But 5 less is an animal'one minus is still human You does well dont say i dont reply keep continuing better luck next time KR
On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 13:15, gopala krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes You correct "english". Minus one is not qualified to write on 5 > > On Monday, 20 January 2025 at 11:41:50 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Gopala, that was more introduction ; you does so i does > correct english? KR > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers* <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 11:14 > Subject: Re: [KeralaIyers] Fwd: [iyer123] SREE GOMATHYAMBA SAMETHA SREE > SATHYAVAGEESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Hello Mr. Rajaram, > > It is my introduction. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Monday 20 January, 2025 at 11:10:33 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > who wrote these?"My sasthrikal was from Karamana gramam.My daughter in > law’s periappa who retired as chief Engineer from KSEB was a resident of > the gramam in own agraharam home. " > Devil? > Kareamana can be anyone's place. Gopalakrishnan as his name sounds > born and brought up all over Kerala streets. When i write he gets wild as > he does not read his own, . cut and paste. END KARAMANA is in HISTORY. KR > IRS 20125 > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 11:05, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello friends, > > Are you reading this response by Mr Rajaram? I write about a temple at > Karamama, Mr Rajaram responds about Karamana river. In Malayalam there is a > saying- *"Ariethra- Payar Anju nazhi"* > > > *"AS BRAHMINS DWINDLED THE RIVER IS ALSO POLLUTED LIKE SAIDAPET RIVER"-Mr. > Rajaram only knows what dwindling he means. * > > *How far we can tolerate this copy paste?* > > *Gopalakrishnan* > > On Monday 20 January, 2025 at 10:49:39 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Karamana is a river flowing through the city of Thiruvananthapuram in > Kerala, India. The river starts near the southern tip of the Western > Ghats(Sahyadri Mountains) at Agastyar Koodam. The river flows 66 km > westward and merges with the Arabian Sea at Panathura near Kovalam. The > river gets its name from Karamana, a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram city, > through which it flows. The catchment area is mostly forested, command area > is under mixed dry land crops such as coconut, tapioca, pepper, plantain, > rice, etc. Residents along the KARA (MANAI HOLDERS) WERE KARMANAS. We sold > our property in the puthen st long ago though our relation Banker Ramasamy > lived long enough. River culture was bharatha culture. > > Karanamana initially flows through the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary > and into the Peppara reservoir. It then flows through several hilly eastern > towns of Thiruvananthapuram district namely, Meenankal, Cherappally, > Utharamcode, Aryanad, Uzhamalackal, Mundela, Perumkulam and Aruvikkara. The > Aruvikkara dam is built across the Karamana river at Aruvikkara. Downstream > the river enters the Travancore plains and passes towns like Irumpa, > Nettayamam, Peyad, Karimankulam, Perukavu, Vilavoorkkal, Choozhattukotta, > Pappanamcode, Nemom and Thiruvallam. At Thiruvallam, the Karamana river > divides into two distributaries. The northern distributary empties into the > Arabian Sea near Poonthura and the southern distributary flows into the > Pozhikkara estuary. The Edayar Island is situated between the two > distributaries. The Karamana rises in the vicinity of the Agasthiarkoodam > about 1600 m above the sea level. The peaks of origin of the river are > today known as Chemmunji Motta and Aathiramala and its upper tributary > rivers are the Kaaviyaar, Attayaar, Vaiyappadyaar and Thodayaar. The river > flows for 66 kilometers in a south - southwest direction before flowing > into the Arabian Sea. The largest tributary of the Karamana is the > Killiyar, which flows for a distance of 24 kilometres. It has five anicuts > on it which regulates the flow of water. Part of the water was diverted > into the Kochar channel which in turn fed the Pathrakulam pond (no longer > exists) adjacent to current Padmatheertha Kulam outside the Padmanabhaswamy > Temple. There are several temples located along the Killiyar's banks, the > most famous of which is the Attukal Temple. The Killiyar drains the > Nedumangad forest and its basin is rich in avian fauna.Killiyar merges with > Karamana river at Pallathukadavu near