The Grand Celebrations of the Kumbhabhisheka of the Rajagopuram at Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham began with the Laksha Modaka Ganapati Homa. In the evening, the Jagadguru lit the traditional lamp and inaugurated the cultural programme connected to the festival.

With the completion of the construction of the 127 feet tall majestic Rajagopuram, the grand Kumbhabhishekam is set to be performed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji on Jaya Samvatsariya Jyeshtha Shuddha Dashami falling on June 08 2014.

In April 2014, the Jagadguru Mahaswamiji took half a day short tours around Sringeri for performing Kumbhabhisheka and gracing the Poournahuti of Rudra and Chandi Homas conducted on special occasions. On 13th April 2014, the Jagadguru performed the PunaH pratishtha Kumbhabhisheka in the Ishwara temple, maintained by the Peetham at Shunya near Menase.

With the benign blessings of the Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, the Maha-kumbhabhishekam of the 127 feet majestic Rajagopuram will be performed on the 8th of June 2014. On this occasion, Laksha-modaka-ganapati homam aswell as Atirudra and Sahasrachandika Yagas and Koti-kumkumarchana at the shrine of goddess Sharadamba will be performed. Cultural programme featuring internationally acclaimed “Shastriya-Sangita” musicians has also been arranged in the evening.

This two week long programme will commence on June 1 2014. Further details are provided in the invitation below.

All devotees are welcome to take part in this once-in-a lifetime event and be the recipients of the blessings of the Jagadguru and Goddess Sharadamba.

To celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada, Shankara Jayanti was observed all over the country on Vaishakha Shukla Panchami on the 4th of May 2014.

The first release of the Advaita Sharada Project inaugurated by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji on Shankara Jayanti (4th May 2014) can be accessed at http://advaitasharada.sringeri.net. The first release contains a hyperlinked searchable version of the Prasthanatraya Bhashyams of Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya.

In honor of Shankara Jayanti 2014, we have uploaded (to our YouTube channel) the following hymns in praise of Sri Shankaracharya: Sri Adi Shankaracharya Ashtottara Shatanamavali Sri Shankaracharya-Varyam (composed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji) (Learning) Sri Shankaracharya-Varyam (rendered to facilitate learning)

The Jaya Samvatsara Shankara Jayanti is being celebrated at Sringeri and many places in India and abroad. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji is observing the Celebrations at Sringeri. The Details are as below:

Special Pooja to Sri Malahanikareshwara on the occasion of 64th Vardhanti of the Jagadguru The 64th Vardhanti Mahotsava of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji was celebrated in a grand manner at Sringeri and in various parts of the world. The week long celebrations at Sringeri commenced with the Sahasra modaka Yaga and concluded with […]

The 64th Vardhanti mahotsava celebrations commenced with Sahasra Modaka Homam in which 1008 oblations of Modaka were offered to Lord Vighneshwara through sanctified sacrificial fire at the Yagashala in the precincts of the Math.