Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya 592nd Jayanthi Highlights

Highlights of Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya 607^th Jayanthi Festival

Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America commemorated the 607^th Jayanthi of Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya during 3-9 May 2015 at the SVASA premises, Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Riverside and at The Sanathan Dharma Mandir, Norwalk, CA, USA.
and on 3 Oct at Fresno Hindu Temple

This year is the 25th year in a row that the organization commemorated the Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya Jayanthi. The Jaynathi Commemoration Festival started on 3 May at SVASA premises followed by Sankeerthana recital at the Laxminarayan Mandir, Riverside, and concluded with the Sri Venkateswara Sankeerthana Kalyanothsavam performed by SVASA at the Sanathana Dharma Mandir, Norwalk on 9 May. Annamacharya composed scores of Kalyanothsavam Sankeerthanas and it is believed that Annamacharya used to recite these Sankeerthanas while performing the Padmavathi Srinivasa Kalyanam. SVASA continued the tradition introduced by SVASA in 2011, of performing Kalyanothsavan with Annamacharya Sankeerthana recital at each Ghattam of the Kalyanothsavam, in an attempt to enable devotees imagine the Kalyanothsavam performed by Annamacharya 600 years back. Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America performed the Sri Venkateswara Sankeerthana Kalyanothsavam during the Jayanthi festival with recital of Annamacharya Sankeerthanas at each Ghattam (Step) of the Kalyanothsavam.

The commemoration festival started on 3 May at 7am in the organization's premises in Riverside with Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatham followed by Sri Venkateswara Namocharana, Gurudeva Prardhana (SreeMathvadeeya), and Guru Sthuthi Sankeerthanam. The festival continued at the Sri Laminarayan Mandir, Riverside with Gurudeva Sthuthi at 3pm followed by Uregimpu of Sri Venkateswara Alamelmanga, and Annamacharya. Later, the president of the organization gave an introduction on Annamacharya. The president also presented an illustrative background and evolution of the organization in the past twenty five years. Some devotees dedicated to Annamacharya and the organization shared their experiences and the services rendered by the organization in the past twenty five years. The devotees recited some Sankeerthanas of Annamacharya and the service for the day concluded with Maha Arathi and Naivedyam. Prasadam was served to the devotees after the Mangalam.

The festival continued at the Mandir on 25 May from 9am to 6pm with devotees singing Gurudeva Prardhana (Sreemathvadeeya) followed by Uregimpu and Nagara Sankeerthanam. Later the devotees gathered at the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and honored Annamacharya by singing numerous Sankeerthanas. The president of the organization, briefly presented the outline of day's events and an introduction on Annamcharya, his life and works before starting Srivari Kalyanothsavam.

Uregimpu and Kalyanam in Sankerrthana Kalyanothsavam

Namo Venkatesaya

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