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The illustrious Karthika Thirunal Dharma Raja of Travancore defeated Tippu sultan in the battle of nedumkotta. Tippu fled for his life and his sword and sword were captured and offered to Sripadmanabha by the Maharaja.
The maharaja also made a huge gigantic pot
made of solid gold studded with precious gems, In which once in a year a kheer(payasam) made of coconut milk, rice and jaggery and dried ginger is offered to the lord. To this day the offering true to its magnificent stature can be witnessed by devotee. a sight to behold.
Note: the kheer or payasam has an out of the world taste!
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Today is the Thirunakashtram of Andal (Jayanthi).
For the uninitiated, She is one among the 12 Azhwar saints of Srivaishnavism. Her works dedicated to the Supreme lord includes Thiruppavai and Nachiyar Thirumozhi. Some of the intricate doctrines of Srivaishnavism are to be found
in Thiruppavai . Andal never refers to herself as Andal. She would like to be known as Vishnuchittan Kodai, Vishnuchitta or Periyazwar is her father. She was born in Srivilliputhur. The Govt of Tamilnadu chose the Srivilliputhur temple gopuram as its State emblem.
So important is this girl-saint that every Vaishnavite temple has a special sannidhi (sanctum) for her. She is in love with Sri Ranganatha of Srirangam and wanted to marry him. Ranganatha appears in a dream and summons her to Srirangam. Resplendent in silks, jewels and garlands,
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Unsung heroes of Padmanabha Swamy temple judgement! Meet Tharananallor Satheeshan Namboothirpad , the chief priest (Tantri) of Sri Padmanabha Perumal Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. His petition to the SC with @jsaideepak as the advocate, was instrumental in the verdict.
His selfless devotion to Sri Padmanabha Perumal is outstanding. A naishtika Brahmachari, he is a stickler for the grantha (text) handed over to his ancestors by Lord Parasurama himself for the worship of the temple of Sri Padmanabha. He remains steadfast and uncompromising on
the rituals of the temples and the traditional customs. His extensive expertise of the scriptures and granthas was instrumental to getting this favorable verdict and this knowledge is quoted widely in the complete judgement. In this yuga of greed and personal aggrandizing,
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A very personal acquaintance and close friend who is the chief priest of Padmanabha temple of Thiruvananthapuram shared some wisdom which i am penning down ,

It is believed that India is Devabhumi or the Land of Devathas . This land is rich with countless religious.
denominations and temples. We have on the north and south, two Deities who are Lord Narayana's manifestations with His fullest potency - Badari Vishal and Sree Padmanabha Perumal . Any country will have checkposts on the borders to secure its territory. These two Temples may be
considered as divine checkposts into this Devabhumi.

Now may I invite your attention into two slokas from "Prasnamargam", a book on astrology. Though Jupiter can denote all Iswaras, the planet most importantly stands for Lord Vishnu. The book says "Jeevosthu Narayanah"
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