THE AVM FAMILY

The AVM family, an offshoot of Kallar Ashram with Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar as guru and guide, has come a long way, since 2002. I was asked to worship the Siddhas after I went for my very first Nadi reading in 2002. Later after meeting my guru Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal in Malaysia in 2005, he told me that I had come to the right place where I shall learn about the Siddhas and invited me over to his Kallar Ashram, the Sri Agathiyar Gnana Peedham in India. Hence started a wonderful journey on the path of the Siddhas. 

Tavayogi reminded me to bring my family too into the path. My wife and kids followed suite. Along the way many individuals and devotees came to AVM, some stayed and some moved on, and some went into oblivion never to be heard again.

AVM family took to Whatsapp on 1/4/2015 and has since then 96 members todate. AVM opened its wings to extend and include devotees from abroad too including India and Singapore. The local chapter of AVM, went a step further to form a wing under the leadership of the able and multi talented Bala Chandran Gunasekaran, to undertake social services and aptly called themselves Thondu Seivom. An offshoot of Thondu Seivom immerged later, appropriately named Amudha Surabhi to specifically manage feeding the poor, unfortunate and homeless and providing provisions to charity homes too.

Soon devotees of Agathiyar from across the causeway in Singapore joined AVM too. From across the Indian Ocean we had many devotees of Agathiyar who frequent Kallar Ashram, join AVM too. Sri Krishna joined us bringing his Agathiyar Universal Mission (AUM) along and incorporating with AVM to form the United Agathiyans. With his dynamic leadership United Agathiyans undertook several Spiritual Yatras to several temples, caves and samadhis, conducting pujas, abhisegam and yagam too.

Thondu Seivom put up several programs too, providing provisions and food to homes, conducting puja and prayers for the unfortunate and for the overall well being of all of Erai's creation. Sri Krishna who had been going to the streets distributing food parcels to the poor, disabled and homeless through a charity program Pothigai Meals on Wheels roped in AVM, Thondu Seivom & Amudhasurabhi hence spreading the distribution to an even larger group of recipients and over a larger area. By bringing AVM, Thondu Seivom, Amutha Surabhi and AUM together, more could be accomplished.

Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar looking ever radiant as usual.

Tavayogi blessing devotees, Acharya Gurudasan

Uva

Surendaran Selvaratnam

Dyalen Muniandi

Rajah

Sri & Srimathi Shanmugam Avadaiyappa

Sri & Srimathi Krishna

NS Shaan

Shanga Manikam

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

Sugumaran

The Santoshs, Krishnas & Shanmugams

Our very own sweet kids of AVM, Sri & Srimathi Rajah's children

AVM family at Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Sivalayam in Tapah

AVM family at the Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Aivalayam in Tapah

The most adorable couple, everyone's favourite Sri & Srimathi S.Balachander

AVM family at my daughter's wedding dinner reception

AVM family at my daughter's wedding

AVM family members from across the causeway in Singapore. Srinath (left), Karthikeyan (Mid)

Sri & Srimathi Manikanden in Singapore

AVM family members from Chennai Sri & Srimathi Raja with Bala Chandran Gunasekaran at Kallar Ashram

Sri Krishna's family several years back, had participated in AVM's puja, joined us lately, bringing his AUM along

At Malaysia Thaiveedu, Slim River, Perak with its patron Thavathiru Swami Govindan

At Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Sivalayam, Tapah 

At the Kwan Yin Tong Temple (18 Chinese Siddhas) cave temple in Ipoh

At the Sri Shiva Shanmugar Cave Temple, Sungai Siput, Perak

At the Jegathguru Sri Raghavendra Swamigal Miruthiga Brindavanam Kinta, Ipoh, Perak.

At Sai Home in Klang

At Batu Caves after puja & performing charity

Lighting 108 lamps for the benefit of humanity & all of its creation

Feeding the pigeons

Feeding the fishes

Annadhanam

AVM family at work, working towards feeding the devotees at the Arulmigu Agathiyar Gnana Thiruvizha in Eco City, Bangsar

AVM family at worship at the Arulmigu Agathiyar Gnana Thiruvizha in Eco City, Bangsar 

AVM family at rest after the puja at the Arulmigu Agathiyar Gnana Thiruvizha in Eco City, Bangsar

AVM & AUM coming together for a discourse by Sadhu Janakiraman

AVM & AUM conducting a Yagam at the Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Sivalayam in Tapah

Bala Chandran distributing food parcels

The Pothigai Meal on Wheels taking a walk along the streets of Kuala Lumpur looking out for likely candidates who qualify for the free food

Varma Master Arunan (second from left) and Martial Arts Exponent Uva (Mid) with Bala Chandran & Dyalen (far right) at Pothigai Hills

AVM family with other local trekkers to Pothigai Hills

Sri & Srimathi Kalaichelvam from AVM distributing food parcels at Thiruvannamalai

Amidst the hive of activity since Tavayogi and Mataji's arrival, we did manage to steal a private moment with them. After the stream of activities, finally a silent moment to treasure with the guru Tavayogi at Thai Veedu, the residence of Sri & Srimathi Balachander in Bangsar as seen below.

The Rajahs & Krishnas with Tavayogi

Everyone at AVM contributed in their own way towards bringing the fame of the Siddhas to the masses. Many wrote in beautiful verses expounding their experiences.

