#MahaPeriyava
One day Mahaperiyava with his service minded people went on a Padayatra to Thirukovilur. People of Thirukovilur gathered and waited for Mahaperiyava in the entrance of the Village. There was a a small path on the right hand side of the village which led to another

#know_our_good_souls A young man in his thirties used to stand on the footpath opposite the famous Tata Cancer Hospital at Mumbai and stare at the crowd in front- fear plainly written upon the faces of the patients standing at death's door, their relatives with equally grim

faces running around. These sights disturbed him greatly. Most of the patients were poor people from distant towns. They had no idea whom to meet, or what to do. They had no money for medicines, not even food. The young man, heavily depressed, would return home. Something should

be done for these people, he would. think. He was haunted by the thought day and night. At last he found a way. He rented out his own hotel that was doing good business and raised some money. From these funds he started a charitable activity right opposite Tata Cancer Hospital,

on the pavement next to Kondaji Building. He himself had no idea that the activity would continue to flourish even after the passage of 27 years. The activity consisted of providing free meals for cancer patients and their relatives. Many people in the vicinity approved of this

activity. Beginning with fifty, the number of beneficiaries soon rose to hundred, two hundred, three hundred. As the numbers of patients increased, so did the number of helping hands. As years rolled by, the activity continued; undeterred by the change of seasons, come winter,

We can plan to visit one #temple a day or one temple a week if we are in Chennai. Distance from Vani Mahal T.Nagar is given in minutes & mentioned if over 500 Years Old

15 Minutes or Under

1. Agasthyar Temple (75 years old), T. Nagar

2. Shiva Vishnu Temple (1935), T. Nagar.

3. Raghavendra Swamy Temple (1987), T. Nagar, 8 mins

4. Iyappan Temple (1974), Mahalingapuram, 10 mins

5. Agatheeswarar Temple (over 500 years old) Nungambakkam, 10 mins

6. Angala Parameswari Temple (1978), West Mambalam, 10 mins

7. Kasi Viswanathar Temple (400 years old),

West Mambalam, 12 mins

8. Karaneeswarar Temple (12th century CE) Saidapet, 14 mins

9. Parthasarathy Perumal Temple (6th century CE) Triplicane, 15 mins

16 Minutes to Half-an-Hour

10. Balasubramanya Swamy Temple (500 years old) Teynampet,

11. Thiruvateeswarar Temple (May be

7th century CE) Triplicane, 16 mins
12. Vengeeswarar Temple (sthalam dates back to the vedic age, temple structure is over 1000 years old) Vadapazhani,

13. Sri Bharadwajeswarar Temple (10th - 11th century) Kodambakkam,

14. Kapaleeswarar Temple (7th century CE) Mylapore,

15. Vadapazhani Murugan Temple (125 years ago), Vadapazhani.

16. Madhya Kailash Temple (1970s), Taramani.

17. Adi Kesava Perumal Temple (difficult to ascertain, maybe 6th - 9th century CE) Mylapore.

18. Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple (1962), Adyar.

19. Vallakottai

#MahaPeriyava This man was the miser of all misers! He was of course a wealthy man but would not spend a penny. He had come for Sri Maha Periyava's darshan. With his right hand over his mouth, he started speaking emotionally. I have blood pressure and diabetes for a long time.

Now, I have been diagnosed with cancer too. I am suffering a lot. Periyava must please suggest a parikaram (remedy).
"Will you do as I say", asked Periyava.
"Certainly", said the man.
"It might be difficult.”
"Never mind. I want to just get rid of these diseases. I will do

whatever Periyava instructs. All I want is to be cured of this BP, diabetes and cancer.” saying this, he wiped his eyes.
Periyava said, "In the well, there is water. But the well never drinks up the water claiming ownership over it. Trees bear fruits, but they never say, this

fruit belongs to me. Only I will eat it. The cow gives milk, but never drinks up its own milk. Several trees and plants yield vegetables, but they keep nothing for themselves. As you can see, plants and animals themselves are doing so much paropakaaram (service to others). They

say man has got six senses. So, how much more paropakaaram must he do? You have lot of money, but you are neither spending it for yourself, nor are you doing any dharma (good deeds) from it. The sins from your last birth have befallen you in the form of diseases. If you have to

