When I visited Kanchi then this was under covers as restoration was in progress. Many sincere thanks to REACH on these efforts and I would surely visit this in my next trip to Kanchi.
Thanks to all who have appreciated and thanks to Vijay for a good summary. 100 pillar hall and then Vepathur, we have very exciting stuff coming up. For the donation part suggested by members here, the amount can be transferred to REACH account which is available in the files section of the temple_cleaners yahoo group. I would never forget events like members Satish Arunachalam starting to celebrate wedding day and birthdays of his family by sending donations to Uttaramerur work. Members interested can get the bank details from the above mentioned file and also send an individual email to reach.foundation.india@gmail.com mentioning about the net transfer, to enable me get the 80-G IT exemption certificate for those who need that.
Professionalism and perfection is reflecting upon this monumental work, in every square inch.
REACH team deserves full praise and appreciation.
The man who sold his land to support this renovation work is the one who is termed as "Vaazhvangu Vaazhbhavan" by Saint Thiruvalluvar. He is the one who transcends the boundaries of his mortal life.
Well said Gokul. I really admire the entire REACH team and the great souls behind this monumental work. I came to know of the depth of involvement and the hard work put by our dear Chandra (ofcourse we all knew this, but this was one such instance) more than a year back. When I was in the US, I came home for lunch one day, as I missed to take it. Before leaving just glanced in my computer and Skype was on (my wife left it logged in after her chat with her parents) and surprised to see Chandra online. Pinged him and he responded and we had a good video chat for a while.
And you know what, the time then was around 2AM IST. and chandra was wide awake and said this is his usual time and he goes to bed only around 3 and gets up at 6. Thats his routine.
I was dumbfolded at the dedication this guy has and i never miss a chance to appreciate and pray for this guy (and ofcourse this team) whenever I think of him.
Can anyone give the contact details of - "V. Venkatakrishnan, agriculturist from Uttraramerur, provided the finance for the restoration by selling his land" - ?