Priest's Fund Supports Satguru's Malaysia Travel
January-February-March 2009 Newsletter
Whenever Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami of the Kauai Monastery goes to Malaysia, a Hindu priest and astrologer from Ulu Behrang, Parak helps pay for his travel.
The priest's son, Selvanathan Jothiswarar of Kuala Lumpur, says his father combines generosity with practicality. "He says that when it comes to swamis, instead of giving what we like, it's important to give what they need," Mr. Selvanathan stated.
His father, also named Jothiswarar, helps offset an unavoidable expense. Though Veylanswami spends most of the year on the island of Kauai where he overseas a monastery-temple and its publication operations, his duties require travel throughout North America and Asia. He regularly holds pilgrimages, gives talks and conducts ceremonies in Malaysia, India, Mauritius, Canada, Singapore and elsewhere.
The elder Jothiswarar first started supporting Malaysian travels for Veylanswami's predecessor, the late Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (Gurudeva). Mr. Jothiswarar would ask the trip organizers how he could help and then charge Gurudeva's hotel and travel expenses to his credit card, making the holy visitor a guest to his nation.
"Dad then got the idea of starting an endowment fund for Satguru's Malaysian travels," Mr. Selvanathan recounted. His father established the Kodiswara Satguru Malaysia Travel Fund at the Hindu Heritage Endowment, naming it after his grandson Kodiswara who had been named by Gurudeva. In Mr. Selvanathan's view, "It was as though Gurudeva himself had named the fund."
Mr. Jothiswarar's personal journey was not an easy one. After being orphaned at age five, he was adopted by a Sri Lankan family. He received training in astrology and the priesthood in Sri Lanka. He left his adoptive family at age 16, finally marrying and settling in Ulu Behrang. He became active in politics and, with the help of a government grant, built a Tamil school and a Lord Subramanya temple on a nearby estate in 1967 and a Lord Ganesha Temple in Ulu Behrang in 1975.
Gurudeva visited the temple in 1983 and, according to Mr. Selvanathan, had a vision of Lord Ganesha listening to his father who by now was known throughout Malaysia as one of its leading astrologers.
Now 75, Mr. Jothiswarar is twice a recipient of the government's Distinguished Conduct Medal (Pingat Pekerti Terpilih) and the Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian) for his social service work. His son, Mr. Selvanathan, has followed his father's example and established the Rani Jothiswarar Memorial Fund (fund #66) at HHE in honor of his late wife (see Hinduism Today Oct-Nov-Dec 2008.) The fund supports the retreat facilities for the monks at Kauai's Hindu Monastery.
An engineer by profession, Mr. Selvanathan now works as an astrologer in Kuala Lumpur and regularly assists his father with the Ganesha Temple prayer services in Ulu Behrang.
July to September Endowment Contributions
Kauai Aadheenam Monastic Endowment |
K. Lakshmi Kantha Reddy | US$201.00 |
Darma & Shivali Satgunasingam | 75.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 98.50 |
Other Donations | 16,965.21 |
Total | 17,339.71 |
|
Iraivan Temple Endowment |
Anonymous | 1832.00 |
Hotranatha Ajaya | 25.00 |
Roger & Rosemary Brown | 120.00 |
Victoria Lynne Johnson | 51.00 |
Latha Kannan | 153.00 |
Trond Liland | 60.00 |
Rasa Rajanayagam | 1,001.00 |
Kumar Ranganathan | 125.00 |
S. & N. Ravindran | 45.00 |
Jnana Sivananda | 100.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 98.50 |
Gunavinthan Siva Thirumalai | 80.00 |
Raja Vishnu | 30.00 |
Other Donations | 23,569.35 |
Total | 27,289.85 |
|
Kauai Aadheenam Annual Archana Fund |
Sivanathan Batumalai | 30.37 |
Gunavadee Caremben | 14.11 |
Somasundaram Caremben | 14.11 |