Today is #DattatreyaJayanti #DattaJayanti
Lord Dattatreya is one of the 24 Vishnu’s Incarnations. Lord Dattatreya was born of Rishi Atri and Anausya. The name Dattatreya can be divided into two words, Datta (means Giver) and Atri (Sage Atri). Lord Dattatreya considered as guru

of environmental education, gained enlightenment by his observation from surrounding, which provided him 24 gurus. These gurus explain the problems of mundane attachments, and teach the path towards the spiritual self-realization of the Supreme. The core message of Dattatreya is:

“Never judge by surface appearances but always seek a deeper Truth”.
Lord Dattatreya has three faces, six hands. The three faces represented the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). Each pair of hands carries two of the symbols of the three deities. The four dogs who are with Him

are the Four Holy Vedas. A cow standing behind in Lord Dattatreya represents the Mother Earth. Once, while Dattatreya was roaming in a forest happily, he met King Yadu, who on seeing Dattatreya so happy, asked him the secret of his happiness and the name of his Guru. Dattatreya

said that the Atman alone was his Guru, and yet, he had learned wisdom from 24 individuals,who were therefore, his Gurus. He speaks about His 24 Gurus in detail.
1. I learnt patience and doing good to others from the EARTH, for it endures every injury man commits on its surface,

நமக்குத் தெரிந்த கோவில்களில் சில விஷயங்கள் நமக்கு தெரியாமல் உள்ளன. அவை:
1. சோட்டானிக்கரை பகவதி அம்மன் ஒரு நாளுக்கு மூன்று வித ஆடைகள் அணிந்து மூன்று வடிவங்களில் காட்சி தருகிறாள். காலையில் வெண்ணிற ஆடையுடன் சரஸ்வதி தேவியாக, உச்சி வேளையில் செந்நிற ஆடையுடன் லட்சுமி தேவியாக, மாலையில்

நீல நிற ஆடையில் துர்க்கா தேவியாக காட்சி தருகிறாள். இந்த மூவகை தரிசனத்தைக் காண்பவர்கள் நினைத்தது நிறைவேறும்.

2. மதுரை மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயிலின் கீழ் கோபுரத்தின் நடுவிலிருந்து மேல் கோபுரத்தை நோக்கி ஒரு கோடு போட்டால், அது சிவலிங்கப் பெருமான் வழியாகச் செல்லும். அது போல் வடக்கு -

தெற்கு கோபுரங்களுக்கிடையே கோடிட்டுப் பார்த்தால், அது சுந்தரேசர் சன்னதியை இரண்டாகப் பகிர்ந்து செல்லும். இந்த அமைப்பு அக்கால சிற்பிகளின் அபரிமிதமான திறனை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது.

3. திருவண்ணாமலையிலிருந்து 16 கிலோமீட்டர் தூரத்தில் உள்ளது தேவிகாபுரம். இங்குள்ள பொன்மலைநாதர் கோயிலில் அருள்

பாலிக்கும் கனககிரீஸ்வரருக்கு தினமும் வெந்நீரில் அபிஷேகம் செய்கிறார்கள். காலையில் இரண்டு மணி நேரம் மட்டுமே பூஜை செய்வார்கள். சிவராத்திரியன்று விசேஷ பூஜைகள் உண்டு.

4. 108 திவ்யதேசங்களில் முதன்மை ஆலயமான ஸ்ரீரங்கத்தில் பள்ளி கொண்டுள்ள ஸ்ரீரங்கநாதப் பெருமாளுக்கு அமாவாசை, ஏகாதசி,

மாதப்பிறப்பு ஆகிய நாட்களில் வெந்நீரால் அபிஷேகம் செய்வார்கள். வேறு எந்த திவ்ய தேசத்திலும் இதுபோல் செய்வதில்லை.

5. கும்பகோணம் நல்லம் தலத்திலுள்ள ஆலயத்தில் நடராசர் சுயம்பு வடிவில் காட்சி தருகிறார். இவர் கையில் ரேகையும், காலில் பச்சை நரம்பும் நன்கு தெரியும். இவரை சற்று தொலைவில்