Sri Lanka Endowment Activity

As soon as news of beloved Gurudeva, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami¹s Mahasamadhi reached the people of Thirunavukarasu Nayanar Gurukulam in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, they immediately determined to honor and pay homage to the world Hindu leader. Devotees and representatives from different religious organizations joined in the Mahasamadhi celebration and made it quite impressive. A special Mahamrithyunjayaya Puja invoked Gurudeva¹s blessings as everyone remembered his life-giving and character-building teachings and how they are being disseminated throughout the community, there. This orphanage is noted for its active Hindu outreach programs whose aim is to promote Hindu social cohesion through congregational participation and uniform practices and through arresting unethical conversion and denigration of Hinduism by other faiths.

 In December 2001, grants totalling Rs. 87,420  were given to this Gurukulam from HHE Fund #12 which has a current balance of $21,274.54. 

In the year 2001, grants totalling Rs. 57,630 were given to the Manitha Neyam Trust for their project of supporting the Yogar Swamigal Thiruvadi Nilayam in Killinochchi, a home for the aged established in 1997 in northern Sri Lanka. It now shelters 67 residents and needs Rs. 250,000 (US $2,700) per month to maintain the present level of services. The Manitha Neyam Trust of Sri Lanka solicits support for this home which provides its residents with free lodging, meals, clothing and medical care. This society also administrates a Sunday School for Hindus every week, bhajans on Fridays and a group recollections of the profound sayings of Yogar Swamigal. The HHE fund is #47, with a balance of $13,413.39. We invite you to help build up this worthy endowment. 

In December 2001, three other Sri Lankan institutions received their first grants from smaller endowments: Sri Subramuniya Kottam of Kopay(Rs. 8,370), Kumbhalavalai Ganesha Temple of Alaveddy (Rs. 12,090)     and Pasupatheeswara Siva Shrine  of Alaveddy (Rs. 6,045).