We set off by bus to Thanjavur and from thereon by jeep to Konerirajapuram, our ancestral home (actually the birth place of appa and amma's native -thereby a double connection). A small village housing the Cauvery and our ancestral temple, Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy Koil.
The occassion - The Sathabhishekam of our Grandfather Sri Soundararajan (Soundra Thatha) on 4th July. Preceding the sathabhishekam was the first ever Kalyanotsavam in the history of the Temple on 3rd and on 2nd we had the Stapana Tirumanjanam and in evening a sangeetha upanyasam on "Rukmini Parinayam" performed by me :-)
I was accompanied on the Violin by Sri Raghuraman and on the Mridangam by Sri Venkata. This was a very special kalakshepam for me as i had done my arangetram here and reminensces of my first upanyasam were flowing in. Appa was there with us at that time (he's there even now, in spirit) and at 6PM we started.......it was a wonderful kalakshepam and thanks to the blessings of the almighty and acharyas, there were many revelations too......
The second day - 3rd July 2011 - The Kalyanotsavam..........that's the next post
