Our visit to Kadenthethi - Where it all started :)

[Mukund]

Madhu and self visited Kadenthethi last week. Madhu was nice enough to accompany on my request. I am enclosing with this few photos taken taken there. Photos are clear since I did not carry a regular camera and shot through my Lumia phone.

Kadenthethi is a very small village now, but finds a place in Google Maps & Directions.May be even smaller then how it was 100 years back. We were told few decades back, there were 40-50 brahmin families living there. Now just five families, One Iyengar family and four Iyer families. The fore fathers ( four generations back - may be during the child hood of late Vedandachary) built the existing Iyyanar Temple.

We also saw the lone Sannidhi of Perumal Koil, which is just 200 meters away from the Iyyanar Temple. The deity is of Sri Varadarajar with Sri Devi and Boo Devi. As per Mr.Sampath Iyengar, a village elder, who retired from govt service and whose last four generations lived at Kadenthethi, few decades back, they found a lone deity filled with snake neat with just face visible. They then cleared it and placed in a newly constructed shelter by adding Sri Devi and Boo Devi. The same four families which take care of the Iyyanar temple on rotation takes care of the Varadaraja Perumal also. Daily Aradhanai is taking place. But this god is much poorer then the famous Iyyanar who gets large visitors each Saturday. May be hundred year back, those iyengar familes lived here could have visited/work shipped him

During 1870, a famous scholar and devotee of Lord called Varda Vedanchary from this village, became Andavan Swamigal of Andavan Ashramam when he was 75 yrs old!( Todays Andavan swamigal is sixth from him) and he was known as Kadenthethi Andavan Swamigal. How ever no one at Kadenthethi is able to remember him since this happened some 120-130 years back.

Kadenthethi is 80 kms from Tanjore. By cab it  takes 2 hours to reach. It is on the Thalainayar road of east cost road - Thiruthurai poondi. One can come to Mannargudi by train from Chennai and can take a cab (one hour drive) to Kadenthethi. Beware Kadenthethi does not even have a tea shop! So have enough stock of food/water etc.

One reason why all the Brahmins migrated from kadenthethi, after selling their agri land ( like KVV did) could be due to lack of water at kaveri which flows through the village ever since KRS Dam was built during the 30s. Being the fag end ( Bay of Bengal is just 70-80 kms from kadenthethi) of Kaveri, water flow is very low even when Mettur Dam is open.

The Iyyanar temple opens at 6 Am on Saturdays, which is like a ' Thiruvizha' for Kadenthethi. On other days it opens at 10 am. So it would be good to visit Mannargudi Rajagopala Swamy temple and also Perumal Temple at Vazhuvur.( Remember the famous Vazhuvur Ramaiya Pillai?) en route to Kadenthethi, if you start at 7am from Tanjore or 8 Am from Mannargudi.

Last but not the least. the five Brahmin families of Kadenthethi is planing to do Khumbabishekam for both Iyyanar temple and also for  the Perumal temple. I suggest whose so ever is interested, can send what ever they can for this and for the sake of our fore fathers village.

His contact Details are given below:

Mr. R. Sampath Kumar

Rtd. VAO,

Kadenthethi Village

Priji moolai Post

Thalai Nayru Agraharam Via

Vedaranyam Taluk

PIN 614712

Cell: 9443786596

[Govind Rajan]

Vasu,

The sad part is the condition of the Perumal temple. Also when I visited the place there was no one who could give details of our family tree. Let us all help the people there to re-build the temple to a decent level.

Ch

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[Mukund]

I plan to controbute some money by month end. Those who are interested can send their contribution through a/c payee cheque to me. Will forward to them with your name.   If we can collect one lakh. We can make a prhar arround the sannidhi + some renovations.
By the way no one seems to have any memory of KVV since he left the village 100 years back and left no roots there.
Cheers
Vasu

Sent from my Windows phone

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From: Govind Rajan
Sent: ‎09-‎04-‎2014 08:32
To: KGF...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Our visit to Kadenthethi - Where it all started :)

[Indira Reddy]

Hi Vasu,

Went to Thanjavur on 9th morning.Shanthi also had come. Visited Kamala Periyamma and Mallika Manni.As usual all our conversation centered around our child hood days at coromandel. Really enjoyed it. On return , Madhu accompanied us to Srirangam for Anathu's daughter's marriage. Visited Chellapa's house also. Met Bhama Manni and Chellappa. 

Madhu told us about your trip to Kadanthethi. We only wished that you had planned your trip around our trip so that we would really liked to accompany you top kadanthethi. well bad luck. Next time.

My chitthappa from my mom's side is a very devout andavan disciple. He spoke to me in detail about Kadanthethi andavan and he said you all hail from a very great lineage. I think he knows in detail about kadanthethi andavan swamigal. next time I will gather more information about everything.

As suggested by you count me in for the contribution.I will either transfer the amount to you online or to shanthi according to your convenience.

Will call you in a day or two.

Say hi to Usha and Gopi.

Cheers,

Indu.

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Mukund <vmk.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

I plan to controbute some money by month end. Those who are interested can send their contribution through a/c payee cheque to me. Will forward to them with your name.   If we can collect one lakh. We can make a prhar arround the sannidhi + some renovations.
By the way no one seems to have any memory of KVV since he left the village 100 years back and left no roots there.
Cheers
Vasu

Sent from my Windows phone

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From: Govind Rajan
Sent: 09-04-2014 08:32

[Mukund]

Hi Indu

I am not sure whether KVVs ancestors have any link with Kadenthethi Andavan swamigal. had they got, I am sure KVV would have mentioned to people.  Yes.They might be knowing each other at that time.

I have been bugging madhu for some time to accompany me to kadenthethi and he suddenly agreed!.

I think you can write  a cheque to the name of the person I have mentioned in my mail. I will send it to him along with my cheque/other cheques. If more people contribute it would be good. Let us see..

All are fine here. Good You could visit Chellappa's home.

Cheers

Vasu

Thanks & Regards
    VMK