Trust and its activities
SRI RADHE KRISHNA
Sri Swayamprakasananda Saraswathi Swamigal Alias Sri Alangudi Swamigal was born in 1862 at Alangudi Village near Mudikondan. His name was Ramakrishna Sharma in Poorvasrama. He mastered in Sanskrit language, Vedas, Sastras etc. by undergoing Gurukulam. He got Liberated from Worldly and Material life. Started touring the entire Country including Benares, Gaya, Alahabad in North, entire Kerala, Tamilnadu, Rameswaram and other places. He was initiated to Sanyasa Asramam by Sri Panangudi Swamigal at Mahadhanapuram (Trichy Dist) Whose Samadhi is at Pazhayavalam, started touring as Avadootha.
Sri Swamigal was initiated to Srimad Bhagavatham and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Mantropadesam by Sri Balakrishnananda Saraswathi Swamigal, who attained Samadhi on (Chitrai Sukla Paksha Dwadasi thithi)is situated near Sri Bhodendra Saraswathi Swamigal Adhishtanam, Govindapuram. Swamigal was initiated with Mahamantropadesam by Sri Mahadevasrami, under his direction, Swamigal took possession to Dhandam, Kamandalam and started wearing kowbeenam. Sri Swamigal had Performed 43 Vyasa Poojas. Swamigal Reached the LOTUS feet of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami on 17th May 1935. (Vaikasi Sukla Paksha Chaturdasi Thithi) on Narasimha Jayanthi Day at Mudikondan.
The Aradhana of Sri Alangudi Swamigal was performed upto 1946 for one day, from 1947 (12 th Aradhana) for 3 days upto 1953, from 1954 (19th Aradhana) upto1955 for 5 days, from 1956 (21 st Aradhana) for 7 days with Bhagaatha Sapthaham. Chatur Veda Parayanam etc. From 1947 to 1978 the Aradhana was Organised by late Sri Alangudi K. Venkatanarayana lyer. From 1979 the Aradhana is being Organised by Sri S. Pichu lyer of Mudikondan. The Aradhana is being celebrated with the blessings of Sri Maha Periawal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
During darshan of Sri Sri Paramachariyal at Satara (Maharashtra State) in 1979-1980 Sri Sri Paramachariyal enquired with the undersigned about the Aradhana of Sri Sri Alangudi Periyaval and further indicated His desire that the Aradhana Sri Sri Alangudi Periyaval has to be celebrated till the existence of the Universe. To fulfill this desire the trust was formed in January 2000 under the Guidance of Sri Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal, purchased and Registered a piece of land measuring Six Cents North of the Adhishtanam at Mudikondan. Srimad Bhagavatha Pravachana Mandapam has been constructed there and Sri Swamigal's Aradhana is being conducted from the year 2002.
V. Dhandapani
Mg. Trustee
for Board of Trustees |
