TONSE PAI
Family Tree and Address Directory
HISTORY COVERING OVER 250 YEARS
Background of Our Family
Our Tonse Pai Family has got an esteemed historical background of 250 years. During the Portugees rule in Goa thousands of Families migrated from Goa to save our culture and heritage and save our people from Portugees autocracy. 7 Brothers of our Family were amongst them who came and settled down in Tonse at the bank of Holy Suvarna River. Ancesteral family of Tonse Kini and Shenoy residing near our house. Sri Devendra Pai, Moola Purush of our family stayed back in Tonse and the rest of them migrated to the nearby places of l Thenkanidiyoor- Badanidiyoor - Kemmannu Thottam l Baidebettu - Sooral - Kenjoor Agumbe - Thirthahalli l Sasthan - Barkur l Brahmavar - Udupi. We belong to Bharadwaj Gothra.
Shradda Kendra of Our Family
1. Sri Mahalasa Narayani KULADEVATHA
2. ISHTA DEVARU : Sri Kallianpur Venkataramana Devaru along with Sri Devi & Bhoodevi. The Temple is having a history of 500 years and is located very near to Tonse.
3. MOOLA NAGA DEVATA : Situvated at Tonse.
4. DAIVAS : Sri Baikadthi, Panjurli and others Daivams at Sri Manjunath Pai’s farm.
5. KULAGURU : His Holiness Shrimad Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji of Sri Kashi Math Samsthan, Banaras.
6. OUR ANCESTORS & ancestral house at Tonse.
We have been performing Poojas with great dedication at these Shradda Kendras. The family of Sri Manjunath Pai, son of our Moola Purush (Devendra Pai) has grown to the 9th generation presently. Our Family tree was designed 30 years back on the 80thb Birth anniversary of Dr. T.M.A.Pai. The full details of the other 6 Brothers who have gone out to various outside places are still not available to us. Available details and information have been published in this Directory. Some members of the said families are visiting Tonse and performing poojas to our Moola Naga at Tonse after learning that Tonse is their place of origin (Through Jyothish Prashna and oracle.) All our Dharmic Programme are conducted by our Kula Purohit Vedamurthy Sri K. Srikanth Avadhani, Kallyanpur under his Leadership.
THE MANNER IN WHICH WE HAVE REPOSESSION OF OUR MOOLA NAGASTHANAM; MOOLA DAIVAS PLACE, OUR ANCESTORAL HOUSE AND PROPERTY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
MOOLA NAGASTHANAM
In 1972 in a Jyothishya Prashna it was directed to construct a new Nagagudi, do Punah Prathishta and also to arrange a Naga darshan at the Naga Bana at Tonse. This place was then in the hands of a person belonging to a different religion. Learning our good intentions he donated 20 Cents of land willingly to our Family. With Fullest Co-operation of all Family members we had reconstructed the Nagagudi with compound walls (Stone Masoury) and performed the Punah Prathishta of Naga Devaru in a grand befitting manner under the Leadership of our Family elder Poojya Dr. T.M.A.Pai. Family members & freinds and relatives attended the function in large numbers. The land donor although belonging to another religion offered his seva to the Naga Devaru. Due to damage created to Nagagudi because of the growth of a gigantic old Banyan Tree a new Naga Gudi was constructed as per directions given in the Naga Darshana in January 2001. With religious ceremonies the Pratishta Mahotsava of Naga Devaru in the said new place was done on Friday 16.2.2001. Family members had whole heartedly contributed to the success of the function and also attended the function in large numbers.
DAIVASTHANAM
The property of our original Daivam “Shree Baikadthi, Panjurli which was in outside hands due to alienation has been regained. A new Gudi has also been constructed in 1995 and Punah Prathishta was done in a grand manner. The owner of the property has permitted in writing to use his property for visiting the Daivas place to offer sevas.
ANCESTRAL HOUSE & PROPERTY
The ancestral home with the property measuring 3.15 acres which was also alienated has been repurchased and got registered in our favour on 31.1.2001 and 24.2.2001. Out of the same after retaining 1.25 acres for the trust the remaining property has been converted into small sites and given to members of family by mutual understanding. Few more sites are remaining to be given to interested purchasers. Sri T. Sadananda Pai, Manipal, the Author of the trust is authorised to get the sales registered. Most of the sites are already registered and remaining sites will be registered shortly. A contribution of 10 Cents of Land has been made by Late Sri T. Vittaldas Pai & Family Brahmavar to our Trust. Few areas like roof and flooring of the house which were in dilapilated condition were repaired and replaced in Feb 2001. Pest control has also been carried out in the building as it very old. Sri Ganesh Mallya, Kallianpur who is a relative of Family is maintaining the works of the House & Garden on honorary basis. He is Lighting the lamps to God everyday morning & night in our Pooja
room.
Few areas like roof and flooring of the house which were in dilapilated condition were repaired and replaced in Feb 2001. Pest control has also been carried out in the building as it very old. Sri Ganesh Mallya, Kallianpur who is a relative of Family is maintaining the works of the House & Garden on honorary basis. He is Lighting the lamps to God everyday morning & night in our Pooja room.