Ground racing g to meet

It feels like the ground is racing to meet Ramanujacharya when he is brought out in a procession.
The devotees of this age feel blessed that they were able to show their love and regard for a master so great that he was called none less than a god. the celebrations that were conducted in all the places be it a large one or small place the connection felt so good even after so many years one felt blessed just to be associated in celebrating this great saint.( for mankind through the ages has found no parallel.) It is rightly said then all those even associated with the great Emberumanar are a special lot. there is a sort of satisfaction among the devotees for having had an opportunity to be part of this great celebration. Be blessed folks and continue the great work handed down to us by our Lord and saint Sri Ramanujacharya.

Ther Aalan Oh! owner of the chariot.

From anothers post. Parakala Nayaki is standing next to a person whose identity she is not certain about. However, she describes the person through the following events:

(1) Siva and Brahma beheld this form of the person in amazement;

(2) People of the three worlds were singing paeans to this person; the sounds of which resembled tempestuous sea waves.

Parakala nayaki accosts this “half-man, half-lion” form of the person who had hairs like manes and whose teeth resembled battle swords and asked him about his identity.

The person replied: “I am the resident of Ashtabhuyakaram. I took residence here not just to help Prahalahada in times of yore but to also help people like you.”

Parakala Nayaki is able to clearly explain the attributes of the person she saw in Ashtabhuyakaram.

Sandhya

 Acamanam
Vighnsvara Dhyanam
Pranayamah
Sankalpa
Marjanam
Prasanam
Punarmarjanam
Argyapradanam
Prayascittarghyam
Aikyanusandhanam
Deva tarpanam
Japasankalpah
Pranava japah
Gayatri avahanam
Gayatri japah
Gayatri upasthanam
Suryopasthanam
Samastyabhivadanam
Digdevata vandanam
Yama Vadanam
Harihara vadanam
Suryanarayana vandanam
Samarpanam
Raksa

One more for Pulikal munivar.

Sage Vyagra pathar known famously as Pulikal munivar took his 3 year old son Upamanyu  to the Purushothaman koil. He is said to have left the child in the temple and gone into the forest to collect flowers to worship the Lord. The boy left behind was hungry and started to cry. The Lord and his consort appeared befoe the child bringing with them the Ksheerabdi to Nangoor to quench the hunger of the little boy. this occurred on Sukla Dwadasi day in the month of Karthigai the tank is even today known as Tiruparkadal.

orders oil to be applied on the neck of Thirumangai awar.

After having heard the Divya Prabandam recited by Thirumangai alwar the Lord felt he had been reciting for a long time and his throat may be aching  so he orders the temple priest to smear what is left of the oil used for his divine bath on to the throat of Thirumangai alwar. also once when it was not possible for perumal to enjoy his annual ceremonial bath he ordered the retenue to bathe Tirumangai alwar instead. The story of the Lamp lighter requesting Perumal who was keenly listening to Nampillai religious discourse,  to get back into the Garbha griha where he belonged is too well known. also how Divya prabandha got an equal status to the vedas is the reason Tirumangai alwar is the hero of Adyanutsavam to this day.

The reason for being called Sowriraja Perumal

God with long hair. Once Ranga Bhattar promised the Chola King that he would show that God grew and had a long hair. Now the Lord did not want to let his devotee down he is reported to have suddenly grown long tresses as promised by the priest. thence forth he came to be known as sowriraja perumal. the Kainkaryam of getting the Lord to rest for the night is another beautiful happening that goes on in all temples. I was fortunate enough to watch one such a long time ago. just as the Lord is donned with the different alankarams and aarthi is held so too when the Lord is prepared for the rest each item of finery when discarded is done so beautifully and aarthi is held the tresses are opened oil is applied a nice massage is given mirror is shown after all he wears the heavy crown the whole day. must be such a relief to get that crown down and imagine the heavy flowers decoration nice for us to see but it must be hurting him especially the flower is turned outwards and he is made to face the stalk and may be thorn too. one extra dress to wear and we feel the burden imagine the goddess too resting on his chest. and the Lord gets just a few hours of relief from all this. We can convince  ourselves that he does not feel like us but then the hot milk when cooled and offered was so pleasing to him. thus too if he is put to sleep  on a nice soft mull cloth for the few hours of rest. some north Indians do this to their lord each day. it must be so satisfying. another way of worship. remember the good old days when our cook at home used to have Takhur ji and he would every day dress the lord with finery and offer food and put the lord to sleep we have spent hours watching him it seemed a toy story an adult was performing. we used to choose the dress etc. Mondays were his Not speaking days and we enjoyed that day the best. Every thing revolved round pooja and gifting prasad plates to decorate and gift. The car rides the mill the music sessions the cousins the long holidays the fixed time for play and work the Friday prayers. wonder if i can keep quiet for atleast half a day like my friend does on Monday mornings. a must try on the wish list.
An interesting inscription in the North corridor of the temple there is an entry during the chola king Rajaraja III registering a lease of land in the street called Saveripperumal Perunderuvu for building shops and houses thereon for certain merchants with a stipulation that they should pay certain taxes on their goods to the temple. this order is said to have been issued in the presence of the God himself when he was seated with his consorts on the seat Nambikaliyan under the canopy of pearls called Ravna antakan in the Niravi mandapa. The leasing merchants were to engage themselves in the trade of gold and bell metal fabrications and they were allowed to fix forthemselves the rate of tax to be paid to the temple. On the fifth day of the Kalyana utsavam in the month of Chittirai this lease was said to be announced while the God was listening to the hymns of Satagopan. another inscription giving four villages free of all taxes 70 velis of land for worship and repairs in the temple. a gift of 1000 kasus by one lady called Idaiyarrukkudi  towards lighting of lamp in the temple. gift of land to grow red lotuses for the temple gift of land towards feeding the Vaishnavas during the festivals this Matham was called Suchaker Karunakaravirar matham. Land for weavers 20 families four from the five specified villages who migrated to Tirukkanapuram for favor granted to them etc. This comunity of weavers were known as Ayogavas they were a mixed class it seems the society took upon itself to provide for all category of people thus engaging every one irrespective of any divisions to serve the Lord. they were suppliers of the Banners used by the temple. A gift of land was made as Archana Boga to construct a shrine for Thirumangai alwar in the west street. lands donated for growing coconut and to supply the same from the sixth year of granting the lease. a jewel belonging to the Virarajendra chola padakam was melted and converted to 5350 kasus towards the payment for silver vessels utensils and lamps for the use of the Lord. Even in those days a management body of Vaishnavites were consulted before accepting and forming grants for the upkeep of the temple. 

Madhava advises Shiva.

Thirunangoor.
Lord Shiva was worried as he was suffering from Brahma hati dosha. Madhava advised him to go to go to Nagapuri which was to the north of Kaveri , south of Nupura Nadhi, and west of Swetaranyam. he also told he must manifest as 11 forms and perform the Aswameda Yagam. This explains the 11 Shiva temples around Thirunangoor. Shiva did as advised and the Lord Madhava appeared along with Bhoodevi and Neela devi who were worshipped by Brahma and other devas appeared before Shiva in his Pranava chariot with the Vedas as his horses. the Sun and Moon as the two wheels of the chariot having Brahma as sarathy gave Shiva his abhaya. which was accepted by the Lord Shiva who requested Mukundan to shower his kindness to other devotees as well and that perumal too should manifest himself in 11 avtaras and stay there assisting the devotees an easy access. this explains the 11 archa forms of Vishnu in and around Thirunangoor.