Lord Venkatesha arrives at the Satyadhyana Vidyapeetha.

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Madhwa’s Teachings.

 

 

21-03-09.

 

Lord Venkatesha arrives at the Satyadhyana Vidyapeetha.

 

 

Sri Venkatesha, the Lord of the Seven Hills, arrived at Mulund

on 16th of this month. The 8’-6” tall idol of the Lord, superbly

crafted out of the black granite and weighing about 4 tonnes, was

brought all the way from Kanchi puram, Tamil Nadu.

 

Waiting at Mulund to give a grand reception were Kulapati

Vidyasimhacharya, pandits, students of the Vidyapeetha, members of the

institute, devotees and musicians; they brought the idol in procession

accompanied by the chanting of Vedic hymns, singing of bhajans and

traditional music. The idol, placed in horizontal position, in an open

truck, attracted passers-by, in hundreds, who offered flowers at the

feet of the lord all along the route and ladies, standing at the gates

of the buildings on the way, performed aarati as the procession

passed, lending an other worldly dimension to the evening atmosphere.

 

The procession terminated at the Satyadhyana Vidyapeetha where,

Kulapatiji performed pooja and aarati and the idol was placed in the

mail hall of the Vidyapeetha which will become the temple precincts.

All present were so ecstatic that they offered obeisance to the Lord

by prostrating and touching His feet. The news of the arrival of the

Lord spread like wild fire and devotees rushed to the Vidyapeetha to

have darshan of the Lord; the rush continued till late night.

 

There has been a regular flow of devotees since then. Pooja was

performed every morning and evening followed by aarati by Kulapatiji,

who, in the evening, gave discourses, in brief, on the Venkatesh

Kalyan. After the initial pooja performed for four days, the idol was

shifted to a specially constructed cement tank in the hall on 20th

March, for the treatment followed as per tradition thus preparing for

final installation on 01-05-09. His Holiness Sri1008 Sri Satyatma

Teertha Swamiji of the Uttaradi Mutt has graciously consented to do

pratishshthapana of the idol.

 

With best regards,

 

Ramachandra Tammannacharya Gutti.

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