Sukanta Caremben | 14.11 |
Sharath Chigurupati | 369.00 |
Tarakini Gunasegaran | 20.54 |
Victoria Lynne Johnson | 17.00 |
Amooda Koothan | 34.76 |
Saravan Koothan | 3.74 |
Saroja Devi Manickam | 4.50 |
Navindhiraan Murugesu | 250.00 |
Navukarasu Muthusamy | 30.37 |
Bijamati Pareatumbee | 5.41 |
Padmini Pareatumbee | 5.41 |
Kirtideva Peruman | 11.11 |
Niroshnee Peruman | 5.77 |
Akileiswaran Samuthiran | 25.07 |
Jayasutha Samuthiran | 24.37 |
Devaladevi Sivaceyon | 11.88 |
Nutanaya Sivaceyon | 23.74 |
Patudeva Sivaceyon | 11.88 |
Hemavalli Sivalingam | 1.77 |
Kantaruban Sivalingam | 2.69 |
Rohini Sivalingam | 0.92 |
Shivaani Sivananda | 22.27 |
Potriyan Sivanathan | 12.09 |
Siven Veerasamy | 11.55 |
Total | 978.54 |
|
Hinduism Today Lifetime Subscription Fund |
Yatrika Ajaya | 109.70 |
Jeri Arin | 252.00 |
Ram M Cheerath | 240.00 |
Rosa Jaramillo | 77.80 |
Subbiah Lakshmanan | 696.00 |
Navindhiraan Murugesu | 260.17 |
Shankar Paramasivam | 240.00 |
Akshar Patel | 800.00 |
Bharati Patil | 240.00 |
Subramaniam Pennathur | 240.00 |
Adi Sankara Perumal | 30.79 |
Anjeeni Devi Perumal | 15.40 |
Niroshnee Peruman | 10.88 |
Jayasutha Samuthiran | 6.71 |
Rohan Sundaralingam | 240.00 |
Siven Veerasamy | 21.78 |
Total | 3,481.23 |
|
Hindu Businessmenís Association Trust |
Janaka Param | 14.00 |
Paramaseeven Canagasaby | 18.57 |
Vel Mahalingum | 22.22 |
Manogaran Mardemootoo | 55.52 |
Vedapragassen Peruman | 7.22 |
Total | 117.53 |
|
Boys School for Iraivan Priesthood |
David Bohn | 20.00 |
Bala Sivaceyon | 23.74 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Total | 65.74 |
|
Kauai Aadheenam Matavasi Medical Fund |
Shyamadeva Dandapani | 63.00 |
Maruthu Pandian Darmalingam | 43.90 |
Gowri Nadason | 159.80 |
Vayudeva Varadan | 54.00 |
Other Donations | 4,800.00 |
Total | 5,120.70 |
|
Tirunavukkarasu Nayanar Gurukulam |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
Deva Rajan | 108.00 |
Total | 576.37 |
|
Sri Subramuniya Kottam Fund |
Anonymous | 50.00 |
|
Kumbhalavalai Ganesha Temple Endowment |
Thulasidas Nadarajah | 60.00 |
Manoharan Navaratnarajah | 75.00 |
Total | 135.00 |
|
Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Devasthanam Trust |
Anonymous | 30.00 |
|
Malaysia Hindu Renaissance Fund |
Anonymous | 75.00 |
Rajiv Verma | 16.66 |
Total | 91.66 |
|
Hinduism Today Production Fund |
Shashikumar Bellur | 250.00 |
Hiranya Gowda | 93.00 |
K. C. Gupta | 1,001.00 |
Vijay Pallod | 504.00 |
Urmil Shukla | 1,000.00 |
Total | 2,848.00 |
|
Vishwamata Gayatri Trust Fund |
Anonymous | 25.00 |
|
Hindu Orphanage Endowment Fund |
Anonymous | 50.00 |
Kumar Ranganathan | 100.00 |
Alex Ruberto | 75.00 |
Rodney & Ilene Standen | 30.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Rajiv Verma | 16.67 |
Raja Vishnu | 30.00 |
Total | 323.67 |
|
Hindu Education Endowment |
Hasu N. & Hansa H. Patel | 100.00 |
|
Suntheram Family Trust Fund |
Ramachandran Suntheram | 1,000.00 |
|
Hindu Press International Endowment Fund |
Hiranya Gowda | 63.00 |
Arun J. Mehta | 500.00 |
Anonymous | 108.00 |
James Stapleton | 54.00 |
Total | 725.00 |
|
Loving Ganesha Distribution Fund |
Manoharan Navaratnarajah | 75.00 |
Gassa Patten | 1,000.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Total | 1,097.00 |
|
Swami Agnivesh Endowment Fund |
Prasad Krishnan | 1.50 |
|
Saiva Agamas Trust |
Ganga Sivanathan | 284.00 |
|
Tirumular Sannidhi Preservation Fund |
Shyamadeva Dandapani | 63.00 |
|
Mauritius Saiva Dharmasala Endowment |
Azagun Marudamuthu | 30.00 |
|
Alaveddy Pasupatheeswarar Temple Fund |
Prasad Krishnan | 1.50 |
|
Kauai Aadheenam Religious Art and Artifacts Fund |
Rajadeva Alahan | 153.00 |
|
A. Saravanapavan Family Murugan Temple Pillaiyar Shrine Fund |
Chitranjan Saravanapavan | 60.00 |
Pathmini Saravanapavan | 100.00 |
Total | 160.00 |
|
Thank You Bodhinatha Fund |
Anonymous | 845.50 |
