Om Sri Sivaya Namaha
Jaya Jaya Sankara! Hara Hara Sankara!
Dakshina Ganga - Kaveri, all along her course showered the people with prosperity & bounty, not just in the material sense but also in the spiritual sense. It is visible in full glory where she spreads her benevolent arms far and wide - in the Keveri delta. The Chola desam, no wonder is home to towering temples - many of them having been visited by Nayanmars and Alwars singing couplets in His praise. This is where major Saivite adheenams like Thiruvavaduthurai, Thirupanandal, Dharumapuram are located. Sangita mummurthis spent their life on her banks & the south indian bhajana sampradayam had its genesis here. In its banks, lived for generations after generations, people who have mastered the Vedas and led a dharmic life.
Of these temples that are spread around, some have not been in good upkeep and need renovation and Kumbhabishekam - to reclaim their place as the hub of village worship. One such temple is the Sri Kasi Viswanathar temple located in Melakaveri Village close to Kumbakonam. One might have heard this village name, because of its presence in the surname of a fairly popular percussionist.
The balalayam ceremony took place on 4th Nov. 2010 for the commencement of the renovation activities. Incidentally this event took place during the Thula month when Kaveri snanam is considered very holy.
We request all devotees to come forward and actively take part in this holy endeavour. It can be in form of Cash, kind, efforts or prayer. By each of our small efforts, we reach out to our roots - to those villages and towns where our civilisation grew and flourished - in places close to nature.
Sivaya namaha
S.Lakshminarayanan
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