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

Sri Vidyashankara Rathotsava

Sringeri November 22, 2020

The annual Rathotsava (Car festival) of Sri Vidyashankara Swami was conducted in a grand manner, in the divine presence of the Ubhaya Jagadgurus late in the morning today.

In lieu of the prevailing pandemic, the Rathotsava, like the previous Rathotsavas celebrated this year, was carried out inside the Math premises on the smaller Golden Chariot which is housed in the temple of Sri Sharadamba.

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