SHAMSHABAD: Celebrations for the 70th Tirunakshatram of Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, titled "Yatindra Saptati", began on Sunday at the Samatha Murthy Spoorthi Kendram in Muchintal, Rangareddy district. Thousands of devotees from India and abroad attended. The festival runs for five days, until November 12.
The awards
- 36th Jeeyar Puraskaram: Gudimella Muralikrishnamacharyulu of Machilipatnam, for Veda and Dravida Prabandham
- 37th Jeeyar Puraskaram: N. Makarabhushanam Iyengar of Tamil Nadu, for the Jaimini Samaveda
- 3rd Vidwanmani Puraskaram: Acharya Kandala Venkata Ramakrishnamacharyulu, for Sanskrit education and research
Chinna Jeeyar Swamy launched "Project Sahasra" to carry Vedic learning and the Sri Vaishnava tradition to future generations. My Home Group chairman Jupally Rameswar Rao, who said he has been the Swamy's disciple since 1990, urged everyone to join the project.
The days ahead
- November 9 (Amavasya): Sundarakanda Parayanam from 5 AM; one lakh vadas and one lakh coconuts offered to Lord Anjaneya; Acharya Vaibhavam in the evening
- November 10: "Mangala Tarangini", a mass Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam, which organisers said aims for a Guinness World Record
- November 11: Samata Puraskarams for 70 people from fields including defence and research; 70 women in social service to be honoured
- November 12: Closing with the Ekottara Sahasra Kalasabhishekam for Sri Rama at the Sri Saketha Rama temple
