Panguni Uttiram utsavam was celebrated in a grand manner at Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY, USA. The day (April 5, 2012) started with Suprabatham at 7 am, followed by Navakalasa Thirumanjanam for Sri Mahalakshmi Moolavar and Utsavar at 10 am. In the evening at 5 pm, Sri Ranganathar utsavar procession to reach Sri Mahalakshmi sannadhi, mattayadi seva, pranaya-kalanotsavam of divya dampathis and ekantaseva took place. At 6.00 pm, vishesha maryada to srimad Bhagavad Ramanujar took place followed by special thirumanjam for Sri Mahalakshmi & Sri Ranganthar utsavar. At around 9 pm, kalyana utsavam for divya dampathis was conducted by the archargar swami. Around 500 devotees attended the utsavam.
On April 7, 2012 also, Sri Mahalakshmi birthday celebration like utsavar thirumanjam and special kalyana utsavam for divya dampthis took place.
The following are some of the photographs taken on both days…
Courtesy: Sri Muralikrishna Srinivasachary Swami
