Vrichikolsavam at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Thripunithura

Thrikketta Purappadu falls on the 4^th day of Vrischikotsavam in which the Nettippattam-Muthukkuda decorated elephants carry the Lord's Golden idol (Thidambu) and assemble in the ‘Ana Kottil’. It is believed that Vilwamangalam Swamiyar, a great devotee of Lord Krishna visited Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple during the ‘Ezhunnallathu’ and he felt the presence of Lord in the procession. He saw the Lord Unni Kannan playing on the top of all 15 elephants.  Vrischikotsavam is a eight day long annual festival of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple conducted in the month of Vrischikam.

Maha Ratholsavam at Keralapuram, Koduvayoor

Ratholsavam – the annual festival of Keralapuram Agraharam at Koduvayoor will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, the 22^nd and 23^rd of December 2010. It falls on the day of Tiruvathira star in the month of ‘Dhanu’ and the festival is at Sree Visalakshi Sametha Sri Viswanatha Swami Temple, Keralapuram, Koduvayoor at Palakkad District. The deities are Lord Siva and Parvathy. Three cars each dedicated to Lord Vinayaka, Lord Viswanatha and Lord Subrahmanya will go around the village during the festival. This festival is one of the most remarkable festivals of Kerala and thousands of devotees gather to draw the decorated ‘Ratham’ through the streets.

Gurupooja to G. Natarajan

G. Natarajan – popularly known as Boots Natarajan was honoured by his shishyas recently at Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham. He is teaching Rudram and Vedas for last five years in Gramajana Samooham and Kinattinkara Samooham at Ernakulam. Natarajan is son of Late. Ganapathy Iyer and presently residing at South Manor, Ernakulam.

District level Kayika Mela - Vipra Vismayam on 11th & 12th at FACT Udyogamandal

Bhajanolsavam at Thripunithura

The Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Thripunithura Upasabha has announced a Bhajanolsavam on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 24th, 25th and 26th of December 2010 at Rugmini Ramakrishna Kalyana Mandapam at Madappalli Samooham, Thripunithura. The programme as follows:

24.12.2010

Friday

06.00 p. m.

INAUGURATION

06.30 p. m. to 09.30 p. m.

SAMPRADAYA BHAJANA

(Melarkode Ravi Bhagavathar & Party)

25.12.2010

Saturday

09.00 a. m. to 01.00 p. m. & 01.30 p. m. to 04.30 p. m.

THODAYAMANGALAM, GURU DHYANAM, ASHTAPADI (1-20), PANCHAPADI

(Udayaloor Balarama Bhagavathar & Party)

04.30 p. m. to 06.30 p. m.

NAMASANKEERTHANAM

(Chakkamkulangara Bhajana Samithy, Thripunithura)

07.00 p. m. to 02.00 a. m.

POOJA PADHATHI, DEVATHA DHYANAM, DIVYA NAMAM, DEEPA PRADAKSHINAM, DOLOLSAVAM

(Chenkottai Harihara Subramania Bhagavathar & Party)

26.12.2010

Sunday

08.00 a. m. to 09.00 a. m.

UNCHAVRITHI

(Samooham Hall Premises)

09.00 a. m. to 01.00 p. m.

THODAYAMANGALAM, GURU DHYANAM, ASHTAPADI (21-24), RADHA-MADHAVA KALYANAM, ANJANEYOLSAVAM, MANGALA AARATHI

(Swami Ramananda Saraswathy & Party, Madurai)

SAMARADHANA

Councilors to be honoured by B.W.A. Mattancherry

The Brahmin Welfare Association, Brahmin Ladies Welfare Association and Brahmana Yuva Bharathi jointly organizing a function to felicitate the Councilors elected to Kochi Corporation on Saturday, 4th of December 2010 at Sree Sarada Sankara Kalyana Mandapam, Kochi at 5.00 p. m.

T. K. Ashraf, Councilor of 2nd Division and Chairman of Health Standing Committee, Shyamala S. Prabhu of 7th Division and Rajeela of 5th Division will be honoured in the meeting. Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President and Dr. P. S. Raman, State Vice President of Kerala Brahmnaa Sabha who has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate will also be honoured in the meeting.

New office bearers for Gramajana Samooham, Ernakulam

The elections to the Managing Committee of the Gramajana Samooham, Ernakulam for the period of 2010 – 2013 was held in November 2010. Adv. A. K. Seshadri and T. K. Narayanaswami were elected as President and Secretary respectively. The other office bearers are as follows: R. Ananthakrishnan (Vice President), P. K. Ramachandran (Joint Secretary) and M. Jayashankar (Treasurer). Managing Committee Members: K. A. Narayana Swami, T. P. Sivaramakrishnan, R. Bharathan, R. Ramakrishnan, T. R. Ganeshan, R. Hariharan, S. Subramoniam, R. Veeramony, A. Subramanian, R. Mahadevan, T. K. Ramakrishnan, T. S. Sankaranarayan and R. Ananthanarayanan.

Adv.A.K.Seshadri (President), R.Ananthakrishnan (Vice-President), T.K.Narayanaswami (Secretary), P.K.Ramachandran (Joint Secretary), M.Jayashankar (Treasurer)

Adv. A. K. Seshadri is very closely associated with the activities of Kerala Brahmana Sabha and he was in the chair of State President from 1987 to 1992. He has associated with All India Brahmins Federation too. He was Secretary and Vice President of the Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham and for last 3 years he is continuing his glorious service as President of Gramajana Samooham.

Adv. A. K. Seshadri is son of Late. Adv. A. S. Krishna Iyer. He took his degree from Maharaja's College and graduated in Law from Government Law College, Ernakulam. He started his practice with father who was then a pioneer in legal profession. Later at the age of 30, Adv. Seshadri was elected as Muncipal Counsellor of Ernakulam Municipality and elected as Chairman at the age of 32. He is the 1st Mayor of Cochin Corporation and was in the office for long 7 years. He has associated with many organisations in his public life like Kerala Football Association (President), Ernakulam Kshethra Kshema Samithy (President), Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan (Director Board Member), GCDA (Director Board Member), Hanuman Kovil Trust (Secretary), Sankara Santhi Nilayam at Kalady, Kerala Cricket Association etc. Presently he is President of Ernakulam Peachi Amman Kovil Trust and Ernakulam Murugan Kovil; and Secretary of Kala Bhavan, Ernakulam.

The newly elected Secretary, T. K. Narayanaswami was one among those to initiate Brahmins Youth Front under the Kerala Brahmana Sabha and later elected as President General of Yuva Brahma Parishad. He served as Secretary of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam City Unit in the year 1982 and as District Secretary for 3 years from 1990. From 2001 to 2005, he was President of Ernkaulam City Unit. He led the team for 'Brahmanda Garjanam' – a movement coordinated by All Kerala Brahmin Federation held at New Delhi. He held the post of Joint Secretary (Head Quarters) of Kerala Brahmana Sabha for 2 years.

T. K. Narayanaswami stepped into community service by the strong influence of his father T. R. Krishna Iyer (Ramakrishna Institute) who was Vice President of Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham for 18 years. He did his graduation from St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam and presently running a Typewriting & Computer Institute and a Business communication centre at Ernakulam.