Kms009. Visits To Other Temples

KANCHI MAHA SWAMI Next Maha Swami went to Madurai, Ramanathapuram, and Tirunelveli, To visit all the Temples there, And to Rameswaram thereafter. After his bath in the sea water, He took a handful of sands To drop it in the Ganges river, As a religious practice of Hindus. Then he went to the Temple, Situated at Tiruvanaikkaval, Where he was specially invited, For the religious function held. It was for changing the earrings Of Akilandeswari, the Goddess He was invited, as a matter of right, Followed by the Kanchi Mutt. In the year 1844, a similar function, Was held by the 64th Mutt head then. And Maha Periyava's grandfather Ganapathi Sastri was its Manager. Sastri received gold coins given By Sivaji, the King of Tanjore then, And he made two new earrings Out of his offering to the Goddess. Some more fund he raised, From the gold that remained. And with that fund he purchased For the Mutt,250 acres of land. Also he started a Veda School, To teach religious subjects well, For the students who joined there, And it became a famous center. With Maha Periyava's hands, This time, two new golden earrings Were offered to the Temple Goddess Which added more charm to her face. Then at Nerur, a religious place, Maha Periyava paid his respects To Guru Sadasiva Brahmendrar, Whose body was laid to rest there.