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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
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Goddess Saraswathi propitiated with religious fervour
Goddess Saraswathi after
the Kumbhabhishekam on
September 3
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
The installation
ceremony of
Goddess Saraswathi,
known as
‘Noothana Saraswathi
Devi Kumbabishegam’
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was an intense religious
and pious engagement
at Thiru Subramaniyar
Aalayam in Auckland last
fortnight.
The Goddess of
Knowledge was installed
with due honours at the
Temple (located at 69,
Tidal Road, Mangere) on
Saturday, September 3,
2016 by Temple Priests
Maharajan, aka Manikandan
(or Mani) and
Ganapathy Subramaniam
Karthik.
Ilango Krishnamoorthy,
President, New Zealand
Hindu Temple Society,
which owns and manages
the Temple and his wife
Sakthi led the ceremonies
which began on August
14 with daily prayers and
other formalities associated
with Kumbabishegam.
Hundreds of people
attended the prayer
meetings, music sessions
and other events which
have endeared the Temple
to the Hindu community
across the country.
Thiru Subramaniyar
Aalayam is stated to be
among the few in the
world to have a statue of
Goddess Saraswathi duly
‘energised.’
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the Otara-Papatoetoe Local
Board, former Labour List
MP Dr Ashraf Chaudhary,
Priyanca Radhakrishnan,
Labour Policy Council
Member and a number of
the local board members
and candidates were present
at the main prayers.
The programme included
a special Bharata Natyam
dance by Ratna Venkat
invoking the blessings
of Goddess Saraswathi,
known to be associated
with knowledge, music and
arts.
Hindus believe that
appeasing Goddess Saraswathi
is highly beneficial in
countering Planet Mercury
for removing problems
in education and
career.
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69 Tidal Road, Mangere Auckland, NewZealand
Date Day Festival Time Events
04.09.16 Sunday
NoothanaSaraswathiDeviKumbabisegam,
(Saraswathi Devi Installation)From10amto12pm. 45 days’ Mandala poojai starts
from 5 th September 2016. Sponsors &performanceare welcome
05.09.16 Monday Chathurthi 6.30pmto
8pm
07.09.16 Wednesday Shasti &Skandha Homam 6.30pmto
8pm
09.09.16 Friday Ashtami Poojai 6.30pmto
8pm
12.09.16 Monday Ekadashi -Sudharsana 6.30pmto
Maha VishnuHomam
8pm
14.09.16 Wednesday Pradhosam&Sri Panjakchara 6.30pmto
Homam
8pm
16.09.16 Friday Pournami Poojai 6.30pmto
8pm
17.09.16 Saturday 1 st of TamilMonth Poojai
(Puratasi month) &Puratasi Sani
20.09.16 Tuesday Maha Sangadahara Chaturthi&
Sri Maha Ganapathi Homam
21.09.16 Wednesday Shasti 6.30pmto
8pm
23.09.16 Friday Ashtami &kalabhiravar
Homam
Festival andEventsfor September2016
10.00 am to
11.30 am
6.30pmto
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6.30pmto
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24.09.16 Saturday Navagraha ShanthiHomam &
Puratasi Sani
26.09.16 Monday Ekadasi 6.30pmto
8pm
Phil Goff and Priyanca Radhakrishnan at
the Ceremony
10.30 am to
12.30 pm
Mahadevi and Mahalakshmi,
other two Deities of the Puranic
Trio manifesting the Divine
Female.
“The Rig Veda seems to have a
dual perception of Saraswathi,
one as the Sacred River, and the
other, as the Deity pervading all
three worlds. They discovered
that the Goddess had a parallel
in Iranian River Haraihvati,
which in contemporary Iranian
rituals and literature was similarly
lauded for being benign,
humid, heroic, and immaculate.
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Lord Subramaniyar Abisegam and
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Lord Muneeshwar,Lord Kala
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Veeran Abisegam andArathanai
Lord Vishnu Abisegam and
Arathanai
Lord Siva Abisegam andArathanai
AmbalTamilarasi Nayagi
Abisegam andArathanai
Lord Ayyappan &Lord Vishnu
Abisegam andArathanai
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Arathanai
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kalabhairavar Abisegam and
Arathanai
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Lord Vishnu &Lord Hanuman
Abisegam andArathanai
28.09.16 Wednesday Pradhosam&Sri Panjakchara 6.30pmto Lord Siva Abisegam andArathanai
Homam
8pm
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Ilango and Sakthi Krishnamoorthy participating in the Prayers
The scholars argue that the term
‘Saraswathi,’ a combination of
‘Sara’ or ‘Svara’, meaning ‘to go’,
and ‘Swathi’, meaning ‘tending’
or ‘inclining’, that is, one that has
the tendency of going or moving,
is more characteristic of a River.”
The scholars quoted as
examples Sarayu, Saranyu, Sarita
and Sansara; first two being the
names of two Rivers, third, a
River in general, and fourth, the
Transient World.
They however concede that
the Rig-Vedic Saraswathi, with
Her origin in Heaven, could
have been a celestial flood, not a
terrestrial stream.
Invoked by sages to redeem
them from drought it descended
on the earth across vast
aerial region pervading it,
and hence its all-pervasive
character.
“In similar vein, the
scholars interpret Saraswathi’s
other Rig-Vedic attributions. Her
long arms by which Saraswati
carves her path are interpreted
as her long banks through which
she had her course. To them,
Saraswathi’s form as the deity is
a mere apotheosis of the river of
that name.
We have pleasure in inviting all
devotees andfriends to take partin
allAbishegam andreceive the
blessingsofLordGanesha,
Murugan Valli Deivayanai,Siva
Meenakshi, Venkatachalapathy,
Hanuman, Kalabhairavar,
Ayyappan,Navagrahas.
Please bringfresh flowers,milk,
honey,yoghurt, chandan,
Viboothi forthe Abishegamand a
greatopportunity to participatein
allevents. Please bring aplate to
sharewithothersfor prasadam
afterabishegamand pooja.