Special pooja was performed to the His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Ghanalinga Shivayogi Mahaswamiji’s shrine at the Kaggere Srikshetra in Tumakuru Disttrict. The Utsav idol of Sri Tontada Siddalingeshwara was taken in a procession to the shrine. Sri S. Shivakumaraswamy, Sri Duggahatti Veerbhadrappa and other devotees are seen in the picture.
Tumakuru, March 9, 2022: A special pooja program, including rudrabhisheka, special alankara (flower decoration), and mahamangalarathi, was conducted today at the shrine of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Ghanalinga Shivayogi Mahaswamiji, as part of the Sri Tontada Siddalingeshwara Swamiji’s jatra mahotsav at Kaggere Tapokshetra in Kunigal Taluk, Tumakuru District.
His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Ghanalinga Shivayogi Mahaswamiji, the 11th pontiff of the Suttur Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Math, dedicated his life to noble social works alongside Yediyuru Sri Siddalingeshwara Mahaswamiji. Like his contemporaries, HH Sri Ghanalinga Shivayogi Mahaswamiji has left behind timeless religious messages and literary contributions in the form of sacred vachanas for the betterment of society.
During the program, the Utsav idol of Sri Tontada Siddalingeshwara Swamiji was taken in a procession to the shrine of Sri Ghanalinga Shivayogi Mahaswamiji.
Prominent attendees included Sri Veerbhadrappa and family of Duggahatti, S.A. Mallesh, Honorary President of Mandya District Veerashaiva-Lingayat Hitharakshana Samiti, retired Headmaster and litterateur Pandavapua Chandrashekaraiah of Kuntibetta, officers of Srimath and JSS Institutions, members of the Kaggere Temple Administrative Board, and devotees from Kaggere and surrounding villages.
Music teachers and students from the JSS Music School, Suttur, presented a vachana recital program, and prasad was distributed to all attendees after the program.