Dattatreya Jayanti Celebrations, Mysore, 02 Dec 2006

  • 02 Dec 2006 - 02 Dec 2006
  • Mysore, Karnataka, India

Saturday, December 2, 2006
Pujya Sri Swamiji performing milk Abhisheka to Sri Kalagni Shamana Dattatreya during Panchamrita Abhisheka
Sugar Abhisheka by Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji
Maha Mangalarati
Homage to devotees who had served Datta Peetham by offering cooked rice to Lord Dattatreya in their memory
Release of DVD Bhakti Dhaara. It contains the video of Pujya Sri Swamiji's scintillating Bhajans recorded on Vijayadashami day during Navaratri Festival-2006.
Release of audio CD Datta Vaibhavam - 1. Sri Raj Kumar Bharati, seen in the picture above, has rendered Pujya Sri Swamiji's compositions on Lord Dattatreya in this album. This was earlier released as audio cassette in 1991. This album will soon be available for download from Apple.com's iTunes store
Release of audio CD Datta Mahima. This album, earlier released as audio cassette in 1994, contains Pujya Sri Swamiji's Bhajans recorded live during Dattatreya Jayanti 1993. Maestro Sri. Karaikudi R. Mani has accompanied on Mrudangam in this album. This album will soon be available for download from Apple.com's iTunes store
Pujya Sadgurudeva releasing Sri Datta Nama Japa writing book. It is Sri Swamiji's divine Sankalpa that devotees write SRI DATTA 1.08 Billion Times (108 Crore times) before the Datta temple is consecrated in Ganagapura town (the place of Sri Narasimha Saraswati Swami, incarnation of Lord Datta). Devotees are requested to write SRI DATTA at least 108 times a day and send their written papers to Mysore Ashrama before 31st October 2007. Please spread this message t o others.
Release of the telugu poems book titled SRI DATTODAHARANAMU on Sri Swamiji authored by Sri. Kameswara Rao (right)
Garuda Vahanotsava
Garuda Vahana
Release function of Sri Krishna Jaya - Bhajan book containing compositions of Mata Jayalakshmi. Sri Swamiji remembered the Bhajans sung by His mother, Mata Jayalakshmi when Swamiji was a baby and penned them now and also tuned them in the way Mata Jayalakshmi used to sing. This book contains 64 Bhajans mostly on Lord Krishna in Kannada language. Today, the book was released in Kannada, Telugu and English scripts.
Release of Sri Krishna Jaya. Smt. Jayalakshmi Seetapura, scholar, Kannada Study Foundation, releasing the Kannada book, Smt. Kolavenna Malayavasini, Retd. Professor, Andhra University, releasing the Telugu version, Smt. Kali Ray of Tri Yoga Centre, releasing the English version. Chikkamma (Jayalakshmi Mata's younger sister) is seen on the extreme right. One of the uniqueness of the compositions is the TORABANDHA style. In this style, the Pallavi words of the composition repeat along the left and right side of the composition. Click here to download the TORABANDHA Bhajan Nara Narayana Devane.
Prof. Ramachandra Rao along with his grand daughter, Shambhavi, , relative of Mata Jayalakshmi, receiving the first copy of the book
The first musical concert of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata Bhajans Festival. Sri. Puttur Narasimha Nayak and Smt. Kusuma rendered 15 compositions of Mata Jayalakshmi. Sri. Nayak sang all the compositions wonderfully with his sonorous voice.
The musicians along with Pujya Sadgurudeva.