ajman. Timings will be plus minus 15/20 minutes, subject to traffic and other blocks if any.
Couple of our volunteers will be standing in Karama (Near Jupiter Clinic, Exit 2 of ADCB Metro), and Dafza to guide you.
Volunteer contact numbers for the bus coordination.
Volunteer No for Karama: 058 8287688
Volunteer No for Dafza : 052 5602567
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team
Sunday, August 11, 2019
ASTHIKA SAMAJ – 7TH YEAR VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI CELEBRATIONS 2019, FRIDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 2019.
Dear Asthikas,
By the Grace of God and with the
blessings of Acharyals, We will be conducting our 7th year Vinayaka
Chathurthi Celebrations on Friday, 6th September 2019 at Indian
Association Hall, Al Jurf, Ajman, UAE. We could keep the Invitation at
Maha Periava Adhistanam and Jayendra Periava Adhistanam and took the blessings
of Acharyals. We have planned for a grand Vedic celebration and have included
certain rare poojas and rituals for the well being of one and all in the
Universe.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CELEBRATIONS
1. ANNADHANAM ARRANGEMENTS AND GRAND MARRIAGE FEAST OF LORD MAHA GANAPATHY
The
Annadhanam arrangements including vegetable cutting and arrangements will start
on Thursday, 5th September 2018 from 7 pm after a Vigneshwara Pooja.
We would request all Matajis and Asthikas to participate in the Annadhanam
preparations, especially vegetable cutting by joining us on the previous
day.Asthikas who are interested to join hands can reach the venue on Thursday
evening or can also join the following whatsup group for more information. https://chat.whatsapp.com/
2. 108 COCONUTS ASHTA DRAVYA PRATHYAKSHA MAHA GANAPATHY HOMAM
To Invoke
the blessings of Lord Maha Ganapathy, Ganapathy Homam is performed with 1, 3, 5
or 11 Coconuts at home and temples. At few places and occasions, the Kootu
(Prasadam) is performed in vedic way with the eight main ingredients known as
Ashta Dravya Kootu and at rare occasions, it is performed in the Prathyaksha
way with an Elephant and/or Brahmachari and we are blessed this year to perform
the Maha Ganapathy Homam with 108 coconuts with Ashta Dravya Kootu with a
Brahmachari as a Prathyaksha Maha Ganapathy Homam making it as one of the rare
offerrings to Lord Ganesha.
He who worships Lord Maha
Ganapathy with thousand modhakas would get all his desires fulfilled, This is a
Vedha Vakhyam. Lord Maha Ganapathy has blessed us to offer 10 times of
Sahasram, i.e. Dasha Sahasram this year to fullfill all his bhaktas choicest
blessings. All the modakam’s will be prepared by his Bhaktas on that day and we
request everyone (All Gents, Ladies and Kids) to join hands in preparations of
the Modakam for offering to the lord.
4. VEDA PARAYANAM, ABHISHEKAM, KANAKABHISHEKAM AND SUVARNA & RAJATHA
PUSHPARCHANAI.
Abhishekam
to Lord Maha Ganapathy will be performed along with Kanakhabhisekam, Suvarna
and Rajatha Pushparchanai. Asthikas who are interested to participate in the
Kanakabhishekam and have the gold coin can contact us at srirnoc@gmail.com
5. UNCHAVRUTHI
The
Parivatanam Vastram for Unchavruthi has come from Satguru Bodhendral Adhistanam
@ Govindapuram, A Swamigal of Sri kamakoti Peetam. The present Vastra which we
received has adorned the great Jeeva Samadhi of Gurunathar for quite some time
and this is one of most reverential in the arena of Namasankeerthanam. It is
said that Swamigal is still chanting Rama Nama Japam in the Adhistanam. So we
would like to inform all Asthikas to attend the Unchavruthi and have blessings
of Satguru Bodhendra Swamigal.
Grand Abhang Divyanamam Divyanamam followed by Siddhi Buddhi Kalyanam will be conducted by Shenkottai Shri Hariharasubramanian Bhagawathar and team accompanied by UAE Bhagawathas.
7. MOOSHIKA VAHANAM TO LORD MAHAGANAPATHY
Lord Maha
Ganapathy has blessed us this year with a Mooshika Vahanam. We will be having
the procession of Lord in the Mooshika Vahanam on Friday, 6th
September 2018. Special Neivydyams to Lord Maha Ganapathy in Mooshika Vahanam
will be offered on that day. The procession of Lord will start after the Siddhi
Buddhi Kalyanam tentatively from 4 pm to 5 pm.
8. BUS ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE. Details of the same will be posted in
our blog www.asthikasamaj.blogspot.com
Please find attached Invitation
and programme details. Kindly mark on the dates and attend with family and
friends.
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team.
