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

Jagadguru performs Vyasa Puja – Chaturmasya 2009 Begins

July 8, 2009

Jagadguru taking chaturmasya vrata on
the 7th of July 2009 at Sringeri

The Jagadguru undertook Chaturmasya Vrata Sankalpa at Guru Nivas, Sringeri on July 7th 2009 – the Guru Poornima day. Worship was offered by the Jagadguru to Krishna Panchaka, Vyasa Panchaka, and Shankara Panchaka, even as devotees thronged Sringeri in thousands. Prior to this, on July 4th evening, the Jagadguru offered special worship at the shrines of Lord Stambha Ganapati, Lord Malahanikareshwara and Goddess Bhavani at the hillock where the Malahanikareshwara temple is situated. The Chaturmasya vrata gets completed with Umamaheshwara vrata on September 4th 2009. During the Chaturmasya period, devotees from all over the nation and abroad, deem it a great blessing to have the Darshan of His Holiness, offer Bhikshavandanam to the Jagadguru and perform Pada Puja and be a recipient of the Guru’s blessings.

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