EX-CO Members and Youth Members Meeting on 27th Oct 2010

To: EX-CO Members  and Youth Members
From:        Secretary General -Rajaretinam
Date:        27th Oct 2010
Subject:   Ticket Selling

Our Secretary General would like to schedule a meeting on Wednesday, Oct 27th, at 8:00 PM to discuss on our first activity –Lunch Gathering . Let's meet at Prima HQ, No 260-2, Jln Ipoh,Sentul.I look forward to seeing you on above date. Please contact Mr.Rajaretinam(HP: 0193151177) if you are unable to attend.

Kelantan Indian Youth Members encouraged to join.


Regards
Chandran

KL and Selangor State Level Meeting 2010

Vanakam,
Please attend special Kelantan Indians State level meeting on Sunday 24th Oct 2010(Time: 1:00PM -4:00PM) at Sentul Fish Curry House(Behind Sentul Police Station).Call Mr.Raja(0192279903) or Thangaraj (0166298896)for more information.

Regards
India Kelate

Visit by SOKMO Exco on 8th Oct 2010, 3pm, Friday at Putrajaya

SOKMO Exco on 8th Oct 2010 at  3pm made official visit to YB.Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed office at Wisma Usahawan, Presint 2, Putrajaya.YB.Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed agree to attend our program "Gathering of people of Kelantan Indians Origin-100 years Celebration " on 19-12-2010.Venue will be STC Caterers Curry House,Batu Caves and time will be 10am till 2pm.
See the picture below:

Navaratri Celebration In Kelantan 8 -17 Oct 2010

     As the great Hindu sage Sri Ramakrishna has said, "There can be as many spiritual paths as there are spiritual aspirants, and as many Gods as there are devotees." One of the hallmarks of Hindu spirituality is the worship of this infinite diversity of the One Unknowable God in a multiplicity of forms. Festival such as Navarathri reverence of Goddess Durga (Maa Durga) who exists in many forms and is the manifestation of the absolute energy that pervades the Universe. Navratri is a festival of Hindus celebrated with devotion, love and fervour all over India. It is also called as Navratras. The mood of Navratri is very colourful & unique. Navratri basically means "Nine Nights" ("Nav" meaning nine and "Ratri" meaning nights). During these days and nights prayers are offered to Mother Goddess. For the devout these days are days when Goddess Durga takes a stock of her devotees and grants all blessings, removes ills and evils and ensures unproblematic life for her devotees. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" (energy or power). It is this energy, which helps God to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. In other words, you can say that God is motionless, absolutely changeless, and the Divine Mother Durga, does everything. Truly speaking, our worship of Shakti re-confirms the scientific theory that energy is imperishable. It cannot be created or destroyed. It is always there. We think this energy is only a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children. "Why mother; why not father?", you may ask. Let me just say that we believe that God's glory, his cosmic energy, his greatness and supremacy can best be depicted as the motherhood aspect of God. Just as a child finds all these qualities in his or her mother, similarly, all of us look upon God as mother. Hinduism gives so much importance to the mother aspect of God because we believe that mother is the creative aspect of the absolute.
      In Kelantan, Navaratri festival was celebrated in almost all the Temples(Arulmigu Siva Subramaniam Alayam Kota Bharu,Maha Mariamman Temple Kerilla Estate, Lakshmi Mantralaya Kota Bharu and Kuala Krai Hindu Temple from 8/10/2011 to 17/10/2010. Daily prayers were held in all Temple worshiping and adoring the divine Mother as RAJARAJESWARI. The ten days prayers boosted Hindu Faith among the younger generation. Religious discourses were held in conjunction with Navaratri festival. The photo below shows children as "Goddess Rajarejeshwari" holding light -Agal Villaku in a prayers held at LAKSHMI MANTRALAYA Kota Bharu Kelantan. Meditation being conducted during Navaratri Festival. Cultivating and nurturing Hindu Faith among the new generation has been the prime objective of this year's Navarathri theme in Lakshmi Mantralaya, Kelantan.

Few website were referred/collect information about Navarathri.

NEXT INTERNAL EX-CO MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - 21st OCT 2010

To: EX-CO Members 

From:        Secretary General -Rajaretinam 

Date:        21st Oct 2010

Subject:   SOKMO ACTIVITY

Our Secretary General would like to schedule a meeting on Thursday, Oct 21st, at 8:00 PM to discuss on our first activity –Lunch Gathering . Let's meet at Prima HQ, No 260-2, Jln Ipoh,Sentul.I look forward to seeing you on above date. Please contact Mr.Rajaretinam(HP: 0193151177) if you are unable to attend. 

INTERNAL EX-CO MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - 14th OCT 2010

To: EX-CO Members

From:        Secretary General -Rajaretinam 

Date:        14^th Oct 2010

Subject:   First Activity - Lunch Ticket

Our Secretary General would like to schedule a meeting on Thursday, Oct 14th, at 8:00 PM] to discuss on our first activity –Lunch Gathering . Let's meet at Prima HQ, No 260-2, Jln Ipoh,Sentul.
I look forward to seeing you on above date. Please contact Rajaretinam(0193151177) if you are unable to attend. 

