![]() ![]() 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. The temple and its community have been the subject of an in-depth study by Corrine Dempsey. The temple was founded in Zambia, then moved to the Aiya's home in Rush in New York state before the current, purpose-built temple was constructed. Aiya is a disciple of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswathi who is the Peetathipathy of the Devipuram temple. Sri Chaitanyananda Natha Saraswathi (or Aiya, as they call him) is the peetathipathy of the temple along with Gnanamba (or Amma,) his wife. ![]() The Rajarajeswari Peetam in Rush, New York is a Hindu temple that practices the teachings of SriVidya. ![]()
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