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United News of India
30-04-2025
- General
- United News of India
Kanchi Mutt's 71st Junior Pontiff anointed
Chennai, Apr 30 (UNI) On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Sri Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subrahmanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid from Andhra Pradesh was anointed as the 71st Junior Pontiff (Ilaya Peetadhipathi) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, also called as Kanchi Sankara Mutt, on Wednesday. The ceremony took place in the sacred precincts of the world famous Goddess Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram. After anointing him, as part of the tradition, Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal bestowed the monastic name Sri Sathya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal upon the new junior pontiff. The current 70th pontiff, Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, bestowed the Sannyasa Ashrama Deeksha upon the new junior pontiff at the holy Panchaganga Theertha tank located inside the temple complex. To witness the spiritual initiation, special seating arrangements were made for Acharyas and Sannyasis on a floating theppam (raft) in the tank. Following the ritual, both the senior and junior pontiffs had darshan of the main deity, Goddess Kamakshi. The ceremony witnessed the presence of several prominent dignitaries, including Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath, BJP National General Council Member K. Annamalai, Thuglak Editor S. Gurumurthy, among others. After the rituals at the temple, both pontiffs were taken in a grand procession accompanied by traditional music to the Sankara Mutt where the new junior pontiff formally assumed his role as the 71st Peetadhipathi, following the traditional upadesam (spiritual instruction). In celebration of this significant event, the Kamakshi Amman Temple and the Sankara Mutt were beautifully illuminated and tastefully decorated with colorful lights and flowers. Ganesha Sharma Dravid is a Rigvedic scholar from Annavaram Kshetra in Andhra Pradesh and had served at the Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam in Basara, Telangana. He was initiated into Vedic studies in 2006. In addition to the Rigveda, he has also completed studies in the Yajurveda, Samaveda, Shadangas, and Dashopanishads. He has also been pursuing Shastric studies. UNI GV 1825
New Indian Express
26-04-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
71st pontiff of Kanchi Math to be anointed on April 30
CHENNAI: Sri Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subrahmanya Ganesha Sharma Dravid (24) will be anointed the 71st pontiff of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in Kancheepuram on Akshaya Tritiya Day (April 30). Peetathipathi of Kanchi Math, Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal will give Sanyasa Deeksha to Dravid, a Rig Vedic scholar, a Math announcement said. The sacred event coincides with the 2534th Jayanthi Mahotsavam (May 2) of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, who established the Kanchi Math in 482 BCE. Sources said Dravid has been studying Shastras in Kancheepuram under the direct supervision of Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal for the past year. The preliminary Vedic rituals for the anointment have already begun in his native place in Andhra Pradesh, as well as Kancheepuram. On April 30, anointment rituals will start from 6 am. Dravid was born in Tuni, Andhra Pradesh in 2001 to Brahmashri Duddu Srinivasa Surya Subrahmanya Dhanvantari and Alivelu Mangadevi. One of the Vedic students in Kachi Math told TNIE that Dravid has mastered three of the four Vedas — Rig, Yajur and Sama — and has been honoured with the title Salakshana Ganapati. Dravid served as Rig Veda teacher at Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam in Telangana. Kanchi Math Manager Sundaresa Iyer called on Collector Kalaiselvi Mohan and invited her to the ceremony. According to the Kachi Math, Sri Adi Sankara settled down at Kanchi, established the Math and founded a lineage of successors.
