Mrityunjaya Temple's Ashtabandha Brahma Kalashotsava Concludes Successfully

Madikeri, Jul. 9: The Ashtabandha Brahma Kalashotsava ceremony at Sri Mrityunjaya Kshetra in the historic Badagarakeri village of South Kodagu concluded today with the re-installation of the idol of the deity.

After various puja rituals that began on the 6th, the rituals conducted under the leadership of Sri Nileshwar Uchilattaya Padmanabha Tantri, which was the final day, enthralled the devotees present. Devotees from the village and the country participated in the puja rituals with devotion and witnessed a rare religious splendor.

Various worship rituals including Mrityunjaya Homa and Annadanam are performed on all days of the year. Some renovation works in this temple, where food offerings are offered, were started from March 22. After the completion of this work, the Ashtabandha Brahma Kalashotsava Kainkarya was held for 4 days.

The rituals began in the temple from 7 am on Thursday with Ganapati Homa, Tatva Homa, Tatva Kalasha Puja, from 9.09 to 10.22 am, the auspicious time of Simha Lagna, the installation of the image of Shri Mrityunjaya Devara, Ashtabandha Lapi, Jeeva Kalashabhishek, Shikhara Pratishetha, Tatva Kalashabhishek,

Maha Pooja, Mantrakshaya were completed. The climax of devotion was seen in the field with the sound of Chande Vadya, bells and jagats.

The temple was decorated with floral decorations and electric lights in the backdrop of the divine rituals. The sanctum sanctorum, the Tirtha Mantapa and the Ganapati temple have been renovated with stone carvings, and the temple has now become a tourist attraction. In the morning, local women, dressed in traditional attire, marched from the main gate of the temple to the interior with a traditional bolak.

Many divine rituals, including the entry of a cow, took the devotees to a spiritual world. An LED screen was installed outside the temple to facilitate viewing the rituals inside.

Religious rituals were performed under the leadership of Nileshwar Uchchalattaya Padmanabha Tantri through a team of scholars under the leadership of Urakudu Katti. In the afternoon, arrangements were made for distributing food to the devotees.

After the rituals, Nileshwara Uchchilattaya Padmanabha Tantri, who responded, said that the natural base and soil of Badagarakeri are a place with divine power. The glory of this presence will shine in the world. This ancient place will shine even more, he said.

The temple deities Dada Ganapati of the Annira family, Ayyappa of the Kayapanda family, Nadthakka, Chonira Subramani, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman Kayapanda Staölin Ganapati, Secretary Balyamideri Sampath, Khanjaachi Balyamideri Chetan Somanna, Board of Directors members Kayapanda S. Kaverappa, Annir Saru, Kayapanda Surendra, Annir Lokesh, Miderir Ganapati, Balyamiderir Rnu, Mallengada Shammi Narendra, Kayapanda Sunil, the temple's chief priest Girish, and villagers and devotees who had come from various places participated.

Today's routine rituals

Due to the Ashtabadha Kalashotsava, there were no regular puja rituals in the temple. Now, from 10th (today), the routine puja rituals will continue. The chairman and office bearers of the management board said that the Shatarudrabhishekam will be held after 47 days.

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