Asthika Samaj Vedha Pathashala Updates
Dear Asthikas,
We will be completing our
first month of Vedha Pathashala of our Samaj. We had started with 2
batches of STT (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
and MWS
(Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) cycle.
At present we have started with 2 classes for Stotram and Vedham as follows
Daily Class - 7 pm to 8 pm Stotram Classes
Daily Class - 8 pm to 9 pm, Vedham Classes.
We had completed the following in the last 3 weeks
Subjects/Topics covered in Stotram Class
1. Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram by Adi Sankaracharya
2. Guru Ashtakam Stotram by Adi Sankaracharya
3. Nirvana Ashtakam by Adi Sankaracharya
Subjects/Topics covered in Vedham Class
1.Ganapati Atharvashirsha (Ganapati Upanishad)
We would be introducing more classes from 1st
week of September (once the school reopens) with multiple timings and
options convenient to all. We would also be starting the Sanskrit
classes once the school reopens, so that all who are on vacation can
also benefit from the same from beginning.
We
would request you all to join the classes and get benefited with these
initiatives of Samajam. We will also be glad to commence a special batch
in morning for all Matajis who are interested and hence would like to
know if any one is interested for the same. You can write to us at
srirnoc@gmail.com
We
would be starting "Vishnu Sahasranamam Classes from Sunday, 18th August
2019 and would request all to join and take advantage of the same.
Please do visit our blog www.asthikasamaj.blogspot.com for updates.
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
ANDAL KALYANAM - LIVE STREAMING
ANDAL KALYANAM - LIVE STREAMING
Dear all,
We will be live streaming our programme in our Youtube channel. Please subscribe the channel to have alerts once the live streaming starts.
This is the link for our Youtube channel
www.youtube.com/c/AsthikaSamaj
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team.
Dear all,
We will be live streaming our programme in our Youtube channel. Please subscribe the channel to have alerts once the live streaming starts.
This is the link for our Youtube channel
www.youtube.com/c/AsthikaSamaj
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
ANDAL KALYANAM – FREE BUS SERVICE
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
ANDAL KALYANAM PARTICIPATION DETAILS
|| Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha ||
Dear Asthikas,By the grace of God and with the blessings of Acharyals, we are glad to inform you that we will be celebrating our 7th Year Adi Month First Friday Samooha Bhagawathi Seva and Andal Kalyanam on the Friday, 19th July 2019 at Indian Association Hall, Al Jurf, Ajman.
Asthikas who wish to participate in the Kalyana Utsavam and offer the marriage garlands and pudavai veshti. Can click the link for more details and participation
https://forms.gle/
The Garland and Pudavai/Veshti after adorning to the lord will be offered back as prasadams after the andal kalyana utsavam.
May Lord Ranganathar and Andal bless all Asthikas with their choicest blessings and bless them with a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous life.
Programme Details - Friday, 19th July 2019
6 : 30 am – Vigneshwara Poojai, followed by Veda parayanam
7 : 00 am - ANDAL THIRU KALYANAM
2 : 00 pm – DEEPARADHANAI
5 : 30 pm – 7TH YEAR SAMOOHA BHAGAWATHI SEVA (FIRST FRIDAY OF ADI MONTH)
9 : 00 PM – DEEPARADHANAI
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Andal Kalyanam & 7th Year Samooha Bhagawathi Seva Invitation, Friday, 19th July 2019 at Indian Association Hall, Al Jurf, Ajman.
|| Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha ||
Dear Asthikas,By the grace of God and with the blessings of Acharyals, we are glad to inform you that we will be celebrating our 7th Year Adi Month First Friday Samooha Bhagawathi Seva and Andal Kalyanam on the Friday, 19th July 2019 at Indian Association Hall, Al Jurf, Ajman.
The Andal Thiru Kalyanam will be conducted by “Suvasini Bhajana Mandali, Kalpathy, Palakkad”, a team of Matajis (Ladies) from Palakkad. This will be conducted in the most traditional manner with “Malai Mathal ceremony”, Pinnal Kolatham (for the first time in this region), etc.
We are making special arrangements for Asthikas who wish to participate in the Kalyana Utsavam and also offer their special prayers by participating in the Malai Mathal Ceremony, by offering Thamboolam/Garland and also Thamboolam/Garland/Pudavai/
We have made this special arrangement based on the advice conveyed by the members of Suvasisni Bhajana Mandali, Palakkad who will be conducting the Andal Kalyana Utsavam, who have witnessed these prayers getting fulfilled for one and all who participate in these Kalayana Utsavam.
For Asthikas who are not here personally or are not able to individually participate, Asthika Samajam will be offering a Special Malai and Pudavai Veshti considering you and your family in the prayers at the time of Kalyana Utsavam.
