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Thiruppavai Pasurams

To celebrate this great occasion of Thirukalyanam which marks the end of Dhanur masam JETUK Birmingham humbly invites all the devotees to please come along and take blessings of the divine couple Sri Goda Ranganatha.

It is a unique opportunity to cherish and relish our tradition by passing it on to the next generations.

Event Agenda
10:00 – 10:10 Introduction and announcements
10:10 – 10:30 Cultural activities
10:30 – 13:30 Divine Kalyanam
13:30 – 15:30 Prasadam distribution
14:00 – 14:30 Cultural activities
14:30 – 15:00 Vote of Thanks

About Sri Go:da: Rangana:tha Kalyanam:

Our beloved Mother Sri Go:da: De:vi (A:nda:l) performed a vratham in the devotional service to Lord Sri Rangana;tha of Srirangam.  On behalf of all of us she prayed to Lord Rangana:tha to bless us to fulfill all our desires. These prayers were sung in the form of 30 ecstatic pasurams called “Thiruppa:vai”.

Appearing in a Thulasi garden to Her father Vishnu Chitta (Periya:lwa:r) in Sra:vana ma:sam, pu:rva phalguni nakshathram, more than 5000 years ago in Srivilliputthur. She is an incarnation of Sri Bhu:de:vi (the eternal consort of Lord Na:ra:yana). Her devotion and pure love towards Lord Rangana:tha knew no bounds. It was Go:da: de:vi’s pure desire to get married to Lord Rangana:tha. She always felt that she belonged to none other than Sri Rangana:tha. To the extent that she wore the garlands that Periya:lwar used to prepare to be taken for Lord Rangana:tha.  To fulfill this pure desire of our mother, Lord Rangana:tha asked Periyalwar to bring Go:da: de:v:i to Srirangam from Srivilliputtur. Once she entered the sanctum where Sri Rangana:tha resides, due to his mercy she attained mo:ksham in front of all the devotees. Periya:lwa:r pleaded Sri Rangana:tha for his daughter. To this Lord Rangana:tha asked Periya:lwa:r to go back to Srivilliputthur to find her.

When Periya:lwa:r arrived back home to Srivilliputthur he saw Sri:manna:ra:yana on His Garuda along with Go:da: De:vi. To this day we can have their divine darshan in this holy place of Srivilliputthur.
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Why learn Tamil?

Tamil belongs to the family of Dravidian languages. It is the official language of Indian State of Tamil Nadu, Union Territory of Puducherry, countries like Sri Lanka and Singapore. As per Britannica, significant number of Tamil speaking individuals are also found in Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, and South Africa. Britannica also states that in 2004 Tamil was declared as a classical language of India, meaning that it met three criteria: its origins are ancient; it has an independent tradition; and it possesses a considerable body of ancient literature.

Learning this language will give the kids an opportunity to become more culturally aware, understand and appreciate cultural differences, be closer to their roots and being multilingual develops cognitive flexibility.

Curriculum

For full details please check BTEB website. The levels run from foundation, beginner and then Year 1 – Year 8. Foundation level will be completed in two terms but from next level it will be three terms. The learning framework and examinations are designed for the learners to gain working knowledge of the language and the experience on how to use Tamil language effectively in different situations.

Examination

The examinations are usually held in June. Jeeyar Tamil School will be invigilating the exams.

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