Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham
Vaikuntha Ekadashi & Bhagavad Gita Jayanti at Datta Peetham
18 December 2018
Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachcidananda Swamiji opened the northern doors of Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetram at 6 AM and took Darshana of Uttara Dwara Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day of 18 December 2018.
Over 70,000 devotees mostly from Mysuru region stood in long queue and also took the sacred Darshana on the all important Vaikuntha Ekadashi day.
All devotees were served Prasadam after Darshana.
Bhagavad Gita Jayanti also came on same day and 108 devotees chanted entire Bhagavad Gita from memory in the Hanuman temple adjacent to Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetram. Pujya Swamiji sat throughout the chanting which started at 10 AM and concluded at 1 PM.
In the evening, Ashrama Bhajana Mandali sang Venkateswara Bhajans composed by Pujya Swamiji.
Later, a function was held to celebrate the happy occasion of 200,000 installations of the popular mobile app - SGS Posts.
Pujya Sri Swamiji arrives in Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetram on the sacred Vaikuntha Ekadashi - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Sri Swamiji arrives in Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetram on the sacred Vaikuntha Ekadashi - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji opens the northern door of Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetra on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Sri Swamiji opens the northern door of Sri Datta Venkateswara Kshetram on Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji lights lamp in front of Uttara Dwara Darshana Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji worships Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji sat near Uttara Dwara Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji worships Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day at Datta Peetham
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Devotees in queue on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Devotees in queue on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Devotees in queue on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Aerial view of Sri Datta Venkateswara Temple
Uttara Dwara Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy
Long line of devotees await Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on the sacred Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Devotee line waiting for their turn for Uttara Dwara Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Devotee line waiting for their turn for Uttara Dwara Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji with Uttara Dwara Darshana Srinivasa Perumal - 18 Dec 2018
Devotees in queue
Pujya Sri Swamiji worships Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Uttara Dwaram on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham on 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Sri Swamiji worships Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Uttara Dwaram on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham on 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Sri Bala Swamiji worships Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Uttara Dwaram on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham on 18 Dec 2018
The Vaikuntha Ekadashi - Uttara Dwara Darshana Venkateswara Swamy was decorated as Govardhana Giridhari - 18 Dec 2018
Devotees take Arati at Uttara Dwaram on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji speaks to the head cook and instructs that Prasadam be cooked hygienically and tasted before serving to devotees.
Devotees in queue on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji speaks to devotees standing in line for Uttara Dwara Darshana on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji speaks to Ashrama Veda students who chanted Veda Mantras on Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Massive cooking in kitchen by professional cooks ensured Prasadam to devotees coming for Vaikuntha Ekadashi
108 Devotees chanted Sampoorna Bhagavad Gita Parayana from memory on Bhagavad Gita Jayanti at Datta Peetham on 18 December 2018
Devotees inside Sri Datta Venkateswara Temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi on 18 December 2018
Long line of devotees eager to have Uttara Dwara Darshana from 6 AM to 9 PM on 18 Dec 2018
Devotees inside Sri Datta Venkateswara Temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi on 18 December 2018
Inside of Sri Datta Venkateswara Temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Cooks busy in preparing Prasadam to over 70,000 devotees who came on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham
Devotees streamed till 10 PM for Darshana of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18.12.2018
Pujya Swamiji comes for evening Darshana on Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival - 18 Dec 2018
Devotees approaching Northern door of Sri Datta Venkateswara Temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji listens to the happy announcement of 200,000 installations of Sri Swamiji's mobile app - SGS Posts
Pujya Bala Swamiji speaks on the happy occasion of 200,000 installation of SGS Post mobile app - 18 Dec 2018
USA devotees offer a memento to Sri Swamiji on the happy occasion of 200K installation of SGS posts mobile app
Karya Siddhi Hanuman in SGS Ashrama, Mysuru was decorated with Bananas on the Vaikuntha Ekadashi day - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji participates in the function to celebrate the happy occasion of 200K installations of SGS Posts App - 18 Dec 2018
Pujya Swamiji discourse on the sacred occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018
Sadgurudeva on Vaikuntha Ekadashi at Datta Peetham - 18 Dec 2018