70th THIRUNAKSHATHIRAM OF SRI U.Ve.MUKKUR LAKSHMINARASIMHA CHARIYAR SWAMY The 70th Thirunakshathram celebrations of Sri U.Ve. Mukkur Lakshminarasimha Chariyar Swamy was celebrated for 34 days at Mattapalli Mahakshethram, Nalgonda dist, Telangana from 10th June 2014 (Vaigasi Swathi/Vishakam) to 13th July 2014 (Aaani Utthiradam). Thirunakshatram was celebrated grandly on July 12, 2014 (Aani Pooradam). Mukkur Sri Lakshmi Narasimhachariar Swami was one of the most illustrious upannyasa karsin, the ubhaya - vedanta tradition of the present times and had the sakshatkaram of Sri Narasimha. Sri Swamiji mastered the Vedas and the Vedanta inheriting the knowledge from his father Sri Mukkur Srinivaasachariyar, a great vidwaan at Madurantakam Sanskrit College of Ahobila Mutt. Sri Swamiji was proficient in Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil and had thorough training in Naalayira Divya Prabhandam assimilating all the works of Vedanta Desika and other illustrious leaders. In 1969 Sri Swamiji envisioned the manifestation of Lord Sri Lakshminarasimha in a shrine at Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh. Following this vision, in 1980 Sri Swamiji was divinely led to perform 108 Yagnyahavis. He performed the first Narasimha Maha Mantra Yagnyam in June 1981 in Chennai with the purpose of highlighting the glory of Hindu traditions and to help enable human beings face their problems. Divine power, linguistic skills, astounding memory and captivating style of discourse were some of the unique features of Sri Swamiji. Simple yet lively presentation of complex themes marked his lectures. Sri Swamijis collection of discourses, the upannyasams are available in a eight - volume Tamil publication titled Kurai Onrum Illai . It is indeed an outstanding work that is a boon for any layman as well as for every Vishnavite. The profundity of his discourses used to astound listeners as he quoted from various sources and works not only of Vaishnavism but also of Adi Sankara, Madhusudana Saraswathi and several other religious heads. His brilliant essays on Mantrarajapadastotram in Sri Nrusimha Priya are treasures. The following are some of the photographs taken on the Thirunakshatram day in Mattapalli Narasimhar kshethram…
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