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Time of India
21 hours ago
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- Time of India
Paryaya ritual:‘Kattige Muhurta' held in Udupi
Udupi: As a prelude to the first Paryaya of Sri Vedaradhanathirtha Sripada, the head of the Shiroor Mutt in the lineage of Jagadguru Srimad Madhvacharya, the 'Kattige Muhurta' ceremony was conducted on Sunday in the surroundings of the Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt. Under the leadership of Udayakumar Saralathaya, the diwan of Shiroor Mutt, and the priest Giriraja Upadhyaya, prayers commenced of Shiroor Mutt's deities, Sri Vittala, Sri Chandreshwara, Sri Ananteshwara, and Shri Krishna Mukhyaprana. Subsequently, wood was brought in a procession from the mutt's Kalasanka Lakshmi Garden using ox carts, hand carts, and carried by devotees. Later, at a designated spot in the northeast part of Madhva Sarovara, rituals and prayers were conducted to initiate the construction of the wooden chariot. Shri Vedavardhana Thirtha Sripada of Shiroor Mutt inaugurated the Paryaya reception committee office. Present at the event were Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna, Byndoor MLA Gururaj Gantihole, former MLA Raghupati Bhat and Udupi City Municipality Council president Prabhakar Poojari. Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade was appointed as the honorary president of the Paryaya reception committee, with Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna as president and Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple's priest Gopalakrishna Asranna, MP Tejasvi Surya, Ranjan Pai, and Mattaru Ratnakar Hegde as the executive presidents.
The Hindu
a day ago
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- The Hindu
Shiroor Mutt performs ‘Kattige Muhurtha' ahead of next year's ‘paryaya'
The Shiroor Mutt performed 'Kattige Muhurta', the third among the four preparatory rituals scheduled ahead of the paryaya of Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi, on Sunday. Vedavardhana Tirtha, the seer of Shiroor Mutt, will ascend the 'Paryaya Peetha', also called the 'Sarvajna Peetha', for the first time on January 18, 2026. He was anointed the 31st seer of the Shiroor Mutt on May 14, 2021. The biennial paryaya marked the transfer of responsibilities of the management of the mutt-cum-temple, and exclusive right to worship Lord Krishna, from one mutt to another, among the ashta (eight) mutts in Udupi. Storing firewood in the form of a chariot commenced with the 'Kattige Muhurtha' to undertake mass feeding activities during the two-year 'paryaya' of the Shiroor mutt. The firewood chariot would be erected on the northeastern side of the Madhwa Sarovara. As part of the ritual, 25 truckloads of firewood would be collected and stacked, according to Diwan of Shiroor Mutt Uday Kumar Saralatthaya. Stacking of firewood in the form of a chariot will be over by December, he said. Mr. Saralatthaya said the ritual of stacking firewood for paryaya has, for ages, commenced during the 'Ashada' month. Collecting wood during this month helps trees to regenerate, he said. It is also said that people had no jobs during the rainy season in the olden times. Hence, the process of storing firewood for 'paryaya' used to start during the rainy season to provide employment to people, and one seru (a unit) of rice was given as remuneration for one bunch of firewood. Special poojas performed On Sunday, special pujas were performed to the presiding deities of Shiroor Mutt ahead of Kattige Muhurtha. Thereafter, people carried firewood on their heads, by hand, and on the bullock cart from Laxmi Thota, Kalsanka, to the Krishna Mutt premises. They had darshan of Sri Chandramouleeshwara and Sri Anantheshwara before arriving at the Kashta Muhurta site. Pujas were performed on the piled firewood there. The first preliminary, the 'Baale Muhurtha', was performed on December 26, 2024. It marked the planting of plantain saplings in the backyard of Shiroor mutt to ensure a plentiful supply of plantain leaves, which are used for anna dana (mass feeding) at the Sri Krishna mutt. The second preliminary Akki Muhurtha, which marks the collection of rice from devotees for mass feeding at the 800-year-old Sri Krishna mutt-cum-temple established by Sri Madhwacharya, propounder of the Dwaita philosophy, was held on March 6 this year. The Bhatta Muhurtha, the last ritual, is pending. Yashpal Suvarna, MLA for Udupi, Gururaj Ghantihole, MLA for Byndoor, K. Raghupathi Bhat, former MLA for Udupi and Udupi City Municipal Council president Prabhakara Poojary were among those who were present during 'Kattige Muhurtha'. Sri Vedavardhana Tirtha inaugurated the office of the reception committee of the next year's paryaya on the occasion. He said that 'pattadhikari' of Dharmasthala and Rajya Sabha Member, D. Veerendra Heggade, will be the honorary president of the committee. Udupi MLA will be its president, and senior priest of Kateel Durgaparameshwari temple, Gopalakrishna Asranna, Tejaswi Soorya, MP, and Ranjan Pai, Chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group, will be the executive presidents.
The Hindu
2 days ago
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- The Hindu
Kattige muhurtha for paryaya of Shiroor Mutt on July 13
, JULY 11 The 'Kattige Muhurta', the third preparatory ritual ahead of the paryaya of Shiroor Mutt at the Krishna Mutt in Udupi in 2026, will be held at 9.15 a.m. on Sunday (July 13, 2025).. As part of the ritual, 25 truck loads of firewood will be collected and stacked in the shape of chariot on the north-eastern side of Madhwa Sarovara. This ritual is symbolic of readiness for the upcoming paryaya. Talking to reporters in Udupi on Friday, Diwan of Shiroor Mutt, one of the Ashta Mutts of Udupi, Uday Kumar Saralatthaya, said Baale Muhurtha and Akki Muhurtha, the first two stages of Paryaya preparations, were already completed. Stacking of firewood in the form of chariot will be over by December. The stacked wood will be to prepare food for devotees visiting the Krishna Mutt during the two year paryaya of Shiroor Mutt. Mr. Saralatthaya said the ritual of stacking firewood for paryaya, has for ages, commenced during the 'Ashada' month. Collecting wood during this month helps trees to regenerate, he said. Devotees participating in Kattiga Muhurta ritual can carry firewood logs on their heads during the procession from Laxmi Thota, Kalsanka to Krishna Mutt premises, Mr. Saralatthaya said. The Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna said that Udupi City Municipal Council has earmarked Rs 50 lakh for illuminating the city for the 10-day paryaya event in January, 2026.'
