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history of narsapuram kovela

Around three centuries ago, Sri Puppala Ramanappa Naidu, a translator working for the British East India Company, undergone Sri Ramayana Kalapshekams under Sriman UVe Eunni Rangacharya Swami. After the kalapshekams are fully done, Sri Ramanappa Naidu wanted to offer Guru dakshina to Sri Ramanujacharya Swami. A true saint as Sri Ramanujacharya Swami has got no business with any wealth, and instructed Sri Ramanappa Naidu to construct Sri Emberumanar Swami kovela in Narsapuram in parlance with swami's kovela in Sriperumbudur. A sincere disciple as Sri Ramanappa Naidu ventured to Sriperumbudur to fulfill the desires of his acharya.

In Sriperumbudur, the birth place of Swami Emperumanar, an another thirumeni of Swami Emberumanar is arranged in sahaasanam (adjacent altar) with the original thirumeni of emberumanar. After six months of thiruvaradhanam to both thirumenis together, the new thirumeni is brought to Abhinava Bhoothapuri (Abhinava Sriperumbudur or Narasapuram) and is installed in Sri Adikesava Swami kovela. Sri Adikesava Swami kovela in Narsapuram is built by Sri Ramanappa Naidu replicating the structure of Sriperumbudur Adikesava emperumanar swami kovela. While bringing Sri Emberumanar Swami in palanquin from Sriperumbudur to Narasapuram, 4 set of families of Sri Vaishnavas also migrated to attend to the regular services of Emperumanar Swami to ensure similar services as that in Sriperumbudur.

The Asanam (altar) of Sri Emberumanar Swami is called Bhadravedi or Thrivedi signifying the authority of Swami in all the three types of Sruthis namely bheda, abheda, and ghataka.

There is also a popular aithihyam that Sri Mudhaliyandan (thiruvadigal of Emperumanar) of Sriperumbudur is secretly brought to Narasapuram by these prapannas while bringing Swami from Sriperumbudur.

 

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