We have kept two options for participating
Option 1
Offering of Thamboolam & Garland : Thamboolam will be offered to the Lord and Asthikas can participate in the Malai Mathal Ceremony by garlanding the Lord. This Garland after the Kalyana Utsavam along with Thamboolam Prasadam will be given back as prasadam. For those who wish to participate, can click the link for details and participation. https://forms.gle/
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckU1JMTgin7Lw5aDIZXUsOoxT9_EdzpcpjeQHNOfgFzbPCYg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Option 2
Offering of Thamboolam, Garland & Pudavai/Veshti : Thamboolam will be offered to the Lord and Asthikas can participate in the Malai Mathal Ceremony by garlanding the Lord. The Pudavai and Veshti will be offered to the lord at the time of Andal Kalyanam. The Garland, Pudavai and Veshti after the Kalyana Utsavam along with Thamboolam Prasadam will be given back as prasadam. For those who wish to participate, can click the link for details and participation. https://forms.gle/
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckU1JMTgin7Lw5aDIZXUsOoxT9_EdzpcpjeQHNOfgFzbPCYg/viewform?usp=sf_link
This prayers are most helpful for Asthikas who have special prayers, prospective bridegrooms/grooms with special prayers for marriages and can be participated either by the Bridegroom or Groom or by their parents or by anyone on their behalf.
May Lord Ranganathar and Andal bless all Asthikas with their choicest blessings and bless them with a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous life.
Programme Details - Friday, 19th July 2019
6 : 30 am – Vigneshwara Poojai, followed by Veda parayanam
7 : 00 am - ANDAL THIRU KALYANAM
2 : 00 pm – DEEPARADHANAI
5 : 30 pm – 7TH YEAR SAMOOHA BHAGAWATHI SEVA (FIRST FRIDAY OF ADI MONTH)
9 : 00 PM – DEEPARADHANAI
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team
This prayers are most helpful for Asthikas who have special prayers, prospective bridegrooms/grooms with special prayers for marriages and can be participated either by the Bridegroom or Groom or by their parents or by anyone on their behalf.
May Lord Ranganathar and Andal bless all Asthikas with their choicest blessings and bless them with a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous life.
Programme Details - Friday, 19th July 2019
6 : 30 am – Vigneshwara Poojai, followed by Veda parayanam
7 : 00 am - ANDAL THIRU KALYANAM
2 : 00 pm – DEEPARADHANAI
5 : 30 pm – 7TH YEAR SAMOOHA BHAGAWATHI SEVA (FIRST FRIDAY OF ADI MONTH)
9 : 00 PM – DEEPARADHANAI
Regards,
Asthika Samaj Team
Monday, May 13, 2019
Significance of Andal Kalyanam
Andal was the only woman saint among the Azhwars, the
Vaishnavite poet saints of South India.
In the southern part of India, in a place called
Srivilliputhur, there lived a devotee of the Lord Narayana by name
Vishnuchitthar. He lived a simple life and was always immersed in the service
of the Lord Narayana. He took pleasure in collecting flowers from the garden
and weaving them into a garland for the Lord. He took this job upon him and did
it with great devotion and zeal. Every day, the Lord Narayana, known as
Vatapatrasayee Perumal in the temple at Srivilliputhur wore the garland woven
by Vishnuchittar.
One day, when, early in the morning Vishnuchittar was
plucking flowers in the “nandavanam” or garden, for making the garland, he
found a beautiful baby girl under a Tulsi plant. Vishnuchittar did not have a
family but took the girl as a gift from the Lord and named her “Kothai”. He
brought her up with great love and Kothai grew hearing the beautiful stories of
Krishna and Rama, so much so that the little one was constantly thinking of
only the Lord.
One day, as was usual, her father had made the garland for
the Lord and had gone out Leaving the garland. When Kothai glanced at the
garland, a strange desire to wear the garland arose in her. The offering to the
Lord is generally very sacrosanct and no one would dare to even imagine using
something which is to be offered to the Lord. But Little Kothai was an
exception."Let me see how I Look with this garland, thought she. She would
have been all of four to five years then. Instant, she picked up the garland and wore it around her
neck, with the Long garland reaching the ground. She admired herself in the
mirror there and kept it back as soon as the heard her father come.
“Kothai, I am off to
the temple” said Vishnuchittar leaving with the garland, blissfully unaware
that the garland had been ‘used’ by his own daughter. The garland then adorned
the Lord. Kothai then started doing the same thing every day, secretly
wearing the garland and admiring herself in the mirror and then the same
garland went to the Lord Vatapatrasayee. One day the Lord decided to make public the devotion of
child Kothai to the world.
That particular day, when the garland was handed over by
Vishnuchittar to the priest for decorating the Lord, there was a strand of
human hair sticking to the flowers. On seeing this, the priest got furious and
chided Vishnuchittar. “What a grave offence this is!” he said. “How come there
is a hair in the garland? Do you not know that only the purest of things are
offered to the Lord? Take this back!”