Thiruvallam.Karamana river merges > with the Arabian Sea through the Pozhikkara estuary. In its final lap, the > river runs parallel to the sea and the river here is known as the Edayar. > > The Karamana has been facing the problems of pollution, > acidification and fish kill in recent years. The causes for the > deterioration in the river's water quality include the discharge of > untreated sewage and domestic and industrial effluents into the river and > the unregulated development of tourism in the river basin area. This has > resulted in the lowering of dissolved oxygen levels in the river's water > and caused fish kill downstream of the river. Illegal mining of river sand > is another significant threat being faced by the river. AS BRAHMINS > DWINDLED THE RIVER IS ALSO POLLUTED LIKE SAIDAPET RIVER > > The beauty of the Karamana and the fact that it wound through forests > earned the river the name Vanamala, the garland of the forest, in Sanskrit. > It is referred to as the ‘Makaraakara’ river in the Jain ascetic Udyodana > Suri's 8th century Prakrit text Kuvalayamaala. The Karamana river also > closely influenced the development of music in Kerala. Some of the singers, > instrumentalists and composers who are associated with the river include > Irayimman Thampi, Vadivelu, Neelakanta Sivan and K S Chitra. Besides, the > composer-king Swathi Thirunal was also influenced by the river's scenic > beauty. Over a dozen of his court musicians hailed from the Karamana > village on the banks of the river. VIDE MY KERALA HISTORY. > > K Rajaram IRS 20125 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *'gopala krishnan' via iyer123* <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 07:55 > Subject: [iyer123] SREE GOMATHYAMBA SAMETHA SREE SATHYAVAGEESWARA SWAMY > TEMPLE > To: Iyer <[email protected]> > > > *SREE GOMATHYAMBA SAMETHA SREE SATHYAVAGEESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE* > > KARAMANA , TRIVANDRUM. > > Dear friends, > > Today my posting is about the Siva temple( short name) at Karamana, > Trivandrum. My residence quarters was about 1 KM away from the temple while > working at Trivandrum for 13 years. The temple is in the gramam close to > Bathing Ghat at Karamana river. While I was at Trivandrum I positively > attended Upakarmam on the river banks and later visiting the temple. > > My sasthrikal was from Karamana gramam. > > My daughter in law’s periappa who retired as chief Engineer from KSEB > was a resident of the gramam in own agraharam home. Hope a divine > reading. > > Gopalakrishnan 20-1-2025. > > Community of Tamil Brahmins > > The Karamana Grama Brahmana Samudayam, is centuries old social community > of the Tamil Brahmin Community of Karamana comprising Brahmin settlements > spread over eighteen streets, now further expanded into peripheral area > too. The Samudayam has an illustrious history and legacy and manages the > centuries old famous Sree Gomathyamba Sametha Sree Sathyavageeswara Swamy > temple, the presiding deities of the Gramam. > > About the temple > > The temple situates in the midst of Karamana Agraharam. Lord Shiva is the > main deity, and is worshipped as *Sathyavageeswara, which means proponent > of truth*. With Goddess Parvathy, reverred as Gomathyambal and also > Avudai Ambal. The temple is one of Shiva Parivar (family of Lord Shiva) > consists the deities of Lord Ganesa, Lord Subramanya and Lord Ayyappa and > the Nandikeswara, the bull in all splendor guards the temple entrance. > > Legend > > The centuries old temple has its legend that Kharan who was a devout > Shivabaktha had performed the “prathista” of the Shivalinga on the banks of > Vanamala river which is now known as Karamana river. > > The temple over a period of time grew in prominence became a centre of > vedic tradition and religious activities. The temple had only the prathista > of Shivling. As the villagers got affected by frequent fire carnage, the > villagers conducted ‘Deva Prasnam’ in which it was revealed that Lord Shiva > needs a consort and one Devi Idol is lying in the pond of Madurai > Meenakshi Temple. The Devi Idol was brought in palanquin on the shoulders > of devout bhakthas (the palanquin bamboo is still kept at the temple). On > installing the Devi, Lord Shiva was satiated and became benevolent. The > temple is the life breath of the village. > > It is believed that the name of the place came to be called as *Khara-mana > now spelt as Karamana*. Later Brahmin settlements came up with the > Maharaja of Travancore, who took initiative to attract Vedic scholars from > Tamilnadu