Sholingapuram Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Thathiyaradhanai Kainkarya Sabha
Our Sabha is proudly entering yet another year of service to provide food at the Vasantha Mandapam to the devotees who throng the two hill temples of Lord Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and Sri Yoga Anjaneya Swamy at Gadigachalam (Kondapalayam- Sholinghur- N.A District) on Karthigai Saturdays and Sundays every year.
Sholingapuram Shri Lakshmi NarasimhaswamyThathiyaradanaiKaikarya Sabha (abriviated to S S L N T K SABHA) was established on the 17th November 1961.
The following Stalwarts founded the Sabha:
Sri M DoraiswamyIyengar
Sri P A SanthanamIyengar
Sri S G SanthanamIyengar
Sri K T Chakracharlu
Sri P C Srinivas Iyengar and
Sri T RamaswamyIyengar
Kondapalayam a small village Sholingur Town in Vellore Dist has the unique honour of being the abode of two famous Hill Temples of AmirthaValliThayarSamedha Shri Yoga NarasimhaSwamy and Shri Yoga AnjaneyaSwamy known as PeriaMalai and ChinnaMalai.
Shri Yoga NarasimhaSwamy’s temple here is one of the108 DivyaDesam Temples. The Deity is in Yoga State throughout the year except during the Tamil Month of Karthigai(November/December). During Karthigai month the Swamy is supposed to give dharshan with open Eyes and hence pilgrims come to the temple in large numbers during this month especially in week ends
The number of Devotees who throng these two Hill Temples were increasing year after year, there were no eateries for the pilgrims to have food. After studying this situation, the Founders decided to establish this Sabha and start the Thathiyaradai to the pilgrims. One MrBashyam Iyengar who was a Paint Merchant magnanimously provided space for Office in his Paint Shop in Chennai(Madras George Town). Late Shri Singarachariar Trustee of Holy Vasantha Mandapam was kind enough to allow the Sabha to conduct the Thathiyaradanai. His adopted son Shri Venkata Narayana Chari, continued the gesture shown by his father by allowing us to carry on the Thathiyaradanai until he reached his Heavenly Abode in Sept 2018. He was a learned Scholar proficient in Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi besides having good command over English Language. His Son Sri Prasanna Kumar is maintaining the gesture in allowing us to continue to use Vasantha Mandapam free of cost to conduct the thathiyaradanai for all the succeeding years.
Among the founders, Shri T RamaswamyIyengar had shed his flesh and blood in the conduct of the Thathiyaradanai and seen the Silver Jublee of the Sabha in 1986, and reached his Heavenly Abode in 1987.