In that same year, during the Navaratri celebrations on the seventh evening, the Devi left an impression of a conch in Sri Chaitanyananda's right palm. His wife Srimati Sakuntala was named Gnanamba. In the early part of 1981, during the morning puja, Aiya experienced Poornabhishekam by the Devi Herself and was given the dhiksha name of Sri Chaitanyananda. Worship of the Devi has been continuing at the Peetam and waves of devotees started to flock to Here.

Named the 'Kanchi Peetam' at first, the Peetam now known as the Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam was established in his own house. Aiya was then taught the intricacies of performing the various aspects of the mahayagna called the Navavarana puja.ДЄiya moved to the United States in 1980. Sri Amritananda performed an eight-hour Navavarana puja at Aiya's house and initiated Aiya and his wife Srimati Sakuntala with the mantras. Sri Wijayaharan was showered with the grace and the priceless mantra on the Poornima day, Friday, Oct. He noticed Sri Amritananda performing the dashamudras during the recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama and decided to ask him for initiation into Sri Vidya. He was overwhelmed by the compassionate eyes and depth of feeling he felt when he was first introduced to Sri Amritananda. It was in Lusaka that Aiya met his present Guru, Srilasri Amritananda Saraswathi (Dr. The families assembled regularly for Satya Sai bhajans and Friday bhajans and the Haran family decided to commence regular Puja with the ever-growing circle of devotees and so, in 1976, regular chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama was started. In this small town, he met a few South Indian families and was touched by the true devotion for the divine that he found in them. He imbibed knowledge of the ritualistic practices under the tutelage of Sri Mataji and her disciple Srimati Selvanayaki Kalyanasundaram at the Sivananda Tapovanam in Thirukoneswaram.ДЄiya emigrated to Zambia to work as an architect for the Government in Lusaka. The Devi's Blessings were with him the moment the desire to worship the Mother took form in his young heart.ДЄfter having graduated from the famous Jaffna College, Sri Haran received Shadakshara mantra dhiksha from the late Srilasri Sivasachithananda Mathaji, a paramahamsa sanyasini, the disciple of Srilasri Sivananda Saraswathi. The young Haran wanted to revive the rich tradition of Devi worship in his family. Sri Haran learnt of the tradition at the age of ten, from his father. Worship of the Mother had been continuing in his father's family for more than six generations, but was abruptly halted in 1918 after the sudden demise of Sri Wijayaharan's paternal aunt.

Kamalambal, Sri Wijayaharan (Aiya) was born into a family of Devi upasakas. Sri Chaitanyananda Natha Saraswathi (Aiya)

5, 1979 gave initiation to Sri Chaitanyananda Natha Saraswathi (Aiya). The Guru Lineage starts off with Dakshinamurthy (a teacher form of Shiva) who gave the knowledge to Balatripurasundari, who gave it to Dattatreya, and the lineage continued down until it eventually branched out to Srilasri Swaprakasananda Theertha Avadhootha, who gave it to Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswathi, who on Friday, Oct.

5 Srilasri Swaprakasananda Theertha Avadhootha (Gurugaru).

4 Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswathi (Guruji).

2 Sri Chaitanyananda Natha Saraswathi (Aiya).

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