Ankurarpanam Held for Kishkindakanda Parayanam Diksha

TTD organised the Ankuraarpanam fete on Thursday night for the 16-day-long Shodasha Dina Kishkindakanda Parayana Diksha at the Dharmagiri Veda Vijnana peetham with the rituals of Sankalpam, Vishwaksena Aradhana, Punyahavachanam, Raksha bandhana, Mrutsangrahanam and Ritwik varanam.

The Parayanams by exponents will be conducted at the Vasanta mandapam from Friday morning daily for two hours for next 16 days.

Dharmagiri Peetham Principal Sri KSS Avadhani and Pancharatra Pundit Sri Havana Ramanujacharya participated in the program.

On the first day the pundits will chant shloka from 1-5 chapters of Kishkindakanda.

Simultaneously the Homas and Japams as part of Diksha will be performed at the Dharmagiri Vijayan Peetham on all the days.

In all 32 Veda pundits, 16 each at Vasanta Mandapam and Vijnana Peetham will participate in the program which will be live telecast by SVBC for the benefit of devotees all over the world.