modern management technics along with renovaton to generate money byitself.
sarathy --- Cultural Heritage <cultureheritage (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: >
CULTURAL HERITAGE RENAISSANCE TRUST (Regd.) > (A Trust to Renovate
dilapidated Ancient Temples) > 31, West Circular Road, Mandaveli,
CHENNAI-600 > 028, > INDIA > > > President: > Prof. R. Radhakrishnan >
Professor (Retd.) > IIT-Madras. > > Dear Sri Parthasarathy Gopalan, >
> On behalf of our TRUST, I thank you very much for > your interest in our
Temple Renovation efforts for > a Divine
Cause.> Our Ancient Temples - with amazing > sculpture and
architecture - created by the great > efforts of our kings, saints and the
wealthy, in > various structures including TEMPLES (which > served as the
focal points of society in the past), > have passed through SEVERAL CENTURIES.
> Most of these temples are at present in > a state of ruin and
neglect with a little or no > funds to maintain or preserve them. This is
mainly > due to the migration of people from rural areas to > various cities
or abroad in search of employment / > business opportunities. >
Now, many such dilapidated temples are
> being renovated using sand blasting etc. > But, the temples
completely shrouded > by bushes and trees, with their roots penetrating >
deeply into the beautiful architectural > constructions, can hardly be
restored without > damaging the fractured structure. > Still it
is the utmost duty of everyone > to safeguard and preserve this kind of
excellent > architectural marvels. > Realising the importance
of > preserving these artistic manifestations, the > CULTURAL HERITAGE
RENAISSANCE TRUST, was formed and > registered as a Public
Religious Trust. > The main aim of the TRUST is to > lovingly
preserve the priceless, ancient > architectural / cultural / historical
treasures in > our temples handed down to us by our forefathers > and also to
pass it on to our future generations. > The TRUST consists of
five members > (three members retired from IIT-Madras). During > renovation
work, two of its Members stay in the > Temple villages, apply their expertise
and involve > the local residents in the Renovation Work. > The TRUST
took initiative to inculcate an > awareness among the villagers, the
importance of > Temple Renovation, day-to-day
maintenance and > ultimately leading to Temple Worship. The local > villagers
lent their physical support for the > renovation of four old temples. The TRUST
took > initiative in the Temple Renovation work, providing > electrification
for the convenience of devotees, > strengthening security measures in these
Temples in > two villages. > > For more details of our
efforts, please visit > our following websites: >
www.geocities.com/templerenovate > (with pictures) >
www.geocities.com/cultureheritage > >
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/14/s...1400580300.htm >
> >
http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/...1101760400.htm >
> The TRUST guided the local residents to > organise religious
functions on important days like > Shashti, Pradhosham, etc. at these Temples
and this > has become a regular feature nowadays. > In Sri
Chokkanatha Swamy Temple, > Thirumangaicheri village, the TRUST completed the
> renovation work and would like to construct a
> marriage hall, depending upon the funds > availability. > >
This would surely help people in that area > to assemble and create an
atmosphere of goodwill to > celebrate marriage, religious meetings etc. The
> revenue to be collected to conduct functions in the > Temple hall, would be
a source of revenue for > temple maintenance. > In all the four
temples for which the > TRUST has undertaken renovation work, the archakas >
are being paid by the Tamil Nadu Government HR & CE > Department and the main
ritual is conducted for > daily pooja (2 kala pooja at present) in addition >
to functions on important days (initiated by the >
TRUST). > The TRUST obtained permission from the > HR & CE Dept.
of the State Government, to carry > out the Temple Renovation Work in these
four > temples. The renovation for two temples have been > completed fully by
His Grace. The residents of the > village have agreed to celebrate
Kumbabhishekam for > one of the two temples. > Since the TRUST
fully depends on the > contributions of devotees, the Devotees of our > Group
may kindly interact with the TRUST for > completing this Temples Renovation of
the remaining > two temples for a DIVINE CAUSE. > With regards, >
Yours, > Prof. R. Radhakrishnan > President, > Cultural
Heritage Renaissance Trust (Regd.) > 31, West Circular Road, >
Mandaveli, Chennai-600 028, INDIA > Ph: 44-24642088 > > > >
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