During his American tours Swami Rama Tirtha spoke frequently on the concept of ‘practical Vedanta and education of Indian youth. He proposed bringing young Indians to American universities and helped establish scholarships for Indian students.
He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. so these events were very much restricted to avoid spread of the pandemic.Swami Rama Tirtha 1873 – 1906 was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. The music concert and Vaikunta ekadasi will bring in lots of people. On account of Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years many festivals including the music concert were low key events with limited admission of people. Many referentially pray to Hanuman and then move on to carry on their mundane activities. The small shrine of Anjaneyar near-by is a popular one in this locality. Particularly, Vaikunta Ekadasi festival is a famous one and huge crowd will turn up here during the '' Soorgavasal Thirappu''event - opening of the Heaven's Gate. Vaikunta Ekadasi and Hanumath Jayanthi are celebrated with religious fervor. This temple participates in the Garudasevai - god riding the Garuda Vahana (used to be called 18 garudasevai and, now there will be 24 participating temples in and around Thanjavyur) - an annual event that falls in the Tamil month of Panguni. to prepare the holy theertham to be poured on the pots (kumbam) atop the temple tower. There is a spacious prakara ( Prathakshana patth) around the garbagriha (sanctum) inside the temple On 23 March 2011 Kumhbabishekam (consecration) was held with fanfare, devotion and elaborate temple rituals like Yagsasala, homa kundam etc. Thayyar (goddess) Alamelymanga Padmavathi Thayyar.There are many idols like Venu Gopalan, Rukmani, Satyabama, etc. The stone images are large and quite visible. Here, the main deity -moolavar is in standing posture - east facing with Sri Devi and Bhumi Devi on either side. On the temple premises there are small shrines for 1 2 Azhwars, Vaishnava Tamil saints (5th to 10th century CE) who composed Nalayera Divya Prabhandham in praise of Sri Vishnu and his 10 avatars.
To reach the entrance of the temple one has to climb a series of steps.
Accordingly, he built the temple in the fort area at a bit higher elevation. Legend has it the Lord Vishnu appeared in the dream and instructed king Pratap Singh to find his idol in the near-by temple tank and build a temple for him. This temple is being managed by the Aranmani (Palace) Devasthanam Trust under the able administration of the Maratha Prince. Here, the main deity is referred o as Malai Yeriya Perumal. A 15-day Music festival beginning on Aadi Ammavasai day is an interesting one.
Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Bhajegam in praise of this Lord composed by Dikshitar is quite familiar with many musicians. Countless stalwarts in Carnatic music including popular singer Yesu Das used to participate in the concert. This is the reason why annually Carnatic concert - Kutcheri will be held here during the Tamil month of Aadi to honor him in the Nallukal Mantap right before Sri Anjenayar shrine. An interesting fact about this temple is its association with one of the Carnatic music trinity ( Sangeetha Mummoorthikal in Tamil)- composer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar He wrote many songs on the glory of Sri Vishnu, the prime god of this temple. It was built by the Maratha ruler Pratap Singh of Thanjavur Maratha dynasty in the 18th century. Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple is a historical temple located in the center of the fort area of Thanjavur on V. This is due to poor publicity and the tourism department must give relevant information about other temples here and their historical background. Many of them are not aware of other temples here. Lots of people visit these temples in large number and also the Martha palace complex.
Here, the famous temples are Sri Brahadishwara temple, 1000 plus year old UNESCO recognized heritage temple dedicated to Sri Shiva adjacent to Sivaganga Park and Sri Punnainallur Mariamman temple (dedicated to Shakti) at Marimman Kovil town, close to this city. One among the lesser known Hindu temple dedicated to Sri Vishnu is Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal kovil in the center of the city.