AvadhootaDatta Peetham

The year end trip to Hyderabad, came as a bonus to Hyderabad devotees, who were enthused by the recent Navaratri Celebrations. Sri Swamiji conducted Maha Narayana Homa and Karya Siddhi Anjaneya Puja on 27th December 2008, Saturday. Namarchana Tamil and Malayalam CDs were released on this occasion. Raksha Mantra Mass Chanting Sessions were the highlight of the trip.

 

Sri Swamiji advised all the devotees to organise themselves as groups (Family/ Satsang/ Ashrama) and to chant this Datta Raksha Mantra.

 

28th December 2008
On Sunday, Sri Swamiji conducted Sri Chakra Puja and Chandi Homa in the precincts of Ashta Lakshmi Temple, Dilsukhnagar on the eastern part of Hyderabad City. Anagha Datta Kendram - Sri Ganesh Anjaneya Temple had ably organised this program, which was thronged by thousands of devotees. Speaking on the occasion of Poornahuti, Sri Swamiji  advised devotees about behavioural patterns and approach towards spiritual and Dharmik practices.

 

Sri Chakra Puja was performed amidst chanting by Veda Pundits. Prior to Divya Nama Sankeertana in the evening, Sri Swamiji visited Ashta Lakshmi Temple. Sri Babaji Ram Narain of Om Tat Sat Institute of Yoga, USA was felicitated on this occasion. Priests of Ashta Lakshmi Temple and Ganesh Anjaneya Temple were honoured.

 

29th December 2008
Sri Swamiji’s forenoon Program was in Datta Giri. This hillock shrine is intended to be developed as a major pilgrim centre for Datta Devotees by Sri Swamiji. His Holiness emphasised the importance of Giri Pradakshina (Circumambulation to the hillock) on Every Poornima Night by devotees. The peaceful environment was further filled with the divine energy of Sri Swamiji. After Poornahuti, Sri Swamiji announced his plans to develop the Kshetram with the consecration of sacred mud from several important places of Datta Sanchara (pilgrim centres such as Sahyadri, Mahur, Varanasi, Kolhapur, Ganagapur, Pithapuram, Badarinath, Himalaya, Mekedatu etc., where Lord Dattatreya wandered/ dwelled.) He spoke about the need for another 3 acre plot for pilgrim amenities and congregation place downhill.

 

Further, He described the great Universe, planets, galaxy and compared them to the tiny creature called human, who always feels himself/herself as so important. He wondered about the miniscule proportion, of his/her existence and role in the gigantic vast existence called Universe. He further advised that we should be very humble in life. Compare your self/existence in the context of enormous creative prowess of God. Especially while thinking on the matters of philosophy, spirituality and God, be rooted to the ground reality, where as we constitute a tiniest portion of His mammoth creation, which we can imagine – He added.

 

Sri Babaji Ram Narain and his followers of US and Latin America along with other devotees offered support to the Datta Giri Project.
Sri Swamiji inspected a place on the hillock, marked for the development of Cave Meditation Centre. Sri Jagadish Kumar, Hanumanta Reddy and other devotees organised the program. Sri Nimmagadda Murali Krishna and Sri Yadagiri were instructed to take up the responsibility to mobilise Corpus Fund to maintain this Kshetram.

 

Jaya Guru Datta