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

Jagadguru conducts Kumbhabhishekas

February 26, 2009

A day prior to Mahashivaratri, on February 22nd, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji performed the reinstallation and Kumbhabhisheka at Lord Mallikarjuneshwara at Kattodi near Sringeri.

Jagadguru performing Shikhara Prathistha
at Siddhi Vinayaka temple, Tekkur

On 27th February, the Jagaduguru performed reinstallation and Kumbhabhisheka at Sri Vidya Ganapathi Temple Kammaralli near Sringeri.

Jagadguru worshipping Lord Vidya Ganapati
as part of reinstallation ceremony at Kammaralli

On 1st March, the Jagadguru offered worship to Lord Siddhi Vinayaka at Kodtalu, Tekkur near Sringeri and performed the Shikhara Prathishtha.

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