௳
ஸ்ரீ
சுரைக்காயூர் மஹா சாஸ்தா
அய்யனார் துணை
ॐ बुधा नाथाय विद्महे भवपुथराया धीमहि तन्नो सासथा प्रचोदयात
ஓம் பூத நாதய வித்மஹே பவபுத்ராயா தீமஹி தன்னோ சாஸ்தா ப்ரசோதயாத்
Om Boodha Naathaya
Vidmahe Bhavaputhraaya Dheemahi Tanno Saastha Prachodayaat
October 22, 2019
Dear Maha
Sastha devotees,
This mail is in continuation to the earlier emails about the Kumbabhishekam
of our ancestral temple at Suraikayur.
As informed, the Kumbabhishekam will be performed on
Wednesday, 5th February 2020.
The preparatory rituals will start two days before on Monday,
3rd February 2020. The details
of the various events will be shared soon.
The purpose of the mail is to renew the appeal for generous donations
towards the Kumbhabhisekham and to build a much needed sound corpus for
a stable and sustainable future towards upkeep and maintenance of the temple in
the years to come.
Since the last Kumbhabhisekham in 2008, the temple has
been functioning satisfactorily.
Devotees, who have been visiting the temple over many decades will notice
the stark and continuing improvements made.
There has been an all round transformation in terms of protecting the
temple precincts from encroachments, adding of a Vinayagar sannadhi, building
of rest rooms and toilet facilities, availability of a priest and watchman at
all times, and an overall better look, feel and satisfying experience when one
goes there for darshan. This positive
feel is rather unanimous. These would
not have been possible but for the devotees’ regular visits to the temple with
their near and dear ones, their financial contributions and support to the Committee.
After a detailed inspection, the Committee is of the opinion
that the following activities have to be attended to before the ensuing Kumbabhishekam:
- Repairs to the roof of
the main temple and ardhamandapam to attend to the water seepage and leaks
- Repair to wall cracks
in the temple
- Painting of the main
temple, the vimanam, the ardhamandapam, the Vinayagar sannadi
and of all the parivara deities
- Electrical rewiring of
the temple
- Construction of
housing quarter for the watchman
- All expenses connected
with religious activities of the Kumbhabhishekam.
In all, it is estimated that the above will work out to about Rs.
30 lakhs. This calls for generous
contributions by all devotees for this noble cause. Given that there are only three intervening
months, the activities need continuous funding.
May we therefore request everyone to contribute liberally at the
earliest so that the jobs can be sustained without a dearth of cash flows. While some of the devotees prefer to make the
contribution on the eve of a function, the need for cash flows is immediate
rather than later.
As usual, contributions can be made to the bank account of
Suraikayur Chartiable Trust. They are eligible
for tax benefit under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act as a donation.
A detailed income and expenditure statement will be prepared and
circulated post the Kumbhabhishekam.
Thank you,
Trust Committee
