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Chithra pournami is Thirunakshtram of Madhurakavi Alwar and Thirumalai Anantha Alwan. There is striking similarity between the two and also our Lord Shatruguna of Ramayana. oh oh , i know you may be asking, the answer is for them thier Guru is GOD . Like Shatruguna Worshipped Bharatha and thru him he saw Rama.

Like wise Madhurakavi Alwar saw Sriman Narayana thru his Guru our beloved SUper Acharya Sri Namalwar, So for our Ananth Alwar His Guru Emperumanar was all for him.As you all are aware that I explore old Vishnu Temples in karnataka and I have been presenting the Pictures of it to you all. Since Long time I have read about Sri Ananth Alwan and heard he was born in Sriputtur near Melkote.

I was trying to locate where it was.Then in the Month of January 2008 before i left for tour of Hassan,Mandya and Mysore District temples, I had asked for help from you all regarding the places to be visited and One gentleman from Mumbai suggested that I should visit Kiranganur The Birth place of Anath Alwan, I was thrilled to get the telephone number etc.

I then got in touch with Sri U.Ve.Ananthacharya mama, and told him of my intention to visitwas not sure of my scheduled time of visit, for that he told any time just before reaching the place give him a call and in five minutes he will come and help in darsanam . Then on 14th January after visiting the Saligrama (The first place in karnataka which Udayavar landed ).

Then came to Chunchunkatte had the Darshan of Lord Rama and then from there proceeded to KR Nagara, then reached a place named Yelwala, there is Y shaped road, The road on immidiate left goes to Srirangapattnam and other on right goes to Mysore City. We took the road to Srirangapattanam / Brindavan gardens, Then reached Srirangapattnam then called up U.

Ve.Ananthacharya mama , he told to travel 3 Kms from Srirangapattanam and then turn left on the road going to Pandavapura and Melkote, then travel another 3 kms and at the Right side a Board of Anandalwar trust will greet you and he will join us in 10 mins. Then after 10 mins mama came along with his daughter in two wheeler. I was sursprised inspite of advanced age he came all the way driving from srirangapattinam .

Then he opened the Sannidhi and did Archanai to Perumal and all, gave us theertha Prasadam and then narrated the story of Anathalwan and also gave us some small book in Kannada on Anathalwan and I handed it over to my official translator ( My wife Geetha only tranlates all sthala purana in kannada which i collect and translate and present it before you all).

The Journalist mind started working and I asked him how they identified this place as Ananth Alwans birth place , for that he told they dug age old the revenue records ( Patta) and in that it was mentioned thirumalai Anath alwans name , they could only recover a small portion of the huge tract of land and built a temple for Lord Srinivasa and other. And every year Ananthalwan Usthavam is celebrated here and also at Thirumala.

Thirumangai Alwar.
Please visit the birth place of these Sri Vaishnava Acharya at Kiranganur for darshan please contact a dedicated soul and great scholar who is in service of Ananthalwar.

Kiranganur is very very close to Srirangapattinam. Sri U.Ve.Ananthacharya, Trustee, Thiru Anandalwar Sanidhi Trust, 2967,A Ramanna Street, Srirangapatna 571438. Mobile :0 9448836913 Sorry for presenting the picture late ( it was taken in January 08 and it is his divine will that i release the picture on the occassion of his Thirunakshtram.

In that you will find detials of Kiranganur and also Ananth Alwan Thirumaligai at Thirumala ( Please visit Ananth Alwan Thirumaligai at Thirupathi when you visit Thirumala ( It is situated at the back of Main Temple and You can Contact Sri Ananth Alwans Decendant Sri T A P Kasturi at Tirumala his Telephone number is 0 9441042099)