About Us
Saradha Natarajan Anna Seva is a Non-Profit Organisation, which has been in the divine service of offering Anna Dhanam (Donation of Food) under the blessings of kanchi Maha Periyava at Mathala Narayana Street, Mylapore for the past 70 Years. The Anna Seva originally Started as a way of offering prasadham meals all through day during the three main festivals in Mylapore. The Arubathimoovar Festival During the tamil month of panguni – March and April, Margazhi Utsavam During the tamil month of marghazi – December to january and Thiyagaraja aaradhanai usually in the month of January.
VISION
The Family follows a long tradition that is almost 70 years old to offer 2 Meals every day for the needy without any bar on gender, Race, ReligionMISSION
To provide high Quality home cooked meal that will be served as prasadham for two meals a day for 365 Days without hindrance.How it all Started
During the Year 2020, The whole world was devastaded by the Covid Pandemic.
The usual grand Arrangements have already been made for the Panguni Arubathimoovar Festival that happens, which usually falls on the month of March.
Due to Covid Lockdown, Public Participation was not allowed and the team was devastated by the disappointment of being not able to continue the tradition that was started by their parents.
On April 4, 2020, The Family decided to offer Annadhanam to the people for all the three meals of the day. The Initial days there were hesitations and restrictions enforced by the law enforcement but the perseverance of the brothers made annadhanam possible and they have not stopped until Now.
With the auspicious blessings of kanchi Maha Periyava, The Anna Seva has crossed over 900 meals as on date and is continuing to grow everyday providing meals to Government Employees, etc.
On 10th March 1966, Kanchi Periyava Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi started The “Pidi Arisi Thittam”. This is a scheme where every household sets apart just a handful of rice every day and this will be collected by a central agency once a week, cooked in some temples and offered as neivedya to the deity and then distributed to the poor and needy.
MAHA PIDI ARISI THITTAM
Saradha Natarajan Anna Seva with the divine blessings of Kanchi Maha Periyava would very proudly like to announce a donation scheme for anna dhana seva where every household will donate a sum of Rs.1 Per Family Per Member and the total calculated for a month to be contributed towards anna dhana seva.
Feeding the people is priority at Mathala Narayanan Street, Mylapore , as usual whether it rains on rainy days or hot during sunny days
Great service of this Mylapore Family is to be mentioned 👏and praised.
Of course they do not expect any recognition from any one.
People who wants to give contributions for this service they can be confident that the resources are beneficially spent for feeding the needy people who come with hopes to look for the handfuls at this location at Mylapore almost daily.
May the family members who line up at the prescribed time of serving to participate be blessed by Acharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt as it is seen that they are followers Paramacharya for years.
மஹா பெரியவா அருள்வாக்கு
* நாம் எப்படி வாழ்கிறோமோ அப்படியே மற்றவர்களும் வாழ வேண்டும் என்று நினைப்பது தான் உயர்ந்த குணம்.
* உணவு, உடை, உறைவிடம் ஆகிய மூன்றும் அடிப்படைத் தேவைகள். இவை தவிர மற்றதெல்லாம் ஆடம்பரம் தான்.
* அன்னதானத்தால் மட்டுமே ஒருவனை முழுமையாக திருப்திப்படுத்த முடியும்.
* பணத்தாலோ, உழைப்பாலோ, வாக்காலோ இந்த மூன்றில் நம்மால் எது முடியுமோ அதன் மூலம் பிறருக்கு உதவி செய்ய வேண்டியது அவசியம்.
* கடவுள் நல்ல புத்தியும் சக்தியும் நமக்கு கொடுத்து இருக்கிறார். அதைக் கொண்டு நம்மால் முடிந்த நற்செயல்களைச் செய்வதே பிறவிப்பயன்.
* மனம் பாவச்செயலில் ஈடுபடாமல் தூய்மையுடன் இருக்க தியானம் வழிவகுக்கிறது. குழந்தைப் பருவத்திலிருந்து நாம் தியானம் பயில்வது அவசியம்.
* நேரமே கிடையாது என்று சாக்குபோக்கு சொல்வது கூடாது. மன உறுதி இருந்து விட்டால் அதிகாலையில் எழுந்து தியானம் செய்ய முயல்வீர்கள். – ஜகத்குரு காஞ்சி காமகோடி ஸ்ரீ சந்திரசேகரேந்திர சரஸ்வதி சங்கராச்சார்ய ஸ்வாமிகள்.