Sri Swarna Kameshwari Temple Kannanthangal Kannantha ngal Village. Kanchipura Kanchipuram m District
Sri Kamakshi Kaingarya Kaingar ya Trust Old No.15, New No.13, 24th Street, Nanganallur, Chennai - 600 061. Tamilnadu. South India.
Om Sri Kamakshyai Namah Sri Mahaa Periyavaa Sahaayam Om Sri Gurubyoh Namah
Sri la Sri Kamakshi Swamiji [Sri Swamiji] harat Varsha is a Punya Bhoomi blessed by the unbroken line of divine messengers throughout the Ages. Lalitha Sahasranama states that this succession of SadGurus is none other than manifestation of the Divine Mother herself - Sri Guru Rupini . In this great tradition, Sri Swamiji is amongst us as a shining star to dispel the prevalent despair and ignorance. Sri Swamiji is a Jeevan Muktha and is the revered holy pontiff of Kamakshi Peetam at Nanganallur, Chennai. Sri Swamiji is available with motherly love to all the needy. His gentle and subtle uttering invariably provides the much desired comfort and guidance to get rid of the problems. Sri Swamiji had the rare privilege of serving his Atma Guru, Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathy Swamigal, the 68 th Pontiff of Kanchi Mutt (‘Sri Mahaa Periyavaa’) and is a blessed soul.
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Sri Swamiji’s message to mankind is simple yet profound; it calls for “unflinching faith and abject surrender to Swarna Kameshwari, the Almighty.”
Temple for Sri Swarna Kameshwari Devi Why temple? The medicine to wipe out our sorrows is to develop unshakable faith in God. Bhakti alone can give us the capacity to put up with sorrows. Temples are the agencies for developing that Bhakti. All offerings to the deities are tokens of our gratitude to the God – Sri Mahaa Periyavaa. Kameshwari Devi manifested this universe and dwells in every living being and leads every devotee to highest trust which is she herself. Solution to all the problems and karmic difficulties of human being in this kali yug is through Ambal worship and only this collective worship and prayer can transform this world into a peaceful and prosperous place to live. – Sri Swamiji . Sri Swamiji’s vision: This temple offers rare opportunity to the devotees to have darshan and grace of all the 51 forms of the divine mother at a single place , which are spread across ancient India.
Temple vicinity The temple land of 2.27 acres is situated at Kannanthangal village (off Chennai- Bangalore Highway) at a distance of 10 kms from Sunguvarchatthiram town in Kanchipuram District. In near vicinity is Madhuramangalam Village (2 kms) the birth place of the vaishnavite saint Shri Embaar. As per the legacy it was Shri Embaar who played key role to save the life of Shri Ramanuja at a critical juncture and became his disciple later. Maduramangalam temple is more than a 1,000 years old. It is Ambal’s sankalpa that the proposed Sri Swarna Kameswhari temple will be in the proximity of Sri Vaikunta Perumal temple just like the age-old Kanchi Kamakshi temple is to Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple.
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Shodasa Swarna Aakarshana Ganapathi (16 feet tall) at the entrance will guide the devotees to the first praharam Temple is designed with three Praharams depicting namely Dharma (Righteous), Artha (wealth) and Kama (desire) respectively which will guide devotees to the sanctum sanctorum (“Garbagraham’) representing the Moksha stana (place of liberation) First or outer praharam will host temples for Parivara Devatha Moorthis namely, Sad guru, Sri Ganesha, Sri Subramanya, Sri Santoshi Maa and Sri Swarnaakarshna Bhairava Second Praharam will host 50 small temples representing 50 sakthi peeta devis with separate vimanams for each of them Third or inner praharam will lead to Maha Mandapam and to Ardha Mandapam The Garbagraham the fourth level will host the presiding deity Sri Swarna Kameshwari as the Sri Mahrajni (the great empress who rules the universe); thus bestows all the four purushaarthas to Her devotees Sanctum sanctorum would host a lotus structure designed to conform with the verse Sri Padmasane sthithey Devi parabrahma swarnoopini Four Gopurams are planned with 50 ft Raja Gopuram at the main eastern entrance At a later phase Gho Samrakshana Saala, Veda PaataSaala, Medical center and Sri Guruji Ashram are planned Temple would be open to all faithful persons and prayers would be held there for the welfare of entire human community The entire temple complex is envisaged as ‘green area’ and thus would command a verdant landscape with pollution-free and pleasant greenery setting.
Sri Swamiji has declared that the presiding deity is “Kalyana Kamakshi - the Mother of Universe and protects us as Her own children, who fulfils all our needs both in this life and thereafter, whose devotees cross the Samsaara Saagara in a trice and become immersed in eternal happiness and who blesses those who worship Her sacred feet with Nitya Kalyaan.”
Estimated Project Cost The temple construction plan is envisaged in phased manner where in the first phase the main temple of Sri Swarna Kameshwari would be consecrated . In the next phases the construction of 50 sakthi peeta devi temples, Gopurams and all other envisaged features will be taken up. While the total budget is estimated in the range of `6 Crores, the cost in first phase of development is estimated as below : Activity
Cost estimate (in `Cr)
Site Development
0.10
Civil Construction and Labour
0.25
Sanctum Sanctorum with Murthy etc. Inner Praharam with Artha Mandapam and Maha Mandapam Other one-time infrastructure cost including Mini Annadana Koodam Total
0.40 0.25 0.25 1.25
Presently, Sri Swarna Aakarshan Ganesha temple has been consecrated at the Eastern corner of the land. The main temple construction work is scheduled to commence in the month of February/March, 2011.
