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A New Branch--KALLIDAIKURICHI

The new Jana Kalyan Sevashram Premises was inaugurated at Kallidaikurichi in Tirunelveli District on 2/3/4/ & 5th. April 2005 with Religious fan fare and with the active participation of the locals. A group of 50 persons, (ladies & children included) set off from Mumbai to Kallidaikurichi for the inauguration.

The inauguration process at the ashram started on 02/04/05 with a Ganapathi Havan followed by Navagraha Havan and Vaastu Santhi Havan. These fire witnessed rituals were over by 0200pm and all had lunch.

On 03 /04/ 05, a tour by bus was arranged to the nearby places like Ambasamudram, Papanasam, Tenkasi, & Courtalam. After lunch a visit to Kanyakumari rock temple and Amman kovil, Nagar koil, & Suchindrm was arranged & and returned back to Kallidaikurichi for night rest after dinner.

On 04 /04 /05. Ekadasa Rudraabhishekam was conducted with Mahanyasam & Trisati Archana. After lunch, ladies conducted, Sampaoorna Narayaneeyam.

On 05 /04 /05, a visit to Nellai Appar and Kanthimati Amman and Nava Tirupti temples and in the evening Tiruchendur Murugan was arranged.

The beauty of the above was that, in addition to about 10 persons from Chennai, the local population participated in all the functions. Their co-operation was so good that it was felt that the Kallidaikurichi Ashram would become self-reliant within a short span of time.


Lunch Time		Counselling Session

Some of the local people witnessing the functions were

Sri N Nagarajan, Founder Trustee, Sakthi Vinaygar Educations Charitable And Social Welfare Trust, Nagarkoil,
Sri V Guruswamy (as the name indicates he is a guruswamy for the local people not only for Sabari Malai visits but also for organizing all functions within the village),
Dr D Sankaranarayanan (one of the leading doctors within Kallidaikurichi, who immediately presented a new mobile to the branch on finding no telephone or any means of communication available here),
Dr. G Padmanabhan (who promised to visit the Ashram from time to time in arrangement with Dr Sankaranarayanan to take care of the residents),
Sri M Ramakrishnan, Sr. Inspector of co-op Societies and many others.


Self Help Is Best Help		Handicap & Senior Citizens.

KALLIDAIKURICHI ALSO KNOWN AS KALYANAPURI

Legend:

Once up on a Time, The Jagadguru Sankaracharya was on his pada yatra. He heard the sound of Nathaswaram kalyana pattu (marriage songs). He enquired and came to know that he was approaching Kallidaikurichi. He gave a new name to this town as KALYANAPURI.

The Place:

Kallidaikurichi is a small rural town in Tirunelveli District and is 70 km north of Kanyakumari in South India. Located on the right bank of Tamiraparani River , the town is rich in tradition. Gifted with rich heritage, Kallidaikurichi is dotted with many ancient Hindu temples, which are epitome of rare architectural style. Agasthiarkootam, a peak nearby, is famous for its medicinal herbs. Even in the peak summer, there will be water fall from this peak. It can be called poor man’s Switzerland .

The Manimuttraru river joins with Tamiraparani at Chinna Sankarankoil, 3 KM west of Kallidaikurichi. On the way to Manimuttrau Dam & water falls 6 KM from this town, there is a place called Therku Papangulam. The temple of Chadiudayar is at this place where Parayan and Pappan are worshipping dieties.

Occupation:

Paddy is the main crop cultivated here. The APPLAM (Pappad) making is the cottage industry in this town. Apart from this, this town has donated many great industrialists to the nation. Mr.Sankaralingam Iyer of India Cements, Mr Eswara Iyer of Enfield , Mr. Sundaram of Addision Paints are few of them.

How To Get There:

Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai are 35 km away from Kallidaikurichi. Nearby airports are Madurai, about 250 km and Thiruvananthapuram, about 145 km. Easily Accessible from all the places in Indian Union by railway and road.

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