to the capital city of Thirvananthapuram gifted lands for setting > up homes for them. > > At present > > Now the devotees of Karamana Gramam throng the temple in the morning and > evening. Due to the benevolence of Siva Parivar, every family in the > village is leading a satisfied and peaceful life. > > *All the Original Tamil Brahmin settlers of Karamana Agraharam forms the > Karamana Grama Samudayam members*. From these members, the President, > Secretary And Treasurers are elected along with Executive Members From Each > Street.The apex decision making body of the Samudayam is the KGS Executive > Committee. > > Address of the temple and contact number > > Lord Siva temple, > > Karamana Thiruvanthapuram 695002 > > 0471-2345667 > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > Festivals > > Thaipoosam ,sivarathri ,navarathri, kanda shashti and Pankuni Uthram are > celebrated in the temple. > > A compilation about the temple by P.R.Ramachander > > The Karamana Temple is situated in the middle of Karamana Agraharam of > Trivandrum. It is believed that sage Khara consecrated the Shiva idol > on the Karamana river bank( once called Vanamala river) facing south and > worshipped it, he called it SAthya Vagheeswaran (God who protects truth) > .Since it was place where Khara lived , it was called “khara mana” and > later it became kara mana > > Over years the place attracted lot of Vedic Scholars who started > living around the temple . They were once attacked by epidemics and “deva > prasna(questioning god) “ revealed that they have to consecrate a > goddess also in this temple. One of them got a dream that the statue > of the Goddess is available in the Madhura temple pond. The villagers went > to Madhura Temple and searched in the pond and got a devi statute. *It > seems it was a rejected statute of Madurai temple and they called it > “aavudai amman*” . That Devi Idol was brought in palanquin on the > shoulders of devout bhakthas (the palanquin bamboo is still kept at the > temple).This goddess was consecrated in the same room as Lord Shiva., > towards his left side This is extremely rare phenomena . > > *In most of the Shiva temples , if Amman is there she is consecrated > in a separate temple* > > Though the goddesx is referred to as Avudayamman , she is also called Madhura > Meenakshi as well as Gomathi Amman and the temple is known as Sri > Gomathyamba SAmedha Sathya Vagheeswara temple. > > After the consecration of the Goddess , the village became prosperous and > the Travancore king of those days presented land around the temple to > Tamil speaking Brahmins > > The temple also has huge Nandi made of one stone as well as sub > temples for Lord subrahmanya , Lord Ganesa and Lord Ayyappa. There is a > trange practice of ringing bells before opening the temple > > The most important festival in the Temple is Thai posam (12 days) > During which there is procession of Amman and Theethavari), Nava Rathri > , Akshaya trithiya, Skanda sashti , Vinaya chathurthi etc. There is > puspabhishekam to the God Shiva in month of Makaram > > Opening time > > The temple is open from 5.15 Am to 11.30 Am, and 5.30 Pm to 8.45 Pm > > The temple can be contacted by telephone 0471-2345667 > > -- > To go to your groups page on the web, login to your gmail account and then > click on https://groups.google.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/852435447.1137956.1737339943195%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/852435447.1137956.1737339943195%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZooLrKCXVH-xFbO9L1xiaFMPWAkxCw14hNt6WWR%2BJzsDzA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZooLrKCXVH-xFbO9L1xiaFMPWAkxCw14hNt6WWR%2BJzsDzA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/464669827.1193435.1737351319389%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/464669827.1193435.1737351319389%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZop%2B3w4O6S1q1rQLvJsaJM%2B%2BhBQEvpaDSDMFr5Vui8a%2BhA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZop%2B3w4O6S1q1rQLvJsaJM%2B%2BhBQEvpaDSDMFr5Vui8a%2BhA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/1223328109.1200009.1737351860115%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/1223328109.1200009.1737351860115%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorOK5XW1oE5BdbfWocrwK%3DDUSEF0gFUOgyRhAZOCH65yA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorOK5XW1oE5BdbfWocrwK%3DDUSEF0gFUOgyRhAZOCH65yA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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