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70thVaradanti of Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Thirtha Maha Sannidanam of Sringeri | Nirupama (Following the directives given by the Government Authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Divya Saptati Mahotsava” that was scheduled from March 25 to April 8, 2020 is being postponed to a later date, which is yet unscheduled.)
The 70th birthday of Jagadguru Sri Bharathi of Sringeri Sarada Peetham will be celebrated in Sringeri beginning with
• 25-3-2020 Laksha Modaka Ganapati Homa • 26-3-2020 Atirudra Mahayaga Sankalpa • 27-3-2020 Ayuta Chandi Mahayaga Sankalpa • 29-3-2020 Special puja to Sri Malahanikareshwara Swamy • 30-3-2020 70th Vardhanti of Mahasannidhanam, Special puja to Sri Sharadamba • 1-4-2020 Ayuta Chandi Mahayaga Purnahuti • 2-4-2020 Srirama Navami • 6-4-2020 Atirudra Mahayaga Purnahuti • 8-4-2020 Lalita Homa Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Teertha Mahaswamiji (born as Seetharama Anjaneyalu on 11thApril 1951) is the 36thJagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which has been occupied by an unbroken lineage of gurus stretching back to the Advaitic philosopher Sri Adi Shankaracharya, who
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Early Days Sri Anjaneyalu was born into a Smartha family bearing the name “Tangirala”, of Apasthamba Sutra, Krishna Yajur Sakha, in Alugumallepadu village in Palnadu area of Guntur,Andhra Pradesh on the banks of river Naguleru. He was born onChaitra Shukla Shasti of the year Khara (the sixth day of the bright fortnight in the month of
Chaitra)to Sri Venkateshwara Avadhani and mother Smt. Ananthalakshmamma. The young boy evinced signs of keen devotion towards the Higher Energies in His childhood. His Brahmopadesha was performed when he was seven years of age. Sri Anjaneyalu was regular in the performance of the prescribed karmas of Sandhyavandanam three times a day, and Agnikaryam, twice a day. The young lad, in addition to schooling, spent time to study Sanskrit and also started taking Vedic lessons from his father, who himself was a Vedic scholar.
Influence of the Guru In the year 1966, Sri Anjaneyalu approached the 35thJagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji at the age of 15, seeking Jagadguru’s blessings and tutelage in the sastras. The Jagadguru accepted the disciple and the lessons in the Tarka sastras commenced. The Acharya also kept a close watch over the progress of his ward.
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