Long ago, Lord Krishna and his elder brother Lord Balarama lived at the Brajbhoomi with the innocent cowherds who knew nothing else but bestow love on the Supreme personality of Godhead. The favourite past times of Krishna, the flute playing cowherd has been ever popular with the devotees of our sacred country. The Bhagavata Puranam contains a complete chronicle of the Leelas of Lord Krishna and each one of them offer us refuge, blessings and guidance. It was during those wonderful times that the Gopis of Brajbhoomi had the good fortune of living and playing with Lord Krishna. The parents, Nanda Maharaj and Yashodha looked after the Lord with utmost care and affection. The innumerable stories of Lord Krishna have been brought out in the amazing text Narayaneeyam by Narayana Bhattadri right in front of the icon of Lord Krishna at Guruvayoor. The great Upanyasa Chakravarthi, Brahmasri Sengalipuram Anantharama Dikshithar has written a marvellous treatise on the " Narayaneeyam ".
It was during the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Lord Krishna that the people of the Brajbhoomi which consisted of Vrindavan and Gokul decided to offer a special prayer to Lord Indra, the giver of rainfall in order seek his benediction. On learning about the celebrations, the ever effulgent Lord Krishna suggested that it would be better to offer their prayers to Mount Govardhan who continued to bless the cowherds and their families with abundance. The lovable cowherds who worked for nothing else but the well being of their cows immediately hastened to the base of Mount Govardhan and began the process of offering prayers with flowers, fruits and large quantities of sweets, savouries and varieties of items made of rice and wheat. The action of the cowherds enraged Indra and he displayed his anger with fearsome lightening, thunder and heavy rainfall. The frightened villagers sought refuge in Lord Krishna and LO ! he lifted the huge Mount Govardhan with his little finger and held it up like an umbrella in order to ensure the safety of the Brajvasis who had offered their Saranagati or surrender to him. In spite of the rains continuing without respite, the cowherds and their families continued to be safe and a distraught Indra realised his folly by understanding that Lord Krishna was none other than Lord Narayana, The Lord and Master of the Universe.
Lord Indra hastened to Lord Krishna and supplicated in front of him and offered his apologies for having caused harm to the people who were supposed to be under his care. The benevolent Lord Krishna forgave Indra and this Leela is being celebrated as the Annakoota Utsavam by the Bhagavatas of the world. Accordingly, Lord Krishna blesses the devotees who conduct the Shri Govardhanagiri Utsavam with good rainfall. In this age of Kali, where righteousness or Dharma is standing on just one leg instead of four thanks to the corrupt mind of the politicians and the avarice of the people who are spoiling the environment. Coimbatore is the Brajbhoomi, the western ghats happen to be our Mount Govardhan and Lord Srinivasa Perumal of Pappanaickenpalayam is the kind Lord Govardhanagiridhari. The eco sensitive Siruthuli family and the Sri Venkatesa Perumal alias Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple have been celebrating the Annakoota Utsavam for the past 14 years.
The Utsavam was celebrated on the 21 st of June 2017 with full gusto at the temple. A 108 Kalasa Thirumanjanam was offered by 9 am and Naivedyam was distributed to the devotees present. A rendering of the Taiitreeya Upanishad and select verses from the Divya Prabhandham was made by the learned priests. The Thirumanjanam and prayers were conducted by the priests - K.Varadarajan, K.Venkatesan, R.Narasimhan, S.V.Ramanan, R.Kannan, S.Kousikan, R.Varadarajan, R.Raghuraman and R.Sridhar. The Manager Venkatesh was ably supported by P.Ranganatharamanujam and others. A soul fulfilling recitation of the Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam was made by Sujani Balu and Sri Vidya Narayanan. The Siruthuli family consisting of Vanitha Mohan, Barathan Srinivasan, Kumudha Palaniswamy, Anu Valentina, Chandrashekhar and others participated in the festivities. The Hereditary Trustee of the famous Srinivasa Perumal temple, Sanjay Jayawardhanavelu and the members of his family have always ensured that the Annakoota Utsavam was a grand success. The family elder Thayarammal Devarajulu would always be seen taking an active part in the festivities.
The 108 Kalasa Thirumanjanam was followed by the Shri Govardhanagiridhari Utsavam at 6 pm in the evening. The Utsava murthy of Srinivasa and his consorts appeared as Lord Govardhanagiridhari in the company of Rukmini and Satyabhama, Mount Govardhan along with the cows of the Brajbhoomi. A huge offering was made on the occasion and it consisted of Kadhambam, Thengaisadham, Thayirsadham, Sarkaraipongal, Puliyodarai, Elimichaisadham, Venpongal, Kesari, Laddoo, Mohantal, Karasevai, Thenkuzhal, Vadai, Appam, Karaboondhi, Dosai, Badhusha and Butter. The huge feast was prepared by Vijayaraghavan and his team of 12 cooks from Manachanallur near Sri Rangam. They made use of the pulley drawn well water from the temple itself and prepared the entire Naivedyam with firewood as the fuel. The troupe actually consists of about 40 people who cook , serve and accompany yatris undertaking Divya Desa Yatras by rail or bus. A huge set of Bhagavatas have been serving the Prasad to the devotees for the last 14 years in a selfless manner.
