Monday, December 19, 2011

The Holy 18th Steps and Raja Gopuram







Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

Swamy saranam to All my brothers and sisters. Sorry for not updating this blog for quite some time. I had opened a Facebook fan page for Batu Caves Ayyappaswamy Devasthanam and I will regularly update there. Please feel free to visit our Fan page.

We successfully conduct our temple Maha kumbabishegam on 27 Nov 2011. This ceremony was attended by our Gurunathat from Sree Sadagoba Ramanuja Baktha Sabai, Madhurai, Tantri from Sabari Malai, Rahul Eeswar, Mr Kohilan Pillay, Deputy Minister and Datin Indrani Samyvelu.

Batu Caves Ayyappaswamy was declared as South East Asia Sabari Malai by Tantri Rahul Eeswar. In one of his speech he said he feel the aura / Ayyappa presence is the same as he feel in the Sabari Malai. Please visit our Facebook to view the speech video.

Some of our temple upcoming festival:-

25 Dec 2011 - Gurunathar Pooja (morning 9.00am onwards)
27 Dec 2011 - Manadala Poorthi (evening 6.00pm onwards)
30 Dec 2011 - Sathya Maya Pathinettam Padi Pooja (evening 4.00pm onwards)
31 Dec 2011 - Irumudi Kattu at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Gombak Batu 8 (morning 9.00am onwards)
01 Jan 2012 - Irumudi Yatra (morning 7.00am onwards)
14 Jan 2012 - Irumudi Kattu at Batu Caves Temple
15 Jan 2012 - Irumudi Yatra (morning 7.00am onwards)
15 Jan 2012 - Makara Jothi (evening 7.00pm onwards)

All devotees please join in this poojaas and festival and get bless from the Kaliyuga Varatha, Sree Batu Malai Sastha.

For further info please call me @ 0162111423 (M.Selva)

Friday, December 11, 2009

Ayyappa Annathanam Pooja

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

Swami Saranam!!

All devotees are invited to our temple for daily Ayyappa Annathana Pooja which start @ 7.00pm and end @ 9.30pm. Please participate in this pooja and get blessing from our LORD AYYAPPA.

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa!!!

Swami saranam to all. I've not update the blog since Oct'09. I’m quite busy with my study.

The temple construction is going on as planned. Now they doing tiles works at the Dhiayanam Mandabham. Thanks for all kind hearted who donated for the tiles. We need more devotees to participate in this project. We can help by donate one box of tiles which cause RM30 only. After completion, this place will be use as cultural centre, dhiyanam mandabham and any other religious purposes. Please join in this project for our future generation.

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

LORD AYYAPPA AT BATU CAVES

Arulmigu Sri Ayyappaswamy Devasthanam, Batu Caves, Malaysia, has been a great devotional platform or more than 50,000 Ayyappan Devotees over the past thirty years. It is well known for its pularity of being the one and only Ayyappan temple inside the cave in South East Asia. Devotee's believe that this temple possesses powerful 18 Holly Steps next to Sabarimalai. Every year more than 2,000 devoteees join this temple's Irumudi Yathra that has become a second choice for those who are unable to join the Sabarimalai Irumudi Yathra in India. Although, the presiding deity is LORD AYYAPPA the temple has all the deities in there. Besides the Ayyappaswamy Yathara Festival, the temple also celebrates all Hindu festivals.

This Ayyappaswamy Temple has been refurbished few times but not to the optimum due to financial constrains. Adding to the strain, the temple faces more problems from the natural causes like flood due to improper drainage system, natural water which penetrates from the ground, and many other minor obstacles. Although there are many difficult, yet the temple has never failed to perform its duty on Hinduism. Youths are this temple pillars. With the AIM of providing a well cultured decent worshiping place, and for the betterment of the temple, the management decided to Re-construct the temple. This is an additional effort since the devotees believe that this temple plays a significant role in molding better Hindus and infuture it would be a better place to create a better society, morale, culture and Hinduism.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Sri Harivarasanashtakam


Sri Harivarasanashtakam:This verse has to recited only in night after all pooja is over.

Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa
Harivaraasanam Viswamohanam

Haridadheeswararadhya Padukam

Arivimardanam nitya nartanam

Hariharatmajam devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa

Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa

Saranakeertanam Saktamanasam

Bharana lolupan nartanalasam

Arunabhasuram bhootanayakam

Hariharatmajam devemashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Pranaya satyakam Praana nayakam

Pranavfakalpakam Suprabhanchitam

Pranavamandiram Keertanapriyam

Hariharatmajam devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Turagavahanam Sundarananam

Varagadayudham dsevavarnitam

Gurukripakaran Keertanapriyam

Hariharatmajanm devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Tribhhuvanarchitam devatatmakem

Trinayanam prabhum divyatmaakam

Tridasapoojitam chintitapradam

Hariharatamajam devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Bhavabhayapaham Bhavukaavahanam

Bhuvanamohanam bhootibhoashanam

Dhavalavaranam divyavahanam

Hariharatmajam devemashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Kalamridusmitam sundarananan

Kalabhakamalam gaatramohanam

Kalabhakesari Vaajivahanam

Hariharatmajam devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa


Shritajanapriyam chintitapradam

Shritivibhooshanam Sadhujeevanam

Shritimanoharam geetalasam

Hariharatmajam devamashraye


Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Saranam Ayyappa swamy Saranam Ayyappa
Harivarasanam song is sung when doors of the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple is closed for the day at night. This divine song which drenches the eyes of Ayyappa devotees in tears was written Kumbakudi Kulathur Iyer. Harivarasanam lyrics were composed in 1950. Kumbakudi Kulathur Iyer used to sing it daily when the temple doors were closed after performing the Athazapuja – serving the last meal of the day to Ayyappa. Today it is known as the Urakku Pattu – or the song that sends Ayyappa to sleep.
In the beginning, the main priest used to play flute while closing the doors of the temple. Harivarasanam became the Urakku Pattu of Ayyappa after the infamous fire incident in the 50s, which burn down the old temple. When the new temple was built and the pujas commenced, Harivarasanam was inducted as the Urakku Pattu – the song to send Ayyappa to sleep.
Swami Vimochananda and Vadakatham Ishwaran Namboodiri (who was the then melsanthi – chief priest) was responsible for making Harivarasanam the Urakku Pattu of Ayyappa.
Today, the chief priest and the other priests stand on both the sides of Ayyappa idol and recite the Harivarasanam. While singing the song one by one the priest exits the Sanctum Sanctorum without making noise. When the song is about halfway through, the chief priest puts off each lamp in the sanctum sanctorum. When the final line is sung, the chief priest closes the door of the Sanctum Sanctorum and locks it.
It is the wish of every Ayyappa devotee to present at the Sannidhanam when Harivarasanam is rendered. The emotion that it creates on devotees is unexplainable.


Source : http://www.hindu-blog.com