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Sugavanam Last Rites

SUGAVANAM, (aka Krishnan). my younger brother passed away on the early hours of Saturday the 27th August 2016 at his house in Radhakrishnan Nagar 1st Cross street, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 41. He was born on 19 October 1946, and died on 27 Aug 2016 at the age of 70. He was the 8th child to our parents GR Subramania Iyer and Sampoornam. and was born at Salem.

He was suffering from Cancer for the past 4 years and particularly during the last 3 months he was just sleeping, eyes closed for 24 hours a day. There was no consciousness at all and he never uttered a single word during this 90 odd days.

Vijaya and I were in Bangalore when the news came (5-40 AM) and we two and Ashok and Neeraja came to Chennai in Ashok's car and reached Thiruvanmiyur house by 4 PM. Susha and family had left for Delhi on Thursday only (25th) and they rushed back direct from NDLS station. Pattu Manni had also come. Later Vasu, Srikanth came from Delhi, Suresh, Sudhakar from Mumbai, Rama from Hyderabad.

CREMATION Sugavanam was cremated at 10:05 AM on Sunday, 28th August at Besantnagar Crematorium. Most of us went for the cremation. Magesh (h/o Subha) performed the rites. Many relatives, like Paripoornam Athimber, his daughter Jayashri, Ambi, his akka, Bhuvana (d/o Sukku of TNagar), and Baskar of Neyveli came to the house to condole. Many phoned.

3rd day, MON 29th Aug: The rites started at Mahadeva Theertham on the East Mada St, Thiruvanmiyur. Magesh did it.

30 Aug to 4th Sep: Daily rites were performed by Magesh (Sudha).

10th DAY RITES on 5th Sep 2016: We two and Jayaraman, Kalyani reached by 7 AM. All others by 7-45. First Jayaraman and next I did the Kuzhi tharpanam. We took bath first and performed it in wet clothes. Later the women folk performed the பத்து கொட்டுதல். The Vathyar told that all of them should take bath first before this. The children like Darshini, Mahathi, Aditi, and Sowmya performed. Later Jayaraman and I took bath, ate breakfast, and then watched Magesh doing Ananda homam. By this time the women and children had returned home. Finally by 11 AM we three returned home and had lunch (caterers). We were in Sudha's house till 7 PM; we chanted Vishnu Sahasra namam from 6PM.

 11th Day at Theertham : We didn't go. However we went to Sugavanam's house in the evening to chant Vishnu Sahasra Namam, along with Vijaya and others.

 12th DAY RITES at the Theerthan: We two went at 8AM. Today is Shodasam and Sabindikaranam rituals. All these days (11 days since death) the departed was called  Pretha swaroopi but today he was enjoined with the Pithrus - in Sugavanam's case he enjoined or father Subramania Iyer. Three Brahmins ate Sraththam Samaiyal prepared at the theertham. Dhanams also distributed. Since Magesh was acting for Sudha, the rites were different and also abridged today,

 13th DAY - GREKKIAM or SUBASYAM : All Apara kariyams were over yesterday only. Today is Subasyam. We two took bath in the house and went to Sugavanam's plcae by 7-45. Vathyar started Nava Gruha poojai by 8-45 and Homam later. It was over by 12 noon. Then lunch from caterers.

Sudha, Chandar, his parents, Subha, Magesh, Ramana, her daughter, Pattu Manni, Vishnu, we two, Arun, Arvind, Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima, her care-taker girl, Mangalam, Gopi, (Priya, Rajesh came but went earlier, didn't have lunch), Prakash (21), Venkat, his wife, TSG, mami, another Mami (I don't know who), Raja, Janakiraman's son, plus three Vathyars (31) + children ate.

 Then I took rest (slept) till 5PM and returned home by 6-15.

 THE END of SUGAVANAM.  I read my write-up on Sugavanam at his house.

 Rajappa 7-45 PM
8-9-2016


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