Integrated Community Development Projects

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The Temple will be constructed in 2 phases with the blessings of both Periyavas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The first phase will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 6 Lakhs, that will consist of the Main Sannadhi for Siva, an Amman Sannadhi, and a vinayagar sannadhi at the entrance, a small front hall along with a compound wall, a well for clean water supply and gates.

Sri. K. Sankaran IFS [Retd] and his family have graciously agreed to donate Rs 5 Lakhs and we have additional pledges for donation of more than Rs one Lakh from other devotees. We expect to collect more donations in the coming months.

The second Phase will include about 10 sannadhis, including Sri Subramanya, Sri Ayyappa, Sri Durga, Sri Nataraja and other Deities according to Agama rules and also Nagar sannadhi around the big tree in the area. Shri. Satyanarayana Sastri is coordinating for second Phase of construction at an estimated cost of about Rs 20 Lakhs. Shri. Ravi Sivachariar, Chief Priest of Mangadu Amman Temple will oversee construction with help of a Sthapathy, and civil contractor.

Important Special Announcement

LDSFT plans Uzavarappani events of Vaishnavites temples in 2012. This will be scheduled on 3rd Sunday of every month. Iniitially, on Sunday, 22 January, 2012 the project will start at Sri Padmavathi Sameda Shri Prasanna Venkateswara Perumal Thirukoil, 3 Gangai Konda Cholan Street, MGR Nagar , KK. Nagar, Chennai-78 [ Ajantha Tailor Bus Stop] Varadan Bhattachrya : 9445192129 .This is our 74th Month Temple cleaning. A total of 12 Vaishnava temples in Chennai and suburbs will be taken up.

In addition to routine cleaning of floors, walls, Ceilings, Oil smeared places; Navagraha Sannadhis will be applied Sour curd, cleaned after one hour. The Temple vessels, bells, brass arches, Puja items will be cleaned with Tamarind, followed by Pitambari Polish for brightness. Storage places will be cleaned free from cockroaches and other insects.

If a land space available, Tulsi plants will be planted in a bed that can be maintained by Temple authorities. Mr. Manickam will plant 4-5 tree plants in each temple for long term improvement. Each temple will be encouraged to conduct Hindu Dharma classes or lectures on every Sundays on 4000 Divyaprabandams and works of Alwars as part of Spititual Satsangh programme. These Satsangh events will be mainly concentrating on the temples main Deity and Vainava sampradhaya. If possible annadhanam for the people living around the temple and for visiting devotees will be arranged on a regular schedule. It is estimated a budget of Rs one lakh rupees for the 12 months of 2012 will be needed to be planned for expenses for transport, cleaning materials, and annadhanam.

LDSFT request Vaishnava mutts, individuals, industrialists, corporate donors of companies to sponsor in cash or kind to support these events. An excel sheet of Vaishanva temples in Chennai area is attached. Sponsors can recommend specific temples of their choice they want to support for cleaning. A list of temples with names and tentative dates of cleaning will be made in December, 2011. Devotees who desire to join on one Sunday in a month can contact undersigned for this noble work. LDSFT official receipts will be issued for the Tax-exempt Donations and all sponsored Funds contributed will be accounted and audited.

Dr.R.Subramanian, LDSFT
Tel: 044-24760556/ 9444381476

1. A centralised Corpus Fund programme will be created and organised for funding the

Rejuvenation of several thousands of dilapidated Temples and also for the community

to be involved in it as a centre for learning Hindu Dharma.

2. Every Temple, big and small, will be made into a seat of learning Hindu Dharma

in addition to be centres for rituals and place of worship practice for all Hindus.

Venkadu, a small village about 40 kilo metres from Chennai, near Somangalam and Navalur, has an ancient small Siva temple, with a swayambu lingam (name of which is not known) and a temple tank. Both of them need to be renovated. The total cost is Rs. 5 lakhs, that includes daily maintenance and pujas.

Donors (under 80G) can contact Dr. R.Subramanian, managing trustee, Loka Dharma Seva Foundation Trust (tele/fax: 044-2476 0556/94443 81476) or email to resubramn@gamil.com.

For more details and photos log on to www.lokadharma.org.

The family names of the donors will be carved on the granite slab and will be included in the managing trust of the temple.

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