Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Vardhanti Mahotsava celebrations commence with Sahasra-modaka homam

April 1, 2014

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The 64th Vardhanti mahotsava celebrations commenced with Sahasra Modaka Homam in which 1008 oblations of Modaka were offered to Lord Vighneshwara through sanctified sacrificial fire at the Yagashala in the precincts of the Math.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji graces the Purnahuti
ceremony of the Sahasra-Modaka Ganapati Homam performed on April 1, 2014
on the occasion of commencement of the 64th Vardhanti Mahotsava celebrations

Large modakas in the Yagashala.

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