AGATHIYAR VANAM MALAYSIA PART 1 - FROM DAY ONE

What started as prayers for the Siddhas by an individual in his home, slowly began to grow through the grace of Agathiyar and the Siddhas into a loosely knit family of devotees treading a similar path, the path of the Siddhas. 

Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) eventually took shape to fulfill the desire of its Patron Guru Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and the Moola Guru Agathiyar and also to fulfill the needs and thirst of these new seekers. 

AVM jumped on the bandwagon and used the social media effectively to popularize and spread the teachings of the Siddhas. The blog Siddha Heartbeat (http://agathiyarvanam.blogspot.my/) brought many good souls to AVM while Agathiyar did his part sending new devotees over through his Nadi readings.

Siddha Heartbeat through its numerous posts and media became a showcase to promote the workings of the Siddhas, highlighting the mystical and mysterious world of theirs.

The postings on

• facebook (https://www.facebook.com/shanmugam.avadaiyappa), 
• The uploads on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfeBOcJ4c3iSMKpMa6J_Jmg?view_as=public), 
• Podcasts on Podomatic (http://gnanakottam.podomatic.com/, http://shanmugam-avadaiyappa59143.podomatic.com/, http://shanmugam-avadaiyappa.podomatic.com/) and 
• Live streaming on Ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/siddha-heartbeat) 

helped towards this noble cause.

The various digital publications too helped spread the worship of the Siddhas. 

• http://www.slideshare.net/shanmugamavadaiyappa
• https://www.scribd.com/user/164903150/agathiyanproductions

AVM's websites helped promote the Siddhas further.

• http://indianheartbeat.wix.com/agathiyan
• http://indianheartbeat.wix.com/tavayogi

It has been a year and nine months since the AVM Whatsapp group was formed too. It was formed to provide a platform, again bringing together devotees of Agathiyar, who began to frequent Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia and also those who followed its activities from afar, to interact and connect online and via cyber. Hence AVM expanded its wing to take in devotees from abroad too. Invitations were sent out and today our strength stands at 93. 

AVM has managed to stay focused and in tune with the teachings of our great mystics and Siddhas, that service, charity and worship complement each other and shall lead one to the gates of heaven. 

This group has been a platform for us to share our spiritual thoughts and those of others. It has also created an avenue and platform for all devotees to come together in service to others. Thus Thondu Seivom and later an offshoot of AVM, Amudhasurabhi took off, the former started by a group of energetic and industrious youngsters to provide assistance and service to the community and who eventually came forward to assist AVM in all its activities; and the latter to solicit and channel donations towards the sustenance of its numerous goodwill activities.

Amudhasurabhi has been managing and channeling funds and provisions monthly to the following:

• Provisions and groceries for the Pusat Kebajikan Cahaya Permata Hati, Semenyih
• Provisions and groceries for the Pusat Jagaan Insan Istimewa, Semenyih
• Provisions and groceries for the immediate inmates of the Persatuan Kebajikan Vivekananda, Petaling Jaya
• A select provision in bulk to provide for several families in the Klang Valley, channelled through the Persatuan Kebajikan Vivekananda, Petaling Jaya and
• A monthly contribution in cash for the Pothigai Meals on Wheels program hosted by the Agathiyar Universal Mission (AUM). AUM feeds the poor and homeless on the streets in Kuala Lumpur once a month.

Thondu Seivom besides helping out in various ways through their own programs, have been of great assistance in coordinating and running activities of AVM too.

Bala Chandran took the Thondu Seivom/Amudhasurabhi concept into his family circle and his family is now engaged in holding monthly annadhanam activities too

Both Amudhasurabhi and Thondu Seivom and its sub-group have been doing a wonderful job. AVM takes this opportunity to thank this wonderful team of youngsters for their ideas, time and resources. AVM also thanks all those charitable souls who have been contributing towards all the programs and activities either through their services or in cash and kind. 

AVM took a big step and extended help beyond the shores of Malaysia by channelling funds to aid the flood victims in Chennai last year.

Besides the above AVM has supported its mentor, patron and Guru Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal to see through his desire to build a temple/ashram for Agathiyar in Kallar India. The Kudamuzhukku Vizha or inauguration of the new temple/ashram/meditation hall complex at a new site, will take place on 16 December 2016 followed by the Annual Agathiyar Jayanthi and Guru Puja and the highlight of this event, the Sarva Dosa Nivaarana Maha Yagam on the 18 December 2016.

In spiritual mode, AVM devotees carry out individual prayers to the Siddhas in their homes besides coming together on occasions to sing the praise of the Siddhas and hold Satsangs, the latest being the nine days of worship of Agathiyar and the Siddhas in the homes of AVM devotees. AVM has taken another bold step in stepping into the confines of temple grounds to conduct the Siddha puja with the blessings of the Siddhas.

 

I believe AVM has remained faithful to the words of the Siddhas, periodically carrying out worship of the Siddhas and regularly and consistently providing aid and assistance to the needy, helpless, homeless and suffering.