Tirunakshatram of Swami Tirumala Nambi

Today October 9, 2013 is the Tirunakshatram of Swami Tirumala nambi who was one of the 5 acharyas for Swami Ramanuja. He was a direct disciple of Swami Alavandar. Ramanujar stayed for a year at the foothills of Tirumala, in order to listen to the Ramayana from Tirumala Nambi. 

Swami Tirumala Nambi used to collect water from Akash Ganga everyday for the pooja of Lord Venkateswara. Here are  details & links to his life and service:

NAME                       Tirumala Nambi

ACHARYA                      Alavandar  

YEAR OF BIRTH             937 AD/Srimukha

MONTH                          Purattasi

NAKSHATRAM               Anusham

NAME AT BIRTH            Sri Sailapurna

GOTHRAM                     Shadamarshana

LINKS

http://tirumalanambi.tripod.com/heritage.htm

http://jetusa.org/svm/origin_of_akasa_ganga.pdf

http://etemples.net/ramanuja/govindan.htm

http://etemples.net/ramanuja/tirupati.htm

http://www.tirumalacharitra.com/index.html#TIRUMALANAMBI

http://tirumalanambi.tripod.com/