Mysuru, January 29, 2019: His Holiness Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Swamiji’s Jatra Mahotsav will be held at Suttur in Mysuru District, from February 1 to 6, 2019, in the divine presence of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji.
While the ‘Rathotsava’ will be held on February 3, ‘Theppotsava’, ‘Kondotsava’, ‘Haalaharavi Utsava,’ ‘Laksha Deepostava,’ and other programmes will be held on February 5. There will be cultural, educational programmes and sports events as part of the Jatra Mahotsav.
Bhajana Mela:
This year the 27th State-Level Bhajan competition will be held. More than 800 people including both men, women and children bhajan teams from across the State and other states are expected to take part in this competition. The competition will be held in seven categories. Separate prizes will be distributed for each category.
Exhibition:
This year the exhibition will have attractions like stalls selling handloom, handicraft, household items. Various State Government Departments, industries, entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs will take part. There will also be an exhibition of the science and educational models, prepared by the JSS High School children, along with a medical and technical exhibition.
Krishi Mela:
In order to provide information to the farmers regarding various agriculture and technology relating to the agri-products a ‘Krishi Mela’ (agriculture exhibition) will be held where there will be demonstrations on various topics like integrated crop management, animal husbandry, etc. An interaction programme with organics and millets experts and farmers who are growing them will be organized. The other programmes include millet recipe competition, exhibition and sale of millets products by different NGOs, exhibition of various diversified super food crops like Tiff, Chia and Klenova, which are said to be having more proteins, carbohydrates and fiber content.
State-level on the spot drawing competition:
A State-Level drawing competition will be held for Primary and High School students, on February 3, 2019.
Chitra Santhe:
A ‘Chitra Santhe’ (painting fair) will be held where the works of renowned artists of the State and other States like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal will be exhibited and sold.
Mass Marriage:
A free mass marriage programme will be held as every year, on February 2, 2019 and it will be open for people belonging to all the castes. While mangalasutra, saree, toe ring will be given to the bride, the groom will get a dhoti, valli and shirt, completely free of cost. More than 2,750 couples have tied the knot till now in the mass marriages conducted by the Suttur Math. Registrations for the free mass marriage has already commenced and the response is already higher than last year.
Folk song, rangoli, kite festivals:
In order to encourage folk art, a ‘Sobaane Pada’ and rangoli compettion will be held on February 1, 2019 and a kite festival on February 3, 2019.
Wrestling competition:
The 39th State-Level wrestling competition will be held on February 5, 2019. This time there will be two ‘Maarpeet’ wrestling shows. While ‘Sutturu Kesari’ award will be given to the winner of the State-level competition, ‘Suttur Kumara’ award will be given to the local round winner.
Desi games:
Various ‘Desi’ games competition will be held for the students of JSS Institutions.
Rural sports meet for public:
Rural games like ‘Kesaru Gadde Vota’, tug of war, ‘Alaguli Mane’, Anekallu, etc. will be held on February 3 and 4 for rural men and women. The winners will be given cash prize, along with a memento and certificate.
Cattle Fair:
The cattle fair at suttur is being held during all the Jatra Mahatosav’s from the last 51 years. Prizes will be given to healthy and well built cattle.
Cultural Mela:
More than 3,500 students will take part in various cultural programmes including Bharatanatya, group dances, vachana based dance ballet, group singing, etc., in the JSS Inter-Institutional cultural mela. More than 450 programmes will be held as part of this. Apart from this the students will present special cultural programmes daily on all the six days during the jatra mahotsav from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Cultural Programmes:
More than 15 plays will be held by professional theater groups from rural and urban areas.
Art teams:
There will be colourful programmes from various art groups from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Prasada:
There will be prasada (food) arrangements for all the devotees and visitors at the jatra mahotsav on all the days during the jatra mahotsav.
Accommodation:
Along with permanent rooms, temporary shelters will be provided where space is available in order to provide accommodation to the thousands of people who throng the jatra mahotsav.
Transportation:
The Karnataka State Road Transportation Corporation has arranged special buses to Suttur for the convenience of the visitors, from various District and Taluk Headquarters.
Pontiffs of various maths, Chief Minister, Central and State Government Ministers, MPs, MLCs, dignitaries and artists will attend the Jatra Mahotsav.
All are requested to participate in more numbers.