Cherishing Mother's life through a memorial Service at KARAIKUDI. (1/4/2022).

 It will be one year on Friday, 1st April 2022; that day in 2021, my mother Mrs VIJAYA Balasubramaniyam (Wife of Late Dr TMB, CECRI, Karaikudi) passed away here in Bangalore. Due to Covid and other situations, we have not been to Karaikudi during the past 14 months and could not do any rituals.......

We have now decided to be present on FRIDAY 1st APRIL 2022, at our residence GAYATHRI NIWAS, Sekkalai, (Opp Mena Hall) Pillayar Koil street, at KARAIKUDI and cherish her life on the 1st Anniversary. We plan to organise vedic chants and events, which she very much liked. 

While I am trying to reach out to people, the fact that I left Karaikudi about 40+ years ago in my teens and hardly spent time out there, makes it difficult to know whom all mother reached out..... If you had interacted with her, please feel free to reach out that day FRIDAY, 1st April 2022  all day any time that works for you. I shall be present all day at Karaikudi.  

1/4/2022 (வெள்ளி ) அம்மா (Mrs Vijaya Balasubramaniyam,) அம்மாவின் 1வது நினைவு நாள்,  காயத்திரி நிவாஸ், மேனா ஹால் எதிரில், செக்காலை. ஹோமம் செய்யப்படும். 1/4/2022 Friday 6am to 10am.
கணபதி பூஜை,  நவகிரஹ ஹோமாம் , ம்ருதுஞ்சாயா ஹோமம் ,சுதர்ஷனன் ஹோமம் ,ஆயுஷ்  ஹோமம் ,தன்வந்தரி ஹோமம்
காலை 6மணி முதல் 10 மணி வரை! 

நாங்கள் வீட்டில் காலை உணவு (காலை 8 மணி) மதிய உணவை மதியம் 12 மணிக்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளோம். உங்களைப் பார்க்க நாங்கள் காத்திருக்கிறோம்.  (அம்மா 1/4/2021 பெங்களூரில் காலமானார். பெங்களூரில், மார்ச் 20-22, 2022, முதலாவதான ஷ்ரார்த்தம் சடங்குகளைச் செய்தோம்.) கார்த்திக் மற்றும் லலிதா. (Bangalore). 

Thanks and Regards

Karthik.

Bangalore 26th March, 2022. 

Mother's first year rituals completed!!

All,

Today, with the blessings of mother’s soul, we have completed the 3 days rituals of her first year Abhdeeham. We were greatly guided in this effort by Sri Swaminathan Sastrigal, a 92 year old priest on first day rituals. Yesterday we completed the devasam (Which guides mother's soul -one year journey to heaven) which took about 3 hrs with all devasam rituals etc.  Seetharaman, the main priest did a fabulous job which mother would have approved. (He was also one to lead us for all the 13 days of rituals including the cremation, as well as monthly rituals in coordination with our family priest Mr Ramamurthy).

Today, we performed, subhasreeharam with Navagraha, Ayush homam. 6 priests were present. So from tomorrow it is back to business as usual after 355 days or so with all rituals, celebrations in order. 

We plan to visit Karaikudi / Karisulthamangalam (Tinnaveli) next week. 

PL find few photos taken today. Gayathri, Anand, Chinna (Mom’s brother) was present all 3 days. 

We are thankful to everyone for their support in terms of words, resources, logistics, rituals, cooking food... It is deeply appreciated. I am sure mother would have seen everything from up there and would have approved of it! 

Karthik. 

Last Picture of MOM! (20/3/21)

20th March is my sister Gayathri's birthday. (We named our home at Karaikudi after her when she was born when house was under construction)! 

Gayathri was here that week, on 20th March 2021 to see Mother, as it was apparent that mother was in her final stretch. 

I clicked a picture of me, mom, Gayathri,  Veni, (Right to left) along with Lalitha before Gayathri and Veni left for Airport. That was final picture of Mom. She passed away on 1st April 145am. 

Mother's First Annual Rituals (Varushabdhikam)

From tomorrow (Sunday, 20th March) for the next 3 days we shall be performing the First Annual rituals for our mother (Mrs. Vijaya Balasubramanyam, w/o. Late Dr TMB CECRI Karaikudi) here at Amritkala, Bangalore. The 3rd day event on Tuesday, 22nd, is to celebrate her life and restore normal order. 

Anand and Gayathri shall be reaching Bangalore, in joining me for the rituals. Veni wouldn't be able to make it due to some commitment. 

On 1st April 2022, (The date of departed) I plan to be in Gayathri Niwas,Karaikudi, (With Lalitha) and celebrate her life with people there (She spent almost 60 years there 1963-2021) as well as perform some rituals to restore order there for the house was locked out for 14 months. I also have plans to visit a few temples around seeking athmaa shanthi. (Which she loved, but couldn't make it on many occasions!). 

We still can not believe that she is not around, as my colleague, Clyde Roe, said when my father passed away, that "It would take you some time for you to refer your father in past tense and you always feel is he is around" One year on, it is always that kind of feeling that she is around, only to realise that she is not there with us anymore and reality hits you!.

Regards

Karthik.

19th March 2022

Bangalore.