Saying thus, he flung the garland back into the hands of
Vishnuchittar who was trembling with shame and embarrassment. He could not
figure out how a hair could have got into the garland when he was taking so
much care to weave the garland.
With a heavy heart, he walked back to his home, mentally
tired with the shock and shame he had faced in the temple.
That night, Vishnuchittar could not sleep. He could not
figure out where from a long hair could attach itself to this garland he made
with so much of devotion and care. His questions had no answer and he spent the
night with not a wink.
In the morning, as usual he collected the flowers and made
them into a beautiful garland. That day too, he left the garland and went out
but came back almost immediately when the sight he saw shocked him. The little
Kothai was wearing the garland and admiring her beauty in the mirror.
“Blasphemy!” he cried out aloud, much to the shock of the
little girl who was taken aback on seeing her father see her wearing the
garland.
“Blasphemy! What can I do now?” Vishnuchittar lamented
beating himself on his forehead. “I have committed a grave sin! There is no
recourse for me! Narayana! Narayana!” The little girl unable to watch her
father lament thus started to cry. Vishnuchittar was in no mood to pacify her.
He threw away the garland and went and plucked flowers again and made a garland
and left for the temple immediately.
That night Lord Narayana appeared in the dream of
Vishnuchittar.
“Why have you discarded the garland worn by Kothai?”
demanded he. “I will henceforth wear only the garland worn by her as it
contains the scent of her pure devotion. Please do as I wish!”
As the Lord disappeared, Vishnuchittar got up with a start,
realising that his daughter was no ordinary being but the incarnation of the
Goddess. He was overwhelmed, and from that day, the garland for the Lord was
first worn by Kothai. She became to be known as “Andal” or one who ruled the
Lord. She was also known as “Choodi Kodutha Sudarkodi”.
As she grew up, Vishnuchittar was worried about her marriage
and that he should find a good groom for her. Andal, on the other hand had her
mind transfixed on Lord Krishna who was Narayana himself, whom only she saw as
her bridegroom. “No mortal will I marry!” she said much to the surprise of all.
“I will marry only Lord Krishna!”
She meditated upon the Lord, praying to him every day. Every
morning in the month of Margazhi, she would wake her friends up and after
having a bath in the cold waters, go about singing the praise of Lord Krishna
through hymns known as Tiruppavai which was composed by her. She urged the
other friends of hers also to pray to the Lord Krishna in the month of Margazhi
to get a good bridegroom.
Vishnuchittar was getting more and more worried about the
future of Kothai.
One day, Lord Ranganatha whose abode is Srirangam , appeared in the dream of
Vishnuchittar and expressed his desire to marry Kothai. He instructed
Vishnuchittar to bring Kothai to Srirangam bedecked as a bride where He would
accept her as his wife.
Vishnuchittar, who was elated, at this dream of his,
conveyed this to his patron and friend King Vallabha Deva Pandya who made all
arrangements for Kothai to be brought in a palanquin bedecked in all bridal
finery, accompanied by an array of elephants and horses which was a symbol of status,
along with lot of gifts for the Lord.
All the people of Srivilliputhur were overjoyed to see the
happenings to their darling Kothai and accompanied her with her father to
Srirangam which is about 250 kilometres from Srivilliputhur.
The bride’s procession reached the temple of Srirangam and
no sooner Kothai got out of her palanquin, she rushed to the sanctum sanctorum
of Sri Ranganatha followed by her father and all others. The moment she saw her
Lord, she ran into the inner precincts of the sanctum and there was an electric
flash and Kothai had merged with the Lord Ranganatha body and soul!
All the people were spell bound by the miracle that happened
in front of their eyes. Vishnuchittar was tearful, sad at the thought of losing
his dear daughter at the same time extremely happy that his daughter had been
accepted by the Lord as his consort.
Andal had become the Goddess.
Tidbits:
Kothai is said to have been about fifteen years old when she
merged with the Lord. Early marriages were the order of the day in ancient
India.
Apart from Tiruppavai, Andal had composed ‘Nachiyar
Tirumozhi’, a set of 143 verses. Even this day, Tiruppavai is chanted with
great zeal and fervour in this month of Margazhi early in the mornings in all
Vishnu temples and by the public in general.
‘Kothai’ is referred to as ‘Godha’ in Sanskrit.
Vishnuchittar was himself known as Periyazhwar (elder
azhwar) and it is interesting to note that he has sung verses to bless the Lord
to live long!!! – He had this privilege as the Lord was his son in law!!
An interesting thing is that the Tamilnadu Government has
the tower (Gopuram) of the temple of Srivilliputhur as its logo!!
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