List of temples where Daily Annadhanam scheme launched

1.  Bharaniputhur - Ekambareswarar/ Kamakshi - Chennai- Spl prasadams on Pradosham days (see temple details below)

2. Nemam - Avundeeswarar/ amirthambigai - Chennai- Annadanam for more than 100 people on all Amavasi days, Pournami days, Pradosham days, chaturthi days, Kirthigai days and on all sundays numbering around 10 to 12 days a month. Infrastructure & initial provisions supplied. Other sponsors take care of regular supply of provisions. Mr Kumar , who manages the temple has taken the responsibility to execute this scheme.( see temple details below)

3&4.Thiruvottiyur - twin temples-  Mayilandavar thirukovil of Roma Maharishi & Appar swamy thirukovil near the beach - 25 persons are fed daily in each temple. Infrastructure & initial provisions supplied. 50 stainless steel plates and 25 stainless steel tumblers also supplied for daily annadhanam scheme. Uzhavarapani Mandram of velachery run by Mr Adalarasan has taken the responsibility to supply regular provisions. ( for details about the temple see sept 2015 blog post)

5. Kavaan Thandalam - Uthramerur-  Karpaga Vinayagar Temple - committed regular payment of Rs 200 per month  for making prasadam on all sankadaharachaturthi days. Infratructure and provisions available locally. Mr Palani , Sivan adiyar has taken the responsibility for the implementation of this scheme.

1 Bharaniputhur - Ekambareswarar/ Kamakshi

Signboard on Kundrathur-Mangadu road

Ekambareswarar Temple - Bharaniputhur

Annadhanam scheme launch at Bharaniputhur

     The devotees have decided to convert  Daily annadhanam to special prasadhams to all the devotees twice a month during Pradosham days when there is a huge gathering.The deserving beneficiaries are only handful in numbers and hence daily annadhanam will not meet the intended purpose.

2.  Nemam - Avundeeswarar/ Amrithambigai - Chennai 

Nakshatra Homam being performed daily for the last 308 days and will complete a year by end July

The 5 level Rajagopuram at the main entrance facing west

The stone Mandapam facing the ambal sannidhi  used for Annadhanam

Wall bordering the temple tank with cooking/store room and Ganesa / Sapthakannigais under the tree

Northern side view of the temple with Swamy & Ambal Gopuram

 Since daily Nakshatra Homan is being performed in the temple for the last 308 days and is likely to be  over during July , the request of one of our donor to undertake launch of Daily Annadhanam scheme will be operational  w.e.f end July 2015.

As planned, from August 2015 Mr Kumar, who is managing the temple has agreed to do Annadhanam not on daily basis but on the following days of every month viz.
All Ammavasai days, Pournami days, Chaturthi days, Kirthigai days, Pradosham days and all Sundays.

This would work out to average 10 to 12 days a month and after initially stabilising it could be convereted into daily annadhanam scheme. Instead of feeding 30 persons a day nearly 100 people would be fed on the above days for more than 10 days a month.

To initially start off we purchased a stove, aluminium vessels for cooking and mixing 5 kgof rice, stainless steel buckets to serve, stainless steel laddle along with enough provision to last the month including rice 10 kgs, jaggery, pulses, cardamon, cashew, etc.

The scheme was successfully launched on Sankadaharachathurthi day and sweet pongal and sundal was made and served to all those attended numbering more than 100.