The First International Sreemad Ayyappa Sathram

The First International Sreemad Ayyappa Sathram.

    The First  International Sreemad Ayyappa Sathram Organized by the Kerala Kshethra Samrakshana Samithi (The Kerala Temple Protection Councile) is being held from 2008 December 22  -  28 at the Pithampil Sree Dharmasastha Temple at Haripad.
    The Kerala Kshetra Samrakshana Samithi is an Organisation of Hindu devoties, started in 1966 by the joint efforts of the "Kerala Gandhi" Sri K.Kelappan and the Spiritual leader Madhavaji.  Its mission is to protect, promote and progate the Hindu faith and culture through

temple - oriented activities.  The new annual programme launched by the Samithi, The First International Ayyappa Sathram is intended to renew and revitalise the faith in Sree Ayyappa among the devotees.

    Swami Ayyappa or Sree Dharma Sastha is worshipped as - the son of Vishnu (in the guise of Mohini) and Paramasiva - Hari Hara Puthra. He is often acclaimed as the " Kaliyuga Varada" - he who showers blessings in the Kaliyuga, a period of difficulties and hardships.

This kind deity is the incarnation of peace, equality, fraternity and secularism.  By spreading his story and his spiritual message - the Ayyappa Dharma - peace and harmony, happiness  and wellbeing can be established everywhere.  It is to achieve this noble purpose that the Kshetra Samrakshana Samithi has constituted the First International
Sreemad Ayyappa Sathra  Samithi.
   Ayyappa Dharma is also the finest practical application of the advaitha Philosophy in daily life. Every year millions of pilgrims from all over the world flock to the famous Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in the lush green Western Ghats.  In Sabarimala, both the diety and the devoties are called  "Ayyappans", thereby putting into practice the spiritual truth of 'THATWAMASI'.  So year after year pilgrims of nations and creeds climb the steep hills of the 'Poonkavanam' to experrience their oneness with GOD.
    The 'Mandala Kalam'  (November - December)  and the 'Makaravilakku' (January - December) are the  special seasons for Sabarimala pilgrimage.  The Sathra Samithi has chosen the last week of December for the Sathram so that the pilgrims can also  paticipate in it.  By attending the discourses, rituals and performances they will be able
to imbibe the Ayyappa Dharma better.
    Pithampil  Sree Dharma Sastha Temple at Haripad has been chosen as the venue of the first Ayyappa Sathram.  The temple city of Haripad is famous for the devotion and dedication  of its inhabitants.  Three years ago the Sreemad Bhagavatha Sathram was held here. Renowned temples like the Sree Subrahmania Swamy Maha Kshethram and the
Mannarsala Sree Nagaraja Kshethram are also situated at Haripad.
    The Sathram Samithy envisages to organize Ayyappa Sathram every year at different Ayyappa temples allover India, during the Sabarimala Mandalakalam.
    Heralding the very first Ayyappa Sathram a week - long Vigraha Ghosha Yathra (Procession carrying the Holy image of Lord Ayyappa) will be concluded from Sabarimala to the venue of the Sathram, the Pithampil Dharmasastha Temple at Haripad.  On the afternoon of December 22 the idole will be formally received from the Haripad Subrahmaniya
 Swamy Temple and brought ceremoniously towards the venue of the Sathram in a grand procession.  Then the holy idol of Lord Ayyappa will be installed in the consecrated Sathra Sala with proper religious ceremonies and poojas.  Thus the Sathram begins.Mannarsala Sree Nagaraja Kshethram are also situated at Haripad.

    The Sathram Samithy envisages to organize Ayyappa Sathram every year at different Ayyappa temples allover India, during the Sabarimala Mandalakalam.

    Heralding the very first Ayyappa Sathram a week - long Vigraha Ghosha Yathra (Procession carrying the Holy image of Lord Ayyappa) will be concluded from Sabarimala to the venue of the Sathram, the Pithampil Dharmasastha Temple at Haripad.  On the afternoon of December 22nd the idole will be formally received from the Haripad Subrahmaniya
Swamy Temple and brought ceremoniously towards the venue of the Sathram in a grand procession.  Then the holy idol of Lord Ayyappa will be installed in the consecrated Sathra Sala with proper religious ceremonies and poojas.  Thus the Sathram begins.

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New Technology Could Revolutionize Breast Cancer Screening

Normal (left) versus cancerous (right) mammography image. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Bristol)

ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2008) — The world's first radar breast imaging system developed at Bristol University that could revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer, is being trialled at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).

Professor Alan Preece and Dr Ian Craddock from the University of Bristol have been working for a number of years to develop a breast-imaging device which uses radio waves and therefore has no radiation risk unlike conventional mammograms.

The team began developing and researching a prototype around five years ago and have received funding from organisations including the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the trustees of the United Bristol Hospitals and the University of Bristol spin-out company, Micrima Ltd.

Dr Ian Craddock from the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, said: "This new imaging technique works by transmitting radio waves of a very low energy and detecting reflected signals, it then uses these signals to make a 3D image of the breast. This is basically the same as any radar system, such as the radars used for air traffic control at our airports."

Mike Shere, Associate Specialist Breast Clinician at NBT, added: "Currently women are diagnosed in three ways: firstly by a clinician then by using imaging such as mammography and ultrasound and lastly by a needle biopsy.

"The radar breast imaging system came to Frenchay in September this year and so far around 60 women have been examined using it.

"It takes less time to operate than a mammogram approximately six minutes for both breasts compared with 30-45 minutes for an MRI, and like an MRI it provides a very detailed 3D digital image.

"Women love it as they compare it to a mammogram and find the whole experience much more comfortable."

The radar breast imaging system is built using transmitters and receivers arranged around a ceramic cup, which the breast sits in. These transmitters view the breast from several different angles.

In the initial stages of the study the team used mammogram images to compare similar abnormalities in the new 3D image produced from the radio breast imaging system.

Professor Preece from the University's Medical Physics, said: "I started off looking at breast tumour imaging in 1990 using a hand held scanner similar to ultrasound however it did not have enough sensitivity and that's when I got to know some people in engineering and together we approached the EPSRC to help.

"Using this engineering knowledge we built the machine using ground penetrating radar, a similar technique to land mine detection to take four hundred quarter of a second pictures of the breast to form a 3D image.

"Women do not feel any sensation and it equates to the same type of radiation exposure as speaking into a mobile phone at arms length which makes it much safer.

"We are extremely grateful for North Bristol NHS Trust help in getting the project underway with so much enthusiasm.

"We are constantly learning and adapting and it has been particularly easy to work with NBT, we have seen some very promising results so far."

In the coming months the team plan on "testing blind", this means looking at images taken by both machines and examining each independently to check whether the radio breast imaging system's 3D image picks up the same abnormalities as a mammogram would and if anything else is identified in the new image.

They hope that if the results continue, further trials will be scheduled for the next 12 months. These trials will focus specifically on young women as these can prove the most challenging. They also hope that two new prototypes will be made for further trials in other hospitals around the country.

"This technology will ultimately only benefit the patient if it can be successfully commercialised", said Roy Johnson, CEO of Micrima Ltd, "this new invention could provide a safe, more comfortable experience for women as well as giving clinicians a better image of the breast allowing them to pick up abnormalities at an earlier stage. We particularly hope that it may work well in younger women who can pose a problem to conventional mammography."

In this stage of the process the system provides an additional picture of the breast to complement the other imaging devices available, and also has the potential to be made cheaply en-mass.

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