The valedictory function of Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Shatanama Parayana Yajna will be held at the Sri Math premises in Sringeri on May 29, 2016.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam offered worship at the temple of Lord Rishyashringeshwara at Kigga near Sringeri on May 16 2016.

The birth anniversary of Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada, the rejuvenator of Santana Dharma, was reverentially observed at Sringeri by Their Holinesses Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji and Jagadguru Sri Sri Vidhushekara Bharati Mahaswamiji from May 7 2016, to May 13 2016. An assembly of Vedic scholars from across the country gathered to participate in the celebrations led by Sri Mahasannidhanam and Sri Sannindham, and to pay their respects to Bhagavatpada. The Jayanti celebrations witnessed an array of Vedic and scholarly activities that paid a fitting tribute to the great philosopher-saint.

On May 9 2016, many hundreds of members of the Gangadagara Nayaka Samaj spread over Karnataka and Maharashtra had Darshan of Goddess Sharadamba and the Jagadgurus at Sringeri. The ancestors of the members of the community had always revered the Sringeri Jagadgurus. However, it was the first time that members of the community were coming […]

On May 4 2016, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam performed Jeernoddharana Kumbhabhishekas at the Mallikarjuna Swamy and Suryanarayana Swamy temples at Horanturu near Sringeri. The Suryanarayana Swamy temple had recently been renovated by the Peetham. Sri Sannidhanam blessed the assembled devotees with an Anugraha Bhashanam and then graced them with Phala Mantrakshatas.

On April 20 2016, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam and Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam started from Sringeri on a six-day Yatra in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Hassan.

Sri Rama Navami was celebrated at Sringeri on April 15 2016. The day’s proceedings commenced with the Ubhaya Jagadgurus crossing over to the northern banks of the Tunga for Aalaya Darshan, including the Mangala Arati at the Sri Kothandarama Swami temple. Their Holinesses then granted Darshan to all devotees at the Guru Nivas at Narasimha Vanam. Darshan was followed by an elaborate Puja at noon to Sri Sita Lakshmana Hanumat Sameta Sri Ramachandra Swami by Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam. At the end of the Puja, the Sri Rama Janana Sarga from the Bala Kanda of Valmiki Ramayanam was read out by Sri Sri Mahasannidhanam. Sri Sri Sannidhanam was also present during the Mahamangalarati of the Puja. Through the duration of Vasanta Navaratri, Valmiki Ramayana Parayana was performed at the Sri Kodandarama Swami temple and Carnatic music concerts were held.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam and Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam, Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, will undertake short Yatras inside Karnataka in the month of April 2016. The tour program is available for download.

The 66th Vardhanti of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam was celebrated at Sringeri in a glorious manner. The Mahotsava included special Pujas and Yagas performed for the welfare of humanity, cultural offering by eminent musicians and a reverential Guru Vandana by devotees in honour of Sri Mahasannidhanam.