Suttur, December 2, 2025: The Shiva Deepotsava – Krittikotsava has been organised on Wednesday evening, December 3, at the shrine of Adi Jagadguru Shri Shivaratreeshwara Shivayogigalu at Suttur Srikshetra, in the divine presence of His Holiness Jagadguru Shri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji.
The programme will commence at 5.30 pm with the worship and flagging off of the Prasar Rath of the Shri Shivaratreeshwara Jatra Mahotsava. This will be followed at 6.00 pm by a mass prayer led by the music teachers and children of JSS Residential School. At 7.00 pm, a special lecture by Dr. Nagamani S. Khandreravari, researcher at Illumin Knowledge Resources (P) Limited, has been organised. Later, at 8.00 pm, Mahamangalarati, Prakarotsava and Deepotsava will be performed, after which prasad will be distributed to the devotees.
On the occasion, special pujas have also been arranged at the Sri Mahadeshwara Sannidhi, Sri Someshwara and Sri Veerabhadreshwara temples of the Shrikshetra.
Devotees and the general public are requested to participate in large numbers and seek the blessings of Sri Guru.