SRIMAD THIRUKUDANTHAI ANDAVAN’s 119th THIRUNAKSHATHRA MAHOTSAVAM
ஸ்ரீமத் வேதாந்த ராமானுஜ யதி க்ருபயா ரங்கிணி ந்யஸ்தபாரம்
தத் ஸம்ப்ராப்தாகமாந்த த்விதயமனுகணம் ஶிஷ்டதாபூர்ணமக்ர்யம் |
ஶ்ரேஷ்ட ஸ்ரீரங்கராமானுஜ முனி கருணா லப்த மோக்ஷாஶ்ரமம் தம்
ஸத்த்வஸ்தம் ஸ்ரீவராஹம் யதிவரமனகம் தேஶிகம் ஸம்ஶ்ரயாமி ||
ஸ்ரீமதே ஸ்ரீவராஹ மஹாதேஶிகாய நம:
श्रीमद्वेदान्त रामानुज यतिकृपयारङ्गिणि न्यस्तभारं
तत् सम्प्राप्तागमान्तद्वितयमनुगणं शिष्टतापूर्णमग्र्यम् |
श्रेष्ठ श्रीरङ्ग रामानुजमुनि करुणालब्ध मोक्षाश्रमं तं
सत्त्वस्थं श्रीवराहं यतिवरमनघं देशिकं संश्रयामि ||
श्रीमते श्रीवराह महादेशिकाय नमः
Important Announcement – March 15, 2025
Our Ashramam has the following important announcement.
As a quick and gentle reminder, Srimad ThiruKudanthai Andavan’s (Srimad SriVedanta Ramanuja MahaDesikan) 119th ThiruNakshathra Mahotsavam is coming soon. Our Acharyan will be celebrating the Mahotsavam between April 2nd and April 6th, 2025 in the Chennai Ashramam. All are welcome.
As a prelude to this Mahotsavam, Ashramam is delighted to bring you a gallery of a few hundred precious and very rare black-and-white photos of Srimad ThiruKudanthai Andavan. This photo gallery is presented above this announcement. It will automatically show one photo at a time every 8 seconds. You can scroll back-and-forth using the arrow buttons on the left and right sides of the gallery box. Also, you can pause the auto-scroll by touching any part of the photo area or by keeping your arrow pointer inside the photo area on the computer screen.
Enjoy the photos and, for some of you, those wonderful memories of the Ashramam’s bygone era under the 9th Peetadhipathi between 1960s and 1980s.
The source for these wonderful photos is a great masterpiece book on Srimad ThiruKudanthai Andavan published by our Ashramam in 1981. It is out of print since and there is only one copy in the Ashramam Library. The black-and-white photos in this book have all been digitally captured to create the above photo gallery.
Please note that all of the original home page contents are all there and are below this important photo gallery and current announcement.
Who We Are
Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam is an institution that is over three hundred years old, and belongs to the Sri Vaishnava tradition. It follows the teachings of vishishtadvaita, as propounded by Bhagavad Ramanuja and Srimad Vedanta Desika.
The main spiritual headquarter of the Andavan Ashramam is in Srirangam, where most acharyas of this lineage have spent their saintly lives.
The institution has over 35 centres spread across India and the US. The institution also runs the Andavan Arts and Science College, several veda-patasalas, and goshalas.
The main symbol of worship in the Andavan tradition is the divine sandals of Sri Ranganatha known simply as Rangantha-padukas.
What We Do
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The Acharya of the Srimad Andavan Ashramam awards initiation to the fold of Srivaishnavism through a ritual called samashrayanam, and conducts sacramental surrender known as bharanyasam.
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The institution runs the Srimad Andavan College for Arts and Science to cater to students from rural and backward areas. It also runs several veda-patasalas or seats of traditional learning.
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We celebrate several festivals (utsavams) and holy birthdays (thirunakshatrams ) related to the Lord or our acharyas. Thousands of disciples and well-wishers participate in these to seek divine blessings.
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The Andavan Ashramam runs many charitable trusts for providing education, preserving the Vedic tradition, publishing books, renovating temples, providing free meals to pilgrims, and protecting cows.