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

VS Mahindran

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

Nalini

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

Nalini

Nalini

Nalini

VS Mahindran

Nalini

VS Mahindran

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

VS Mahindran

VS Mahindran

Nalini 

VS Mahindran

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran

A beautiful verse on AVM from Mahindren

Another beautiful thank you note from Mahindren

And not forgetting the talents of our own AVM kids.

A sketch of Agathiyar by Sugen, Rajah-Malathy's kid

JOURNEYING WITH THE MOST COMPASSIONATE FATHER - A VIDEO JOURNAL

Besides conducting prayers at the homes of AVM family members, Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar gave many spiritual discourses in these homes.

Both Tavayogi and Mataji conducted prayers at temples too.

The Thanneermalai Sri Thandayuthapani Alayam, Taiping, Perak

Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Sivalayam, Tapah, Perak

Arulmigu Agatheeswarar Sannithi, KL Eco City, Bangsar

JOURNEYING WITH THE MOST COMPASSIONATE FATHER - A PICTORIAL JOURNEY

The leaflet that introduced me to Tavayogi, received in 2002 from Nadi Guru Sentilkumar

Agathiyar worshiped at AVM

The very first Agathiyar Jayanthi & Guru Puja at AVM after Agathiyar's arrival in the form of a bronze statue in 2010 

Tavayogi introducing the procedure for conducting a homam at AVM after Agathiyar's arrival in the form of a bronze statue

and subsequent homams conducted at AVM

Agathiyar leaves AVM for a home of a devotee

Agathiyar of AVM in the home of some young devotees

Agathiyar performs a miracle for the first time in Malaysia by opening his right eye, after a similar feat at Agasthiyampalli in India

Agathiyar opens his left eye at Agasthiyampalli in 2005

Agathiyar to our surprise, left AVM, traveling 247 km to a Muneeswaran shrine in a small town called Karai (Enggor, Perak)

A homam & abhisegam was conducted at Karai

Agathiyar Jayanthi & Guru Puja at AVM

Agathiyar surprises all with another miraculous moment when Jnana Jyothiamma visited AVM in 2013, where he opens both his eyes.

An absolute miracle

Agathiyar leaving the confines of AVM to grace the home of  Sri & Srimathi Balachander of Bangsar

Agathiyar traveled to homes of AVM family members accompanied by Tavayogi and Mataji, blessing and bringing joy to the devotees, including the homes of Bala Chandran Gunasekaran, Dyalen Muniandi, Rajah, Santosh, Devaranie, AVM, Surendaren Selvaratnam, Sri Krishna, and Mahindran.

Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia

JOURNEYING WITH THE MOST COMPASSIONATE FATHER

A visitor to AVM complemented that our home and garden was appropriately named Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) after seeing our garden or vanam. To our surprise Agathiyar began to endoss this in the many Jeeva Nadi readings from Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal. 

It is indeed very fulfilling and blissful to recount the journey of coming into and walking on the path of the Siddhas.

It all began with a Nadi reading. 53 Nadi readings later (1 Kaanda Nadi and subsequently 52 Aasi Kaandams), I get to see the Jeeva Nadi in the possession of Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal of Kallar Ashram.

Practically everyone around me was going to Tavayogi for a reading in Kallar and later in Malaysia too. When I mention that I have not seen the Jeeva Nadi, they were surprised.

I too wanted to see and hear the Jeeva Nadi read by Tavayogi, but feared that he would 'shoot me down' saying, "Ungalukku Yetherkku Magane Naadi!" - that I do not need a reading.

So my wife and I cooked up an idea, and sat in front of Tavayogi and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar, on the pretext of seeing the Nadi for my daughter - regarding her education.

But Agathiyar proofed that nothing can be hidden from him. He exposed our attempt to trick him into providing us with a reading. He said that we had come to see the Nadi out of extreme desire to hear him speak, using our daughter as the reason for a reading!



Reading the Nadi, brought me an understanding of karma and the need to do charity. Agathiyar set me on the path of devotion too, through two magnificent gurus - Supramania Swami and Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal.

With Supramania Swami going into samadhi in 2007, I looked up upon Tavayogi as my Savior. Instead Tavayogi pointed me to the source itself - Agathiyar.

With my family tagging along cheerfully, we made the mile, the journey, spanning 14 years. Along the way the AVM family grew in size, with many youngsters joining the family.

It has been a wonderful journey indeed. After meeting Tavayogi for the very first time in Malaysia in 2005, and continuing my travels in India accompanied by him, and later revisiting him and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar in 2013, today we are blessed to be in the company of Tavayogi and Mataji again in our home ground, Malaysia.

While in Malaysia, Tavayogi and Mataji were taken on a spree of conducting puja in the homes of AVM family members. AVM family members were blessed to hear Agathiyar speak through the Jeeva Nadi too. The most compassionate father extended his help and advice through these Nadi readings, traveling throughout Malaysia and Singapore seeking out devotees of his in need of his assistance.

It is with a heavy heart that we would have to come to terms and bid farewell to both Tavayogi and Mataji next week as they return to Kallar. With regards to this, an event, An Evening with Tavayogi, is slated to take place tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur.

Tavayogi and Mataji who are in the midst of building the new temple/ashram complex in Kallar have extended an invitation to the official opening of their premises sometime in September, once its completed. The annual Agathiyar Jayanthi and Guru Puja will be held at the new premises on 18 December 2016.

SIDDHA PUJA AT THE TAIPING THANNEERMALAI SRI THANDAYUTHAPANI TEMPLE PART 2