Jai Srimannarayana!

Dear Andal Goshti Hosts,

This month is Dhanurmasam/ Margazhi month. It is a very auspicious month. This year like previous years, with blessings of HH Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple is giving us a unique opportunity to host Sri Andal Goshti at your home.

Our Acharya Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji is preaching the importance of Tiruppavai all over India. People in thousands are attending when Sri Swamji chant one Pasuram (Song) a day in his distinct style and repeat after him, thus making all places as Nanda Gokulam. By hosting this event, we are also contributing to Sri Swamiji’s overall mission in increasing awareness of Tiruppavai.

For this Goshti it is important to invite as many guests as you can to the Goshti and facilitate participation in this event to increase awareness.

Your event schedule:

Print several copies of Tiruppavai for you and your guests.

Print several copies of Govinda Namams for you and your guests.

Sponsorship for Andal Ghosti $301

However, your generous donation above and beyond this is always helpful for the financial well-being of the temple.

Andal Goshti CheckList

• Please put Rangavalli infront of your house/apartment.
• Put Toranam infront of your house/apartment.
• Keep the house clean and decorate their place as beautiful as possible. Please select a table around 2ft-2.5ft height. Please have the deities placed such that when performing the puja the partipants are facing east.
• Temple Priest will bring Archa Murthis (Dieties) from Temple at the time of event and will take with him after pooja.
• Invite divine couple by wearing Dhovati and Saree or traditional Indian clothing.
• Prepare 2 – 1.5 ft flower garlandsfor dieties.
• Arrange 2 additional flower bunches (Approx. 54 flowers). You can also buy additional flowers for decoration if you like.
• Turmeric – 100g
• Kumum – 100g
• Agarbattis – 1 packet
• Chandanam – 25 g
• Pan Leaves (Tamula Pakulu) – 10cnt
• Supari (Vakkalu) – 5
• Lamps
• Karpur – 10 pcs
• Harathi
• 1 Coconut
• Varities of Fruits
• Cook Pongal and Curd Rice for Prasadam.
• Priest will bring other pooja samagri.
• If you are preparing food for your guest’s, prepare vegeterian food and don’t use onion and/or garlic.
• Encourage your friends relatives donate to Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple.

During the event we all will be singing Tiruppavai sung by Sri Andal on that day and Govinda Namams.

You can print Tiruppavai from below links, which is available in several languages. Make few extra copies available to distribute to your guests.

Tiruppavai in English

Tiruppavai in Telugu

Tiruppavai in Tamil

You can also print this Dhanurmasam QR Code display at your home so that people can scan and download the books to their mobile devices.

You can also learn more about Sri Andal Here

Checklist for Kalyanam in addition to Andal Goshti checklist

(Some items might be repeated in Andal goshti.)

• Pasupu (100g)
• Kumkuma (100g)
• Chandanam (50g)
• Agarbatti
• Karpur
• Pan Leaves (Betal Leaves) (21 )
• Supari (Vakkalu) – 10
• Coins
• Coconut (3)
• Green Coconut (2) – Optional. If Green coconuts are not available, buy regular coconuts to replace these too.
• Cumin Seeds and Jaggery Paste
• Milk, Yogurt, Honey
• Riced mixed with Turmeric
• Dry Coconut halves (2)
• Dry Dates (10) (Optional)
• Dry Turmeric Root (5) (Optional)
• Silver Yagnopa Veetam & Mangala Sutras (If the Host cannot buy them, Archaka will bring them from the temple.)
• Clothes for Kalyana Dampatas (These will be given back to the host. Host can optionally donate to the temple.)Prepare 3 small garlands (1 ft each) in addition to Andal and Sri Ranganatha.
• 2 sarees and 2 blouse pieces
• Dhoti & Utrareyam (Panche & Kanduva) (As replacement blouse pieces here too).
• Additional malas to be made for Kalyanam
• Arrange 2 additional flower bunches on top of the Andal Goshti (Approx. 54 flowers).
• White Thread for Kankanas
• Nadaswaram CD
• CD Player for playing Nadaswaram CD
• Pooja Samagri
• Kalasam
• Lamps
• Pancha Patras (Optional)
• Uddarini (Optional)
• Trays
• Napkins (Cloth napkins preferred)
• Dry Fruits (Optional)

If you have any further questions regarding this event please contact 281-498-2344