Motivation Course for Indian Students 2010

The above program was arranged by Persatuan Intergrasi Belia India Kelantan under the leadership of Mr. Maran. It was held on 8/10/2010(Friday) at the Kerilla Mahamariamman Temple Hall at Kerilla Estate Tanah Merah, Kelantan. About 40 students attended the course. Lecturers were invited from various parts of Malaysia. Local motivational Indian Gurus Cikgu Vadivelu and Cikgu Manivannan also delivered their motivation talk on various topic. The camp was aimed at promoting learning in the local community through academic excellence. In addition, motivational videos were screened and talks were given by the succesful students.  Dr.Nathan from Hindu Sangam also attended this event.Closing ceremony was by Mr.Vijayakumar Perumal(local businessman) whom stresses on academic excellence and good behaviour.Even I was invited to deliver a short speech in during closing ceremony. I must add that it gives me an enormous sense of satisfaction.

The picture shows Sri. R.S.Maniam giving guidance to students on 'Academic Excellence Through Religion".

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly. - Michel de Montaigne

Kota Bharu -Shirdi Sai Centre

Sai Devotee Sathya has the complete details of   Shirdi Sai Baba Centre registered as Persatuan Meditasi Shirdi Sai Baba which opened on 23rd July 2010. Since opening,every Thursday special prayers with blissful bajan will be held in  the centre .During interview Sathya said the best reaction that I ever felt in my body is the day I put my step in to the temple of Shirdi Sai Baba –Nagasai Temple  in Indian settlement Batu Caves,Selangor. Now he is fully surrendered to Shirdi Baba and have learn a lot about Baba. He realise the important role he need to play in the development and propagation of the Shirdi Sai Baba messages.After visit to almost all the Shirdi Sai Centres in Malaysia,he come up with the idea of opening new centre at his home town Kota Bharu.According to Sathya the centres mission is to celebrate the life and teachings of Baba in order to help people in their spiritual quest and and  vision is to spread Baba’s message of love, kindness, unity and make a meaningful contribution to the welfare of society. The practices that Shirdi Sai Baba's devotees use in worshiping him in Kota Bharu centre are mainly traditional Hindu practices such as puja, singing and repeating his name, worshipping his feet (which is a common practice in Hinduism), going on pilgrimage to Shirdi, singing arati or reciting a mantra (Om Sai Namo Namah,Sri Sai Namo Namah,Jaya Jaya Sai Namo Namah,Satguru Sai Namo Namah). Guru poornima is another auspicious day celebrated by Sai devotees in this centre. It is told that Brahma “gyanam “ can't be achieved without a guru's help. Hence Baba paid highest importance to guru parampara and guru worship. For whom interested to visit the centre, the centre is open on Thursday and for other day you need to request for the key. The exact address and contact person:
Sathya 0129581944
Persatuan Meditasi Shirdi Sai Baba,Lot 427, 2nd Floor,Jalan Yahya Petra,15150 Kota Bharu,Kelantan.

Exco Meeting on 7th Oct 2010

INTERNAL EX-CO MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

To: EX-CO Members

From:        Secretary General -Rajaretinam 

Date:        7^th Oct 2010

Subject:   First Activity - Lunch Ticket

Our Secretary General would like to schedule a meeting on Thursday, Oct 7th, at 7:00 PM] to discuss on our first activity –Lunch Gathering . Let's meet at Prima HQ, No 260-2, Jln Ipoh,Sentul.

Our agenda will be as follows: 

1.Ticket distribution for our first event on 19^th Dec 2010.

I look forward to seeing you on above date. Please contact Rajaretinam(0193151177) if you are unable to attend. 

Kerilla KarumariAmman Temple by Chandran Renugopal



This temple is situated near to river in Kerilla Estate,Tanah Merah Kelantan. It was started in the 1920’s to accommodate the growing number of Hindu immigrants from South India and is one of the few Karumariamman  temple in Malaysia. As the Tamil saying goes “Kovil Ilatha Uril Kudi Irukke Kudathu”, Kerila Estate residents those days under leadership of Nadeson Pathar built this temple. Nadeson Pathar had taken a considerable amount of his time and effort to develop this previous empty piece of land into a spiritual architectural delight.  The temple started in a small wooden hut, but has transformed into a well-designed brick structure due to the efforts of Kerilla Estate residents. The temple is located in the midst of palm oil and rubber plantations, and is rather secluded. Although the temple does not have an easy access route, it is definitely worth the journey. Hence, it is ideal for meditation and spiritual contemplation. Over the years, many devotees of this temple have witnessed the amazing sakthi of Karumariamman. The most important date in this temple is Andu Villa, whereby a special pooja is conducted annually. Initially, the only visitors to the temple were estate residents(Kerilla Estate,Sokor Estate, New Camp,Tako Estate and other nearby estates) and Hindus of Kelantan origin whom staying in Kelantan and out of Kelantan. But this has changed now, Hindus of all states visit the temple especially during festive season. These ardent devotees would break a coconut and  light camphor.

Actual  KarumariAmman(in India) Temple is situated at Thiruverkadu, a small town near Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. History says that  One day Devikarumari took the image of old nomadic lady and went to Sun to forecast his future. Without realising her as Devikarumari, He simply neglected her. Devikarumari immediately vanished. Sun has lost it's brightness and its glory started declining. Realising his mistake He begged Devikarumari to forgive and excuse him. Sun also requested Devikarumari to celebrate Sunday as the day of Devikarumari. Devikarumari also accepted it. He also got permission from her to pour on her sun rays twice in a year in the month of Panguni and Purattasi.

AUSPICIOUS DAYS:    Thaipoosam, Andu Villa and Kullu Uthrum Thiruvilla.

Directions: Drive down to Tanah Merah(Kelantan) Town, ask people direction to  Kg.Ipoh,from there follow signboard to Kerilla Estate or access this URL for direction: http://wikimapia.org/9740574/Karumari-Amman-Temple