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Trainees perform maiden homam

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Candidates of ‘Anaivarum Archagar Agalam’ programme complete training

TIRUCHI: The first batch of candidates, who have completed the one-year training in Vaishnavite religious rituals under the ‘Anaivarum Archagar Agalam’ programme, performed their maiden ‘homam’ at Sri Kaatazhagiasingar Temple at Tiruvanaikovil here on Wednesday.

The candidates, numbering 30, performed ‘Sri Sudharsana homam’ for world prosperity and peace, as part of their training programme.

Divided into two sessions, one in Sanskrit and Tamil, the candidates exhibited their talent in reciting verses and hymns for two hours in each session. The session in Tamil commenced at 7 a.m. and ended at 9 a.m. It is to be followed by the Sanskrit session.

“It was total surprise for us all to witness the trainees perform the ‘velvi’,” said the Joint Commissioner and Executive Officer of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, M. Kavitha. She said that the candidates would sit for a written test to be conducted by the month-end. Earlier, they performed the ‘parayanam.’ The performance of the ‘velvi’ by the candidates had been documented in a compact disc, she said.

The Jeeyar of the Srirangam Jeeyar Mutt, Sri Ranga Narayana Jeeyar and Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Tiruchi Division, M. K. Balasubramanian were present. This temple is one of the two centres in the State for imparting training in Sri Vaishnavite rituals, the other one being the Parthasarathy temple in Chennai.

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