SABARIMALA AYYAPPA SEVA SAMAJAM

Central Office, Kesavasmruthi, Kallarakkadavu, Pathanamthitta-689645 Ph: 0468-2223741, e-mail: ayyappaseva@yahoo.com web: www.ayyappa.co.in

An Appeal
Swami Saranam! All cities and villages are getting ready for receiving lakhs of pilgrims flooding to Sabarimala, abode of universal brotherhood and equality. With their hearts surging with devotion, the pilgrims in groups, wearing blue or black clothes, and carrying on their head the irumudikkettu, the package of offerings and provisions, used to trek long distance in groups to reach the shrine of Lord Ayyappa. The routes covered small towns, villages and long stretches of mountainous terrain, of dense forests inhabited by wild animals. About Fifty years back, in those days the maximum number of pilgrims reaching Sabarimala in any peak season was only thousands. Today, the scene is drastically different. The latest estimate of their number is around Fifty millions. The number is steadily increasing every year. The whole nation reverberates with the chanting swamiye Saranam Ayyappa, O Lord Ayyappa, you are refuge. The pilgrims from various parts of the country on their way to Sabarimala are suffering a lot due to the lack of basic amenities and facilities. Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, a voluntary organization registered as a public charitable trust and devoted for the welfare and well being of Ayyappa devotees is extending all facilities to devotees on their way from different states to Sabarimala. In bus stands, railway stations, road junctions, public places and temple premises, the Samajam proposes to open Ayyappa Seva Kendras so as to provide maximum facilities to devotees such as Annadanam (Feeding) drinking water, accommodation, information and medical aid. In Sabarimala, Pamba, Nilakkal, Erumeli, Pandalam, Perinad and other main camping places hundreds of volunteers will be engaged to distribute food, drinking water etc., round the clock to serve and save Ayyappa devotees. Offering of food and drinking water to the needy, hungry and thirsty Ayyappas who are suffering hard on their way is really a worship and Pooja to Lord Ayyappa. We request all to assist us extending all sorts of help and guidance by offering food, materials in kind, or cash for this noble and genuine cause. Yours in service of Lord Ayyappa Kummanam Rajasekharan General Secretary
Please draw cheques or Demand Draft in favour of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, Pathanamthitta or remit directly to our account no, given below: Bank : Dhanalakshmi Bank, Bank : State Bank of India

Branch : Pathanamthitta SB.Account No : 121-1-22894

Branch : Pathanamthitta SB.Account No : 30589396757

To, General Secretary Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, KesavaSmruthi, Kallarakkadavu, Pathanamthitta, Kerala Swami Saranam, Enclosed please find a cheque/demand draft/cash for Rs (Rupees .....only) toward donation for sponsoring Annadanam(feeding) to Ayyappas as specified under (tick item preferred)

Rs. 1,000/- for Annadanam for 100 Ayyappas, Rs 10,000/- for Annadanam for 1000 Ayyappas, Rs. 20,000/- for Annadanam for 2000 Ayyappas Rs. 50,000/- for Annadanam for 5000 Ayyappas Rs. 1 Lakh- for Annadanam for 10,000 Ayyappas

I hereby intimate that the following food materials will be supplied for Annadanam. Bags of Rice for Annadanam quantity of Vegetables as per the list attached. quantity of medicines as per the list attached. Name: Address:.. .. .. Ph: E-mail. Place: Date: signature

NB: Please draw cheques or Demand Draft in favour of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, Pathanamthitta

President

General Secretary

Organising Secretary

M.N. Sukumaran Nambiar,

Ph: +9144-28115504

(S/o Guruswami Shri M.N. Nambiar)

Office: Madhava Nivas, Elamakkara, Kochi-26 Ph: +914842537922

Kummanam Rajasekharan

Office: Sakthi, Chetpet, Chennai-600031 Ph: 09443749595

Sundar Lakshman