YAJUR UPAKARMA 2023 AVANI AVITTAM - 631

 Yajur UPAKARMA Avani Avittam    

         2023 At Toronto 

During the Last few years , Avani Avittam had perforce been a low key affair because of the Covid Pandemic .

Prior to that while in Service at Madura Coats , VK Puram , the Annual function was conducted with all due care first at Mr K Narayanaswami's place and then at the Colony Vinayakar Temple .           Kallidaikurichy Sankara Vadyar conducted the function in all due religious fervour . This annual event saw a sizable number of Colony  residents joining in .

After Retirement it was a regular event at the Papanasam Temple where the very same Sankara Vadyar was in attendance. The function carried out on the Banks of the Tambarabarani River was all the more special .

This year , I am at Ajax in Toronto. Among the many available places , we chose the Chandramouleeswara Temple at Scarborough . We were asked to be present at 5.30 AM itself for the First Batch .

Surprise of surprises there were already close to 100 people for the first batch . The Vadyar conducted the function with will due diligence . The UPAKARMA function got over by 7.30 AM . 

There were atleast another 30 persons waiting for the second batch .

All in all , a very memorable function conducted with all due reverence in far away Canada .








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  1. Anonymous30 August 2023 at 07:29

    Nice to hear that Our people wherever they are strive to keep the tradition

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