Sri Narayana Guru: Spiritual Guru, One of the greatest Social reformers in India
Sree Bhavaneeswara Temple in Palluruthy, Kochi established by the great saint, sage and social reformer of India, Sree Narayana Guru on 8 March 1916. The temple is managed by Sree Dharma Paripalana Yogam which was founded in 1903 with the guidance and blessings of Sree Narayana Guru.
The main celebration at the temple is the Mahotsavam(Grand Festival), for 11 days during February–March, every year. Sri Narayana Jayanthi (Birth Day) and Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi day are two important days at the temple.
Other Poojas
Swarna Dwaja Pratista Day is being observed every year on the day immediately preceding the Mahotsavam celebrations. Nava Graha Homam is being performed on all Sundays. Annadhanam and Sampoorna Niramala is being sponsored by devotees on all Saturdays.
Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He was born into a family that belonged to the Ezhava caste. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.
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The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam also known as SNDPYogam was founded by Dr Padmanabhan Palpu called as Dr Palpu in 1903 with the guidance and blessings of Sree Narayana Guru to uplift Ezhava/Tiyyar community in a spiritual way. Actually, in 1886 ,Sree Narayana Guru founded an organisation called ' Aruvippuram Vavootu Yogam' for spiritual activities for the native Hindus irrespective of castes. Then later Dr, Padmanabhan Palpu changed the name to SREE NARAYANA DHARMA PARIPALANA YOGAM IN 1903 and registered under Indian company Act.SNDP YOGAM is the firstregistered spiritual organisation in India under company Act. Dr Palpu thought that his community will develop only through a spiritual leadership and education. So he find Sree Narayana Guru one of the Great Sanyasin at that time. The SNDP Yogam is a charitable society working for the spiritual and educational uplift of the society for the past 134years. The SNDP Yogam drew inspiration from the ideas of Sree Narayana Guru, which suited the aspirations of the upwardly mobile middle class, who were the main benefactors of the movement. In both religious and social matters, the Guru was a traditionalist who strove to create a modern outlook among the masses. Narayana Guru conceived of the temple as a social space where everybody could meet and exchange ideas. While pursuing his spiritual mission, he advocated education, industrialization, and abolition of caste as necessary prerequisites for social regeneration. Guru stood against caste-based discrimination that was largely prevalent in Kerala, as also across India. This work demonstrates that the SNDP Yogam was an organization of an emerging middle class, which worked as both its strength and weakness. It focused on such issues as education, employment in government service, industrialization, abolition of cyclical rituals and caste, anti-alcoholism and the demand for a new law of inheritance.S N D P YOGAM is the mother of all spiritual organisation in Kerala.
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