PRATHISTA UTSAV OF ARUL MIGU VETRI VINAYAGAR, BALA SKANDAR AND NAGA KANNIGAI IN PATTINAM KARTHA AMMAN KOVIL AT MANDAKOLUTHUR

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AS WE ENTER THE KOVIL WE HAVE A GOOD DARSHAN OF AMMAN AND RENUKAMBAL AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARBHA GRAHA WE HAVE THE SAPTHA KANNIGAI UNDER THE PEOLE TREE AND NEEM TREE. THESE STATUES ARE IN THE FORM OF NAGAS. THESE SAPATHA KANNIGAI STATUES HAVE AN EVERLASTING IMPACT ON US. AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT THESE STATUES . THESE STATUES WERE INSTALLED BY THE DESCENDENTS OF SHRI ESWAR SHARMA WHO CAME FROM KANNIGILAPAI BELONGING TO VADHOOLA GOTHRA.
THE SAPTHA KANNIGAI STATUES WERE INSTALLED BY SHRI M.R. SUBRAMANI IYER, SON OF SHRI E.RAGHAVA IYER AND GRAND SON OF SHRI ESWARA SHARMA. SHRI RAGHAVA SHARMA HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER NAMELY RAMASWAMI IYER, RAMASUBBA IYER, AND VENKATESA IYER AND KAVERI. SUBRAMANI IYER HAD THREE SONS AND A DAUGHTER NAMELY SHRI M.S. ARUNACHALA IYER, NARASIMHA IYER AND KRISHNA IYER OF COIMBATORE. SHRI ARUNACHALA IYER'S FIRST WIFE SHRIMATHI BHAVANI WHO DIED EARLY LEAVING BEHIND A SON (CHILD) CALLED LAKSHMANAN WHO HAD AN UN NATURAL DEATH AS A BACHELOR AT THE AGE OF 32YRS.SHRI ARUNACHALA IYER MARRIED KALYANI AMMAL OF KALAMBUR HOUSE
.THEY HAD THREE SONS MODAIYUR M.R. VENKATARAMA IYER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT; SECOND SON M.R. JANAKIRAMA IYER, A FIRST GRADUATE IN THE FAMILY FROM VOORHESE COLLEGE VELLORE HE WAS A PLEADER IN THE ARNI MUNISIF SCHOOL. HE LATER ENTERED INTO BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE AND BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN HEAD POST MASTER AT PONDICHERRY HEAD OFFICE WHICH WAS UNDER THE FRENCH POSSESSION. HE MARRIED KOKILAMAL DAUGHTER OF SHRI VENKATA SURAMANI IYER. SND SETHUAMMAL BELONGING TO KAUSHIGA GOTRAM AND BELONGING TO VILAPAKKAM VILLAGE.THEY HAD FOUR SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS NALEY M.J. SUBRAMANI IYER, KADAISHANGA KAALA GOLD MEDALIST (GOLD OF THREE SOVERIEGNS) IN TAMIL LITERATURE HE RETIRED AS A HEAD MASTER POLUR HIGH SCHOOL.HE HAD TWO DAUGHTERS SOW KOKILA WHO WAS MARRIED TO ALAVANDIPURAM VISWANATHA IYER WHO WAS THE HEAD MASTER OF KAVI HIGH SCHOOL AT PERAMBUR. HIS SECOND DAUGHTER SOW LALITHA WAS MARRIED TO HER MATERNAL UNCLE SHRI MADHAVAN. (TO BE CONTINUED......)