Sri KKCP Singarachar Swami Sashtiapthapoorthi vaibhavam at Sholinghur

For a Srivaishnavaite, Acharyar leads and guides one to the eternal Sriman Narayana. My Acharyar is Cholasimhapuram Doddayachaaryar (presently Sri U. Ve. Kovil Kanthadai Chandamarutham Singarachaar Swamy) . Garuda Seva has special significance for Kanchi, Sholinghur because of Swami Doddayachaaryar connection and I have posted on this earlier. . In the thirukovil of Sri Bhakthochithan, there is sannathi for our Acharyar Swami Dhoddachar.

The Sri Vaishnavaite and Thennacharya Sampradhayam places great emphasis on following the path shown by Acharyan and our Sampradhayam is pround of the rich lineage of greatest of Acharyars who have guided us towards salvation. One can easily discern from the Great ‘Thaniyan’ of Swami Koorathazhwaan that we observe daily - “Lakshminatha samarambaam, Nathayamuna madhyamam – Asmath Achaarya paryanthaam, vanthe Guru parambaram” -

We the Sishyas of Swami belong to the lineage, which emanated from the Holy feet of Sri Periya Perumal, Periya Pirattiar, Senai Muthalvar, Nammazhwar, Naathamunigal, Uyyakkondar, Manakkal Nambigal, Aalavanthar, Periya Nambi, Emperumaanar, Koorathazhwar, Mudaliandan, Embaar, Battar, Nanjeeyar, Nampillai, Vadakku Thiruveethipillai, Pillai Logachariyar, Thiruvoimozhipillai, Maanavala Maamunigal, Vaanamamalai Jeeyar to Doddacharyar (of whose lineage we have the present head – Sri Singarachaaryar Swami). Understand that there were 5 Thirumaligais of the lineage of Doddacharyar earlier. Presently there are only two - the family of Swami Periyappangar Swami - of whose lineage is our varthamana Acharyar - Sri Ubhaya Vedantha Kovil Kanthadai Chandamarutham Singarachar Swamy; the other is that of Swami Vedanthachaar.

7^th June 2014 was a great day for the sishyas as they descended at Sholinghur (Cholasimhapuram divyadesam) – On Vaikasi Uthiram day, it was Sashtiapthapoorthi celebrations of our varthamana Acharyar - Sri Ubhaya Vedantha Kovil Kanthadai Chandamarutham Singarachar Swamy.

There was the holy ‘Nalayira divyaprabandha Sevakalam’; Chathur veda parayanam, Purana patanam - from 5^th June 2014 and on the morning of 7^th at 04.30 am, there was grand sarrumurai of Thiruvaimozhi patham pathu, Sri Ramanuja noorranthathi and Upadesa Rathinamalai. In the grand function held at Thirumaligai situate in the the sannathi Street of Sholinghur, hundreds of sishyas and abimanis were present. The rains in the evenings of 5ht & 6^th helped lowering the temperatures. It was a great occasion for all of us to witness the event and have the blessings of our Swami. Here are some photos taken during the function at Thirumaligai.

Adiyen Srinivasadhasan.