Projects
Temple Renovation and Restoration Projects
With the blessings of Jagadguru Pujyasrī Sankara Vijayēndra Saraswatī Swāmigal of Srī Kānchī Kāmakōti Peetam we hope to build a maḍapallī (maḍaipallī) for the Srī Neelā Dēvī Srī Bhoomā Dēvī Samēta Srī Lakshmīnārāyaṇa Swāmī devalaya and restore from ground up the Srī Kavaravatty Mariamman devalaya in Nagaianallur village, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. Please contribute towards this important duty we all have to preserve our ancient temples and traditions.
Donation Information For Temple Renovations
After donating please send an email to Archana Sunil : nagainallur21@gmail.com
In the US:
1. Zelle : donations@kgpfoundation.org (please mention Nagainallur in comments)
2. Checks : can be written in favor of “Kanchi Guruparampara Foundation” and sent to 6616 Majestic Way, Carpentersville, IL 60110 (please mention Nagainallur in comments)
3. Benevity : Kanchi GuruParampara Foundation ( please mention General Support in comments)
4. Paypal : Donate to Kanchi GuruParampara Foundation ( please mention Nagainallur in comments )
5. Fidelity : Donate to Kanchi Guruparampara Foundation ( please mention Nagainallur in comments)
In Bharatam :
Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Kattuputhur
IFSC Code: DBSS0IN0364
Account Name: Venkitasubramaniyan Educational Trust (80G approved)
Account Number : 0364387000000014
Kalavai Guruparampara veda vidyā Trust (KGVVT)
Kalavai Guruparampara veda vidyā Trust (KGVVT) is sponsored by Sri Kanchi Matam, with Srikaryam of the Matam as a Trustee along with few professionals (bankers, chartered accountants, engineers and doctors) serving on the Trust.
From a humble beginning at Kalavai with six students in 1996, KGVVT presently runs veda pāṭhaśālā-s ( Vedic centers of learning ) in fifteen locations for ṛṛg, yajur and sāma vedam.
KGVVT serves close to two hundred and twenty five students with the help of twenty six teachers. These include twenty-one vedā teachers, two Sanskrit teachers and three teachers who teach other subjects such as Math, Social Studies and English. Students are trained to pass their 8th/10th board exams before they graduate from these pāṭhaśālā-s.
The average cost to sponsor a student per month is Rs. 5000
Nagainallur Karmasthalam
With the blessings of His Holiness Shri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, a project to build a covered shelter to perform cremation rituals for residents of Nagainallur agraharam is soon to be completed. With the help of donors this Phase 1 of Karmasthalam, with water supply, seating and bathrooms will be completed shortly.
Phase 2, which will provide a facility to perform the daily rites near by, will commence shortly
Sankara Healthcare Foundation Inc. ( SHF )
Sankara Healthcare Foundation Inc. is a US based 501c(3) non-profit organization established in 2012 under the guidance of His Holiness Shri Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. SHF’s mission is to make healthcare accessible and affordable in rural India and to bring health and wellness in communities around us globally.
SHF partners with various rural community hospitals in India such as Hindu Mission Hospitals to provide free to low-cost screening, education, diagnosis and treatment for diabetes, cancer, heart and eye conditions as well as free measurement and fitting of artificial limbs. Sankara touched close to one million lives annually through these partner hospitals.
In the United States, SHF’s volunteers and donors help serve fresh, nutritious, plant-based meals in shelters across America and have served close to 30,000 meals through the Project HEAL ( Healthy Eating and Living ) initiative since 2018.
uttarāṣhāḍhā bhikśhāvandanam
Bhikśhavandanam is a supreme form of guru sevā (service to the guru)
Periyavā is a sanñyasī - someone, who by definition, has given up everything for the sake of the world. A sanñyāsī subsists on bhikśhā. Although periyavā does not seek bhikśhā, it is enjoined upon gṛuhastās to seek out sanñyāsīs and offer bhikśhāvandana samarpaṇam. That is the reason gṛuhastāśhramā is called as uttama āśhramā.
A vandanam: Bhikśhavandanam is actually a vandanam, paying obeisance through bhikśhā. Total humility, śhraddhā and involvement are far more important than the actual money or materials contributed.