The Maha Tattvas in the Lord's idol are
the Shakthi representing the Supreme Soul.
The procedure of getting the Tattvas into
a Kumbham is called Akarshanam. The kumbham
is as sacred as the Lord. The Kumbham will
be installed in a different place so that
the Nityaaradhanam for the Lord goes on.
This place is called the Baalaalayam.
Because of Tamizh, it might have become Paalaalayam.
The Moolavar idol is covered with Dharbham.

Some Sections of Pancharathra Agamas, follow
a procdure of offering Naivedhyam to the
Moolavar even after the Akarshanam is done.
As they say, there is always Shakthi left in
the Moolavar idol.

Also Pancharathra Aagams, say that the Moolavar
of a temple should not be removed.

After the renovation, the Tattvas are restored into
the Moolavar during MahaSamprokshanam.

Adiyen,
Thuphal Vijayaraghavan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sadagopan [mailto:sgopan@...]
Sent: Wed 8/18/2004 4:57 PM
To: SriRangaSri (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com; Oppiliappan (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com; K.Balaji
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Subject: [Oppiliappan] Re: Kanchi Varadharaja Temple

Dear SrI Balaji :

The ceremony sanctioned by AagamAs
to transfer the sakthi and presence of
the Lord into an appropriate vessel
while some needed work inside
the garbhagraham is done is
known as "BaalAlayam " . PaalAlayam
means some thing quite different .

Once the necessary repairs are completed ,
the sakthi of the Lord is reinvoked into
the Moolavar through MahA SamprOkshaNam .

V.Sadagopan

Thanks Sri Balaji for the information !

----- Original Message -----
From: "K.Balaji" <kbalaji@...>
To: <SriRangaSri (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>; <Oppiliappan (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:04 AM
Subject: Kanchi Varadharaja Temple


>
>
> Dear BhaktAs,
>
>
> I was told by my friend who belongs to kancheepuram that Varadharaja
Perumal
> is to undergo puNarutthAranam from sep 10th '04. So all moolavar sannadhis
> will be closed for about 2 years. Though pAlalayam can be seen, but those
> who wish to see Moolavar at the original sanctum sanctorum, please rush to
> have darshan before 10th.
>
> Adiyen
>
> Balaji K
>
>






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