Reestablishing the Adhyayana Utsavam

When some of the orthodox people objected to the recital of Divya Prabandam in the temple because they included the works of Non-Brāhmaṇa Āzhwārs, written in Dravida Baasha (Tamizh), and Tiruvoimozhi in particular dealt with Kaama, which was taboo for them.

Swami Deshikan argued with them and convinced them that the holy collects were equal to the Vedas since they contained all that was in the Vedas, that since they were in praise of the Lord, the language did not matter, and that the Kaama spoken of was nothing but absolute devotion to the Lord. He re-instituted the practice of 'Adhyayana Utsavam'- the ceremonial honoring of the Āzhwārs.