Hotranatha Ajaya | 22.00 |
Durvasa Alahan | 108.00 |
Amarnath & Latha Devarmanai | 324.00 |
Toshadeva Guhan | 108.00 |
Thulasidas Nadarajah | 60.00 |
Kumar Natarajan | 100.00 |
Manoharan Navaratnarajah | 150.00 |
Shanta Devi Periasamy | 115.00 |
Alex Ruberto | 45.00 |
Aran Sambandar | 108.00 |
Laurie & Mark Scurich | 300.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Vayudeva Varadan | 63.00 |
Raja Vishnu | 30.00 |
Total | 2,400.50 |
|
Udayan Care Endowment Fund |
Anonymous | 25.00 |
Natraj Narayanswami | 21.00 |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
Total | 514.37 |
|
Saivite Hindu Scriptural Fund for the Visually Impaired |
Alex Ruberto | 45.00 |
|
Sri Chandra Madhab Debnath Endowment |
Anonymous | 30.00 |
Rajiv Verma | 16.67 |
Total | 46.67 |
|
Manitha Neyam Trust Fund |
Bala Sivaceyon | 47.47 |
|
Kapaleeshwara Temple Orphanage |
Prasad Krishnan | 1.50 |
Natraj Narayanswami | 21.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Total | 44.50 |
|
Manjung Hindu Sabha Orphanage Fund |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
|
Pazhassi Balamandiram Orphanage Fund |
Prasad Krishnan | 1.50 |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
Total | 469.87 |
|
Karnataka Temple Development Fund |
Hiranya Gowda | 303.00 |
|
Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah Endowment Fund |
Aditya Vinadhara | 400.00 |
|
Hinduism Today Complimentary Subscription Fund |
Hiranya Gowda | 153.00 |
|
Himalayan Academy Book Distribution Fund |
Shyamadeva Dandapani | 63.00 |
Raja Vishnu | 30.00 |
Total | 93.00 |
|
Kauai Aadheenam Yagam Fund |
Victoria Lynne Johnson | 17.00 |
|
Yogaswami Hindu Girlsí Home of Sittandy Endowment |
Anonymous | 231.00 |
Jeri Arin | 300.00 |
Sunil Chacko | 368.38 |
Maruthu Pandian Darmalingam | 43.90 |
Joel Knepp | 501.00 |
Thulasidas Nadarajah | 60.00 |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
Kumar Ranganathan | 300.00 |
Ganga Sivanathan | 200.00 |
Soma Sundaram | 30.00 |
Silas H. Zirkle | 450.00 |
Total | 2,952.65 |
|
Siva Poomi School Trust |
Shun K. Sunder | 3,000.00 |
|
Yogaswami Hindu Boysí Home Fund |
Siva & Dharshi Balasingham | 75.00 |
Maruthu Pandian Darmalingam | 43.90 |
Charles Hayse | 1,000.00 |
Betty Lee Holland | 200.00 |
Natraj Narayanswami | 21.00 |
Roshan Nathoo | 468.37 |
Kumar Ranganathan | 75.00 |
Dharmalingam Siddhan | 50.00 |
Total | 1,933.27 |
|
Kodiswara Satguru Malaysia Travel Fund |
Rani Jothiswarar Estate | 100.00 |
|
Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona Endowment |
Chellappa Deva | 75.00 |
|
Murugan Temple of North America Puja Fund |
Vayudeva Varadan | 54.00 |
|
Saivite Tamil Foundation Endowment |
Suresh Jambunathan | 25.00 |
|
Rani Jothiswarar Memorial Fund |
Rani Jothiswarar Estate | 250.00 |
Mahendra Raj-Sharmila | 50.00 |
Total | 300.00 |
|
Ramanathaswamy Temple Cleaning Fund |
Jnanideva Cevvel | 500.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Total | 522.00 |
|
Hindu American Foundation Endowment |
Hindu American Foundation | 10,000.00 |
|
The Endowment for Global Hindu Rights |
Hindu American Foundation | 10,000.00 |
Anonymous | 75.00 |
Total | 10,075.00 |
|
Cows of Kadavul and Iraivan Temples (Kovil Maadu) Endowment |
Azagun Marudamuthu | 30.00 |
Nigel Subramaniam Siva | 5,000.00 |
Niraj Thaker | 22.00 |
Total | 5,052.00 |
|
Jaffna Kannathiddy Kali Kovil Endowment |
Nigel Subramaniam Siva | 5,000.00 |
|
Hindu Temple of the Woodlands Endowment |
Sharad & Beth Kulkarni | 1,000.00 |
Urmil Shukla | 4,000.00 |
Total | 5,000.00 |
|
Kauai Aadheenam Renovation Endowment |
Other Donations | 600.00 |
|
Total Contributions | $111,779.67 |
|
Funds at Market Value, Sep 30, 2008 |
Total Endowment Funds | $7,870,955.04 |
Total Pooled Income Funds | $195,143.95 |
|
Grand Total | $8,066,098.99 |
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