How can you associate with Sri Kamakshi Kaingarya Trust (‘Trust’) It was Sri Swamiji’s sankalpa that this trust was founded many years back which carries out various socio-religious activities for the welfare of the poor and down-trodden including conducting medical camps, poor feeding, free distribution of books/ educational kits and Veda Samrakshanam (Veda sadas and homams) for universal peace, safety and welfare etc. As this is temple project is meant for universal welfare, Sri Kamakshi Kaingarya Trust appeals to all aasthikaas to donate liberally for it and participate in the noble endeavour.
P o r u r R o a d
To enable widespread participation, the trust is pleased to offer following flexible sponsorship prorgramme: Sponsor programme
Cost Per Unit
Minimum number of units
Sponsor part of construction area
One Unit area
Sponsor for garden or Nandavanam
50 tree or 100 flower pots or combination thereof
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2,500/-
Sponsor of Devatha Murthis
We accept multiple sponsors
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10,000/-
Sponsor of Artha Mandapam, Maha Mandapam and Vimanam
We accept multiple sponsors
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1,00,000/-
Sponsor of Garbagraham
We accept multiple sponsors
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1,000/-
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5,00,000/-
We also accept donation of materials like cement, teak wood, steel, sand, granite, bricks, sanitary ware, electrical fittings, paints etc. for any value. For details please contact the relevant coordinates provided at the end of this document.
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Donor Categories and benefits offered We pray to the Almighty Sri Kamakshi Devi to shower Her grace to all the donors of this noble cause; in addition, following tangible benefits are also offered: Category
Donation Amount
Bahumanam ( benefits)
Donor
Upto Rs.10,000
Ambal Prasadam with photo of Sri Swamiji
Poshaka (Patron)
Rs.10,001 to Rs.25,000
Ambal Prasadam with Portrait of Sri Swamiji
Maha Poshaka (Distinguished Sponsor)
Rs. 25,001 to Rs. 50,000
Ambal Prasadam, Portrait of Sri Swamiji with silver coin placed at the sacred feet of Devi Swa rna Kameshwari
Raja Poshaka (Elite Sponsor)
Rs. 50,001 to Rs. 100,000
Monthly Ambal Prasadam to the sponsor for 1 year, Portrait of Sri Swamiji with Silver coin placed at the sacred feet of Devi Swarna Kameshwari
Raja Poshaka (Golden Sponsor)
Rs. 100,001 and Rs. 5,00,000
Monthly Ambal Prasadam to the sponsor for 1 year, Portrait of Sri Swamiji with Gold coin placed at the sacred feet of Devi Swarna Kameshwari
Important Info 1. Donations to Trust for Annadanam attract exemption under Section 80-G of Income Tax Act, 1961.
3. Overseas member s may transfer in Foreign exchange through wire Transfer as below: Sri Kamakshi Kaingarya Trust, Canara Bank, Nanganallur Branch, Chennai, INDIA IFS-CNRB0000929 Swift CNRBINBBMFD F oreign A/c no – 0929101043962
2. All donations shall be made by Cash / Cheque / Demand draft in favour of Sri Kamakshi Kaingarya Trust payable at Chennai.
4. Our Contact address - Sri Kamakshi Kainarya Trust, Old No.15,New No.13, 24 th street, Nanganallur, Chennai - 600 061. Tamilnadu, India. Phone: +91-44-2232 4665, Email :
[email protected] , Mobile Nos: B. Ganesan 98400 84520, J. Sivakumar 98412 85245, P. Murali 90031 76629, Suresh 95000 72145 Website: http://www.kamakshiswami.org
Temple Architecture - Aerial View
The Temple Construction Committee 1. Shri Chitrrasu, Kuruinji Chits, Chennai 2. Shri Deepak Rao Beedu, Startek Shipyard P. Ltd, Chennai 3. Shri Ganesh, Vijaya Stores, Chennai 4. Shri Kumarasamy IPS (Retd.), Govt of Tamilnadu 5. Shri Kuppusamy, Senior Advocate, Madras High Court 6. Shri Pitchandi IAS (Retd), Government of Tamil Nadu 7. Dr. Ramasamy, SOTAX India, Mumbai 8. Shri Satyanarayanan, Mumbai 9. Shri Srinivasan, Sterling Infotech Group, Chennai 10. Shri Vaidyanathan, Bajaj Group, New Delhi
The Temple Core Committee Shri T. Vimal Babu, Ashok Leyland Limited, Chennai Shri S. Kamalakannan, Retired Banker Shri P. Murali, Result Marine P Ltd., Chennai Shri B. Ganesan, Director, Ganapathi Remedies Ltd., Chennai Shri J. Sivakumar, Marg Ltd., Chennai Shri P.V. Balasubramaniam, Mphasis, Chennai
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