IN THE YEAR 1977, A FEW COLLEAGUES  CAME TOGETHER AND BEGAN A SMALL GROUP TO SING BHAJANS ON EVERY SATURDAY, ON LORD AYYAPPAN SRI DHARMA SASTHA..  THIS THOUGHT ,  CAME UP AT AV PATRO SALAI, ASHOK NAGAR, UNDER AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. THE INITIAL ROUNDS OF BHAJANS TOOK SHAPE, CREDIT GOES TO RAVIVILANGAN, MRS. AVR MENON, MRS. KUTTIAMMA, MRS. BHASKARAN NAIR, MRS. SUBRAMANIAN, DAUGHTERS OF V G NAIR, DILEEP, SREEDHARAN WHO ALL TOOK ACTIVE PART UNDER THE  INITIATIVE OF OUR FOUNDER MR. J. GOPINDRAN,AND C. GOVINDAN NAIR.

THIS BHAJAN GROUP CULMINATED INTO A VERY ACTIVE MEMBERS, FORMED AN ASSOCIATION , SECURED A LAND OF 21600 SQ, FT. FROM TAMILNADU HOUSING BOARD WITH AN INITIAL PAYMENT OF  RS. 1,25,213 IN THE YEAR 1984. A COMMITTEE WAS FORMED WITH R.K. BARATAN AS PRESIDENT WITH FIVE OFFICE BEARERS AND 12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMEBERS  ON 17.11.1984.

THIS ASSOCIATION NAMED AS SRI SASTHA SANGAM DULY REGISTERED UNDER SCOIETIES ACT, TO BE A  CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL  AND MEDICAL FACILITIES PROVIDING SOCIAL ORGANISATION, TO DAY, HAS GROWN INTO A RENOWNED PLACE AT 89 PONNAMBALAM SALI K.K. NAGAR, WITH A TWO STOREYED COMMUNITY BUILDING ,  FOUR TEMPLES , HOUSING SRI AYYAPPAN, GODDESS BHAGAVATHI, SRI GANAPATHI AND SRI GHOSALA KRISHNAN,  WITH A RELIGIOUS  TADAPALLI, TO STRONGLY PROMOTE OUR CULTURAL & DIVINE ACTIVITIES IN TYPICAL KERALA STYLE. THE CAMPUS HAS TWO MORE BUILDINGS WHERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE WING WITH OFFICES/COUNTERS AND STAFF QUARTERS WITH A WELL MAINTAINED KITCHEN. IT HAS A TOTAL OF 234 LIFE MEMBERS, ON ITS ROLL.

AROUND THE YEAR MALA DHARANAM WITH IRUMUDI KETTU FACILITIES ARE CEREMONIOUSLY EXTENDED TO THE DEVOTEES  WHO VISIT SABARIMALA. THE USUAL DAILY POOJAS, CEREMONIES & FESTIVITIES ARE HOSTED AS PER THE VALUABLE GUIDELINES OF OUR THANTHIRI BRAHMASRI KUZHIKKAT AGNISARMAN VASUDEVAN BHATTATHIRIPAD  WHO HAS PROVIDED A RELIGIOUS PADITHARAM WHICH IS METICULOUSLY FOLLOWED BY OUR MELSHANTHI  AND KIZHSHANTHIS  ASSISTED BY A TEAM OF MARARS AND KAZHAS.

THE SANGAM ALSO PROMOTES A VERY DIVINE CULTURAL ATMOSPHERE IN THE PREMISES, BY REGULARLY CONDUCTING DAILY CHANTING OF VISHNU SAHASRANAMA,  THURSDAY & SATURDAY BHAJANS, CULTURAL PROGRAMMES OF KARNATIC MUSIC, DANCES & BHAJANS BY KNOWN & FAMOUS ARTISTS EVERY SATURDAY, MONTHLY DEVI NARYANEYYAM AND NARYANEEYAM PARAYANAMS, BHAGAVATHA STHUTHI ARE THE REGULAR FEATURES.

IN A YEAR THE SANGAM ARRANGES CULTURAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCES OF BHAJANS, KARNATIC MUSIC AND BHARATHANATYAM DANCES BY VAIOUS ARTISTS, DURING FESTIVE OCCASIONS:

SAPTHAHAM   (TWICE IN A YEAR)

RAMAYANA MASAM(MONTH)

MANDALAM FESTIVAL
NAVARATHRI FESTIVAL