The 114th week of the Saturday Sangamam event was successfully held today at Pappakudi, where we organized a temple visit for the elders. Since it is the month of Purattasi, a special time for Perumal darshan, a trip was planned for Sree Lakshmi Narasimhar Trmple, Papakudi. 

On our request, Mr. Natarajan supported to conduct this event as an Active Ageing Group program.  Elders gathered at Shri Thirukadigai Mundreeswarar Sivan Koil and had a prayer for the elders at the Sivan Temple. After the darshan, everyone gathered at temple and  served. tea and biscuits.  

We got the opportunity to see the performance by the children of ISKCON devotees, who presented a Bharatanatyam dance based on the stories of Lord Rama and Krishna Leela. The song and dance, performed by Kosika and Sakthika, were beautiful and brought to life the stories of Lord Rama and the wedding of Sita and Rama. Mr. Manthiramoorthy, an ISKCON devotee, gave a wonderful spiritual speech, speaking about the creation of man and the power of the Creator.

The dance performances took place at both the Sannithi Thirukadukkai Munreeswarar Sivan Temple and the Lakshmi Narayan Temple. The performances by the two children were appreciated and enjoyed by all the elders present. On behalf of VAMA, we honored the children for their exceptional Bharatanatyam performance, and the elders blessed them. The Lakshmi Narayan Temple also honored both children.

More than 50 elders from VK Puram, Thirumaipuram, Kalyanipuram, and 30 elders from Pappakudi participated in the program. We arranged a delicious lunch that included rice, sambar, chow chow kootu, vendakkai poriyal, rasam, and buttermilk. All the elders thoroughly enjoyed the meal and left Pappakudi with happiness and satisfaction.

This week’s trip for the elders was filled with spiritual and cultural experiences. Everyone expressed their gratitude to VAMA Trustee Mr.amiì for the excellent arrangements, including the food and the cultural program.