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



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Laksha Deepotsava

 

December 1, 2018

Kartika Deepotsava, celebrated by lighting a hundred thousand lamps (Laksha Deepotsava) took place on the Poornima of Kartika month on November 24, 2018. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam arrived at the hillock temple of Sri Malahanikareshwara. After Mahamangalarati was performed to Lord Malahanikareshwara and Goddess Bhavani, Ashtavadhana Seva took place. The Laksha Deepotsava then began with Sri Mahasannidhanam lighting the first lamp. The Utsava Moorti of Lord Bhavani and Malahanikareshwara was carried along the main streets of Sringeri. Sri Mahasannidhanam then lit the huge Deepa in the form of a Sri Chakra inside Sri Sharadamba temple. Following this, the golden chariot Utsava of Goddess Sharada took place.

The Teppotsava of the Utsava Murtis of Goddess Sharada, Sri Adi Shankaracharya, Goddess Bhavani, Sri Malahanikareshwara, and Sri Vidyashankara was watched by many hundreds of devotees. During the Teppotsava, a special Arati resembling the famous Ganga Arati was performed on the banks of the Tunga for the first time in Sringeri during this year’s Laksha Deepotsava.

Over the subsequent days, the Jagadguru graced Deepotsavas held in the temples of Goddess Durgamba (November 27, Tuesday), Sri Kalikamba (November 30, Friday) and Sri Anjaneya (December 1, Saturday) respectively.

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names