Bhaktisandesam / Birthday of Adi Sankara

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Hari-Om

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Kalady, Kerala:

 

The birthplace of Adi Sankara will wear a festive look on May 2.

Sankara Jayanti, the birthday of Adi Sankara, which falls on May 2.

Sankara Jayanti will be celebrated with various cultural programs

accompanied by traditional rituals at different centers here. Various

cultural and religious groups like Adi Sankara Kuladaiva temple,

Sringeri Mutt,

Sree Sankara School of Dance and the Hindu Aikyavedi, are all set to

embellish the event with many spectacular dedications that intend to

bring back the unchallenged knowledge disseminated by the omnipotent

Guru. The celebrations include special homams, pujas, chanting of

kritis penned by Sankaracharya by scholars, sapthahams, dance and

music presentations based on the life and message of Adi Sankara. The

Hindu Aikyavedi will conduct a march to Kalady from its various

centres to commemorate the birthday of the guru. Marking the

beginning of the Jayanti celebrations, Ganapathi homam, Veda,

Prasthanathraya, Bhashya Sankara Vijaya parayanam, Mahanyasa yuktha

rudrabhishekam and Sasthrartham vidyudsabha will be held at the Adi

Sankara Janmabhoomi temple here. A colorful procession will be held

at Kalady on May 2, said K.S.R. Panicker, one of the organizers of

the programs. The Sree Sankara School of Dance will perform various

art forms, said Sudha Peethambaran, director of the school. A

mohiniyattom performance based on Kanakadharasthavam, will also be

performed at Sree Sankara Natyamandapam. A cultural meet organised by

Chinmaya International Foundation as part of the Sankara Jayanti

celebrations, at Veliyanadu will be inaugurated by Dr. P.

Chandramohan, vice-chancellor, Kannur University. Swami Advayananda

will preside over the meeting.

 

Jai Shree Krishna !