This year, Sri Ranganthar thirunakshatram was celebrated along with Ugadi pandigai on March 23, 2012 at Sri Rangantha Temple, Pomona NY, USA.
The day started at 7am with suprabatham, followed by navakalasa snapana thirumanjanam for Lord Ranganthar moolavar,utsavar,sridevi,bhoodevi along with bhagavan ramanujar with bhagavan vedantha desikan at 10am. After purapadu at 12 noon to 1 pm, Swami Desikan Sri Padhuka Sahasram parayanam with 32 aradhanas,32 varieties of fruits,32 flowers,32 varieties of naivedhyam (16 sweets &16 khara) took place.
At 7pm after aradhi, Nandana Samasra Panchaga sravanam took place. Several devotees visited the temple not only form NY but also nearby states.
On the following day (March 24, 2012), special kalyana utsavam for divya dampathis was conducted.
Courtesy: Sri Muralikrishna Srinivasachary Swami
