Guest guest Posted September 21, 1995 Report Share Posted September 21, 1995 >bam >Also during the time of Sri Ramanuja the Thegalai and Vadagalai sects >were not present. The difference in the Thegalai and Vadagalai ThirumaN is >that the Thengalai thirumaN is a little "Y" shaped whereas the >Vadagali ThirumaN is "U" shaped. Our temple in Malleswaram, Bangalore >has witnessed some major fights on account of the pattern of applying >the ThirumaN itself. > I would like to add the the "thengalaivadagalai" mixtures are very common since at least my great grand father's generation (I am 52). The "purity" that some might claim is "solely" from the father's side. Also both vadagalai and thengalai trace to the 74 simhasanadipatis of Ramanuja. The fights have been quite publicized. I do not know how much is truth and how much is exageration. They were probably more like "political parties", when it came to control of temple administration. Srinivasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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