Jan 17th 2009 is a very special day for the bhaktas to recollect and cherish the memories of Koorathaalwaar, may be a familiar name to you. If not don't worry, let me give a quick background on this great man and the significance of Jan 17th 2009.
For detailed story of koorathaalwaar, bhaktas can find many reading materials on the internet, especially you can refer to saranagathi.org for a beautiful narration of the life history of the various aalwaars and acharyas.
Kooram is a village near Kanchipuram, birth place of Kuresa. He was born in a rich family, grew up to be a great vishnu devotee and frequently visited Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram. During this period, Ramanujar stayed in Kanchi and preached Vaishnavism. Kuresan joined as Shishya to Ramanujar and very soon developed good relationship. This didn't last for long, Ramanuja due to personal reasons had to leave Kanchi and settled in Srirangam. Kuresan felt very lonely but continued to lead usual life in Kooram, that is when one day Namperumal reminded in dream to proceed to Srirangam and join Ramanujar. Kuresan immediately responded and proceeded to Srirangam after leaving all his belongings in Kooram. There is an interesting incident here. Kuresan and his wife traveling past a dense jungle in the night. Let us see what happened in the next post.
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