Sethubandhanam

important shiva temples require oil every month (Thevaram Paadal petra temples)

₹1.77 lakh of ₹3.6 lakh raised

Historic Significance of this cause

The history of these temples lies in the bhakthi movement that involves the Shaivite saints (63 Nayanmars) of South India.  Of the 63 Nayanmars,  Thirugnana Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar were considered the primary ones. All of them graced this planet around 1300 years ago and had composed the Thevaram (garland of divine songs in praise of Lord Shiva). They eulogized 275 Shiva temples in the Thevaram, which are known as Paadal Petra Sthalams.

Most of these temples are in a pitiable state of maintenance today and  don’t have access to basic amenities such as oil for lighting the lamps. 

This is a recurring campaign that has been run from the month of March 2020. 

Team Ramakrishnan and their effort

It is indeed a collective failure of our society that these historic temples are not well-maintained. 

Shri. Ramakrishnan and his team in Chennai have initiated an effort to alleviate this situation. They have visited close to 240 of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams and established a network to deliver oil on a monthly basis to the temples for pooja. They have created a network of oil vendors close to the temples, which are in the interior of Tamil Nadu.  The priests (pujari / gurukkal) of the respective temples collect the oil from these vendors in turn every month. On a side note, these priests too aren’t paid a salary, which is beyond the scope of this campaign.

They presently supply oil to 25 temples in Tamil Nadu. Their field research suggests that 240 such temples are in need of oil every month. The goal of this campaign is to generate funds on a monthly basis to expand to supply all 240 temples. 

The price of one tin oil has risen to Rs. 2400 per tin. We will target to support 50 temples monthly. 

List of temples covered by Shri. Ramakrishnan’s team

Trichy Region: Uyyakoṇṭāṉ malai, Tiruvāci, Tirupaiñcali, Tirupālattuṟai, Tiruparāytuṟai, Tirukoṭumuṭi

Tiruveṭṭakuṭi (Karaikal)

Tiruvaiyāru region: Tillai snāṉam, Tiruvētikkuṭi, tirukaṉṭiyūr, tirupuranturuti, tirupaḻaṉam, vaṭakuraṅkāṟṟutuṟai, tirucōṟṟutturai

Tiruvārūr region: tiruvalivalam, tirukāravācal, tiruvāymūr, kōyil kaṇṇāpūr, tirukōṭṭūr,tirukuvaḷai

Chennai region: Takkōlam, kūvam, ilum’maiyāṅkōṭṭūr, tirukaṇṭalam, tiruvallitāyam
tirumullaivāyil, tiruveṟṟiyūr

Kadalur: Tīrttaṉakiri

Cīrkāḻi region: Tirukuṅkāval,tirukkurukāvūr, mēlaperumpaḷḷam, tirunaṉṟiyūr, pākacālai, cāyāvaṉam, pallavaṉēsvarar, poṉcēy, tirūpuṅkūr, talaiñāyiṟu, tirunaṉṟiyūr, tirunīṭūr, kuttālam

Kumbakonam region: Tiruvaikal, kōṉēri rājapuram, koṭṭaiyūr, ampar, ampar makāḷam, nālūr mayāṉam, tirupantuṟai, tiruvīḻimiḻalai,cākkōṭṭai, civapuram, tirumeyñāṉam

Mayavaram region: Tirumarukal,cīyatāṉ maṅkai, tēraḻantūr

Paṉruṭṭi region: tiruttuṟaiyūr, tirunāvalūr

Kanchipuram region: tirukāḷimēṭu, tirumēṟṟīlīsvarar

donors for this cause

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ADARSSH

₹1,200.00 2nd October 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 2nd October 2024
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A K RAJALAKSHMI

₹4,800.00 28th September 2024
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₹7,500.00 28th September 2024
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₹2,400.00 21st September 2024
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₹250.00 18th September 2024
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₹1,500.00 15th September 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹500.00 7th September 2024
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ADARSSH SUBRAMANIAM

₹1,200.00 4th September 2024
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₹150.00 4th September 2024
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₹500.00 2nd September 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 2nd September 2024
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Uma

₹1,000.00 1st September 2024
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Karthik

₹101.00 31st August 2024
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₹2,400.00 23rd August 2024
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Keerthana Giridhar

₹2,400.00 7th August 2024
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₹2,000.00 5th August 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 4th August 2024
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ADARSSH SURESHBABU

₹1,500.00 4th August 2024
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Neelakantam Balasubrahmanyam

₹2,400.00 2nd August 2024
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₹500.00 20th July 2024
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Venkatasubramanian K

₹1,000.00 12th July 2024
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S. ADARSSH SURESHBABU

₹1,200.00 11th July 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 3rd July 2024
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SURESH BABU SUBRAMANIAM

₹2,400.00 30th June 2024
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NAGARAJ S

₹4,800.00 24th June 2024
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Neelakantam Balasubrahmanyam

₹2,400.00 23rd June 2024
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Kripa

₹1,999.00 18th June 2024
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₹500.00 17th June 2024
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Smt Janki Devi Trust

₹500.00 16th June 2024
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₹2,000.00 10th June 2024
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Pratik

₹2,400.00 6th June 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 6th June 2024
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Karpagam K

₹1,000.00 5th June 2024
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Sriram Balasubramanian

₹5,500.00 3rd June 2024
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Mohan Ranganathan

₹2,400.00 1st June 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹500.00 25th May 2024
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Neelakantam Balasubrahmanyam

₹2,400.00 24th May 2024
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₹12,000.00 10th May 2024
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₹1,000.00 10th May 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 5th May 2024
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₹2,000.00 5th May 2024
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Madanagopal Ramachandran

₹25,000.00 4th May 2024
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₹500.00 3rd May 2024
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Karpagam

₹500.00 1st May 2024
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Venkataramanan Balasubramanian

₹12,000.00 30th April 2024
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Chitra Ramachandran

₹10,000.00 28th April 2024
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Uma

₹1,000.00 14th April 2024
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Manikandan Timmappa Vasu

₹1,000.00 8th April 2024
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Anonymous

₹500.00 3rd April 2024
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Karpagam K

₹1,000.00 3rd April 2024
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bhaskaran Bhaskaran

₹2,000.00 2nd April 2024