Sri Raghavendra Saraswatham (Sri Rasam)

Since 2004, the Samithi has been regularly helping few schools in and around Mantralayam and many poor students enrolled in such schools.

Details of help rendered are illustrated below.

Sarva Bhayaprada Sri Raghavendra Prarthana

Every Thursday, a group Prarthana (prayer) on behalf of devotees is performed in Mantralayam and offered to Sri.Raghavendra Swamy (Sri.Gururajaru). The main purpose of this activity is only to pray

• for better living of the devotees
• for betterment of man kind & the society
• for peace and harmony among the human community

and also, if any specific reason as indicated by devotees, the Prarthana program would be carried out specifying the same.

( Devotees would communicate such information over telephone or through the mail system and specifies the cause / reason )

Flood Relief Activities

While many Mutts, Organizations, Clubs, Groups of People and Individuals came forward to extend a helping hand during the time of crisis, the activity of distributing the relief materials to the needy and to the right families who were effected during the floods, was a very herculean task. This activity was very effectively carried out by the Samithi in an around Mantralayam.

List of Mutts / Organizations who came forward for extending help were:
• Sri Pejawar Mutt - Udupi,
• Sri Palimaru Mutt - Udupi,
• Sri.Uttaradi Mutt - Bangalore
• Rotary Club - Tirupur
• Devotees & Organizations from different places like Chennai, Bangalore, Salem, Coimbatore, Mysore

Relief materials received from various Mutts, Organizations, Clubs and Individual were distributed to the flood victims. The list of items collected and distributed are furnished below:
• 100 quintals of rice
• 1000 plastic buckets
• 3000 Blankets & 3000 Bed Sheets
• 2000 Biscuit Packets
• 100 House Hold Steel & Aluminium Utensil items
• 500 Ready Made Clothes & 1000 Sarees (400 new + 600 old good ones)
• 600 T Shirts
• 1000 Dhoties / Lungies
• 300 Towels
• 100 General Grocery Item sets
• 200 Note Books for School Children
• Cash + vessels + clothes (for 1 family – for performing a flood victim daughter’s marriage) worth Rs.15,000/=
• A brilliant student – Kum.Geetha, , who was about to get enrolled for the secured Engineering Seat = Rs.30,000/=
• School Fees for the victims’ wards who were studying in Sri Venkateswara Public School – Sri Sharada Public School & Sri Parimala School worth Rs.20,000/=
• Financial aid to Farmers for erection of electrical poles and transformers (nearly 20 farmers in and around Mantralayam – Nadi Khairawadi Road) Rs.15,000/=
• To ensure proper supply of drinking water in the town of Mantralayam an amount of Rs.40,000/= was offered to the Mantralayam Panchayat Office for procuring a 25 HP Water Pump

Publications

Through Bhava Deepa Samshodhana Prakashana, the Samithi has been regularly coming out with small, but very useful publications, right from the year 1994.

Some of the useful books published so far are listed below:
• Bhavya Swaroopa (1994) by Sri.K.Aappannacharya
• Guru Rajaru – Sootra Prasthana (1996)
• Sri Manasa Smruti – Sanskrit and Kannada translation (2003) by Vidwan.Sri.Guru Venkatacharya
• Sri Raghavendra Stotra (2005) – With translation in Tamil
• Bhava Deepaa (2006) - Collection of Stotras by Sri.Raghvendra Swamiji (Tamil and English versions)
• Sri Rama Charitra Manjari and Sri Krishna Charitra Manjari (2007) – Moola in Kannada
• Pratah Sankalpa Gadya (2008) – Moola in Kannada
• Vijayadasaru Kanda Gururajaru (2009) – by Sri.K.Appannacharya

Sri Raghavendra Saptaha Mahotsavam

Sri Raghavendra Saptaaha Mahotsava is celebrated in commemoration of the Vedanta Samrajya Pattaabhisheka and Janmadina of Shri Raghavendra Guru Sarvabhauma.

Every year since 1994, during the Phalguna Masa, the Samithi performs the week long Mahotsavam with religious gaiety and enthusiasm in different locations. The 17th year’s Saptaha Mahotsavam is scheduled this year, at Salem from 15-02-2010 to 21-02-2010.

During the Saptaha Mahotsavam special Poojas, Homas, Discourses, Religious Activities coupled with activities like, Quiz, Medical Check up Camps, etc. would be performed.

Every year, the Saptaha Mahotsavam is gaining huge popularity on account of the interesting activities which are performed.

List Of Previous Saptaha Mahotsavas

• 1. Sri Raghavendra Kalyana Mantapa,Jawahar Nagar, Raichur
  13th to 19th March 1994
• 2. Sri Raghavendraswamy Matha, Maanvi (Raichur Dist.)
  2nd to 8th March 1995
• 3. Sri Ramamandira (Brahmin’s street), Sindhanur (Raichur Dist.)
  19th to 25th February 1996
• 4. Smt. Sarojamma Kalyana Mantapa, Gangavathi (Raichur Dist.)
  10th to 16th March 1997
• 5. Gayathri Function Hall, Palamur (Mahabubnagar), AP
  27th February to 5th March 1998
• 6. Sri Raghavendraswamy Matha, Jewargi colony, Gulbarga
  17th to 23rd March 1999
• 7. Sri Rama Mandira, Victoriapet, Adoni, AP
  7th to 13th March 2001
• 8. Dharmaprakasha, Chennai
  24th February to 2nd March 2002
• 9. Sri Sripadharajara Sannidhana, Narasimha Theertha, Mulbagal
  15th to 21st March 2003
• 10. Sri Krishna Matha, Sri Palimaru Matha Paryaya, Udupi
  28th February to 11th March 2003
• 11. Sri Vyasaraja Matha, Malligepu agrahara, Sriranga (Trichi)
  21st to 27th February 2004
• 12. Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple, Patel Nagar, Hospet
  11th to 17th March 2005
• 13. Sri Ayyappa Kalyana Mantapa, Ramanagar, Coimbatore
  28th February to 6th March 2006
• 14. Sri Raghavendra Kalyana Mantapa, Jawahar Nagar, Raichur
  18th to 24th February 2007
• 15. Sri Bangaru Kamakshi Hall, West main Street, Thanjavur
  8th to 14th March 2008
• 16. Shri Veera Narayana Temple, Gadag, Karnatka
  25th February to 3rd March 2009