The entire Utsavam was accompanied with good instrumental music and it was heartening to listen to young Madhav Balaji singing the song " Krishna Mana Mohana.....Brindavana Sanchaari Govardhanagiridhari...Hrudayavihari Hari Narayana " right in front of Lord Srinivasa. Lord Govardhanagiridhari was glistening with the best of jewellery and offering his blessings to the thousands seeking his benevolence. He is sure to bless Coimbatore with a healthy Mother Noyyal and her network of water bodies besides granting the citizens with good waters from both Siruvani and Bhavani.
It was during the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Lord Krishna that the people of the Brajbhoomi which consisted of Vrindavan and Gokul decided to offer a special prayer to Lord Indra, the giver of rainfall in order seek his benediction. On learning about the celebrations, the ever effulgent Lord Krishna suggested that it would be better to offer their prayers to Mount Govardhan who continued to bless the cowherds and their families with abundance. The lovable cowherds who worked for nothing else but the well being of their cows immediately hastened to the base of Mount Govardhan and began the process of offering prayers with flowers, fruits and large quantities of sweets, savouries and varieties of items made of rice and wheat. The action of the cowherds enraged Indra and he displayed his anger with fearsome lightening, thunder and heavy rainfall. The frightened villagers sought refuge in Lord Krishna and LO ! he lifted the huge Mount Govardhan with his little finger and held it up like an umbrella in order to ensure the safety of the Brajvasis who had offered their Saranagati or surrender to him. In spite of the rains continuing without respite, the cowherds and their families continued to be safe and a distraught Indra realised his folly by understanding that Lord Krishna was none other than Lord Narayana, The Lord and Master of the Universe.
Lord Indra hastened to Lord Krishna and supplicated in front of him and offered his apologies for having caused harm to the people who were supposed to be under his care. The benevolent Lord Krishna forgave Indra and this Leela is being celebrated as the Annakoota Utsavam by the Bhagavatas of the world. Accordingly, Lord Krishna blesses the devotees who conduct the Shri Govardhanagiri Utsavam with good rainfall. In this age of Kali, where righteousness or Dharma is standing on just one leg instead of four thanks to the corrupt mind of the politicians and the avarice of the people who are spoiling the environment. Coimbatore is the Brajbhoomi, the western ghats happen to be our Mount Govardhan and Lord Srinivasa Perumal of Pappanaickenpalayam is the kind Lord Govardhanagiridhari. The eco sensitive Siruthuli family and the Sri Venkatesa Perumal alias Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple have been celebrating the Annakoota Utsavam for the past 14 years.
The Utsavam was celebrated on the 21 st of June 2017 with full gusto at the temple. A 108 Kalasa Thirumanjanam was offered by 9 am and Naivedyam was distributed to the devotees present. A rendering of the Taiitreeya Upanishad and select verses from the Divya Prabhandham was made by the learned priests. The Thirumanjanam and prayers were conducted by the priests - K.Varadarajan, K.Venkatesan, R.Narasimhan, S.V.Ramanan, R.Kannan, S.Kousikan, R.Varadarajan, R.Raghuraman and R.Sridhar. The Manager Venkatesh was ably supported by P.Ranganatharamanujam and others. A soul fulfilling recitation of the Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam was made by Sujani Balu and Sri Vidya Narayanan. The Siruthuli family consisting of Vanitha Mohan, Barathan Srinivasan, Kumudha Palaniswamy, Anu Valentina, Chandrashekhar and others participated in the festivities. The Hereditary Trustee of the famous Srinivasa Perumal temple, Sanjay Jayawardhanavelu and the members of his family have always ensured that the Annakoota Utsavam was a grand success. The family elder Thayarammal Devarajulu would always be seen taking an active part in the festivities.
The 108 Kalasa Thirumanjanam was followed by the Shri Govardhanagiridhari Utsavam at 6 pm in the evening. The Utsava murthy of Srinivasa and his consorts appeared as Lord Govardhanagiridhari in the company of Rukmini and Satyabhama, Mount Govardhan along with the cows of the Brajbhoomi. A huge offering was made on the occasion and it consisted of Kadhambam, Thengaisadham, Thayirsadham, Sarkaraipongal, Puliyodarai, Elimichaisadham, Venpongal, Kesari, Laddoo, Mohantal, Karasevai, Thenkuzhal, Vadai, Appam, Karaboondhi, Dosai, Badhusha and Butter. The huge feast was prepared by Vijayaraghavan and his team of 12 cooks from Manachanallur near Sri Rangam. They made use of the pulley drawn well water from the temple itself and prepared the entire Naivedyam with firewood as the fuel. The troupe actually consists of about 40 people who cook , serve and accompany yatris undertaking Divya Desa Yatras by rail or bus. A huge set of Bhagavatas have been serving the Prasad to the devotees for the last 14 years in a selfless manner.
The entire Utsavam was accompanied with good instrumental music and it was heartening to listen to young Madhav Balaji singing the song " Krishna Mana Mohana.....Brindavana Sanchaari Govardhanagiridhari...Hrudayavihari Hari Narayana " right in front of Lord Srinivasa. Lord Govardhanagiridhari was glistening with the best of jewellery and offering his blessings to the thousands seeking his benevolence. He is sure to bless Coimbatore with a healthy Mother Noyyal and her network of water bodies besides granting the citizens with good waters from both Siruvani and Bhavani.