Coronation of The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism
In the year 2001, in a village called Avathipalayam (in Tiruchengode) on the banks of the sacred river Kaveri in Tamil Nadu, South India, at‘Bhavani Sangamam’, the confluence of the three sacred rivers – Kaveri, Bhavani and Amirtha, a new land was donated to The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism. Pongianna Gounder, a subject of Thondaimandalam region and a devotee of the 232nd Pontiff, approached the 232nd Pontiff wanting to donate his own land. Pongianna Gounder wanted the land to serve directly under the Kingdom of Thondaimandalam. The land held special significance in the revival of Hinduism and KAILASA by The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism which He declared in the year 2000 internationally and publicly. The land bore three sacred things 1) the jīvā samādhi (final resting place of mortal remains) of an earlier Pontiff of the Thondaimandalam Aadheenam lineage 2) the moola linga – the energised Shiva linga that is instilled with and carries the Blueprint of this KAILASA ecosystem 3) the dilapidated pillared stone structure {mandapam} that was part of the Tiruchengode Aadheenam temple monastery complex that existed here aeons ago on the banks of the sacred river Kaveri. Hindu temples are often located on the banks of sacred rivers forming a holistic ecosystem for the people of the region.
The 232nd Pontiff guided Pongianna Gounder to The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism to donate the land to Him. Pongianna Gounder approached The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism who accepted the land. Pongianna Gounder most joyfully handed this historic land over to The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism for the revival of KAILASA and Hinduism. The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism revived and established here, the Kailasa Paramparagatha Tiruchengode Sarvajnapeetham – which is a part of the Thondaimandalam Kingdom.
On 14 April 2001, a monastery was inaugurated in this very land by The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism.
The pictures below show the 232nd Pontiff with The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism on the land as well as the pre-inaugural ceremony of the monastery in March 2001. It was during this period, The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism assumed responsibility as the successor to the Kailasa Paramparagatha Kanchee Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham (Thondaimandala Aadheenam) as declared by the 230th Pontiff when The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism was 10 years old. The 232nd Pontiff held the seat as His predecessor and when He attained 21 years of age, the 232nd Pontiff nominated Him to His responsibility as the 233rd Pontiff during this pre-inaugural ceremony.
(Above) The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism (second from left) and beside Him the 232nd Pontiff of Thondaimandalam on the newly donated land in March 2001, in discussion on the land.
(Above) March 2001, pre-inaugural function of the new monastery. (Third from left) The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism and next to Him is the 232nd Pontiff of Thondai mandalam.
March 2001 – Pre-inaugural function of the new monastery in newly donated land. (Left) The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism and sitting next to Him is the 232nd Pontiff of Thondaimandalam. The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism declared to the subjects of the region, the ceremonious inauguration of the new temple-monastery complex with its intended purpose to serve the people belonging to the region.