Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations at Sringeri
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam offering puja to Lord Sri Krishna on the occassion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Sri Krishna Jayanti Mahotsava was celebrated with devotion at Sringeri on Friday, August 23, 2019. The special puja to Lord Sri Krishna performed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam commenced at around 10:30 PM a little while after the Chandramoulishwara Puja and Srichakra Puja which was performed by Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam. Lord Krishna was propitiated with Phala-Panchamrita-Abhisheka accompanied by the sonorous chanting of Vedic mantras from the Yajurveda and Rigveda by scholars of the Math. Sri Mahasannidhanam then performed Archana with the Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama and Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, and then performed the Mahamangalarati.
After Mahamangalarati, the Jagadguru performed Parayana of the 3rd Adhyaya of the 10th Skandha of Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam, describing the avatara of the Lord and concluded the Puja. Sri Sannidhanam was present throughout the puja.
After the puja, Prasadam was distributed to all the devotees who had gathered from various parts of the country to witness the special puja.
Puja at Pravachana Mandiram
Puja at Pravachana Mandiram
Earlier, as part of the celebrations, Lord Krishna was propitiated with special puja performed by the Math Purohita at the Pravachana Mandira. Virgrahas of Rukmini Satyabhama Sameta Sri Gopalakrishna Swamy, Vasudeva, Devaki, Nandagopa, Yashoda and Balarama were all placed in the Puja Mandapa. Parayana of Vedic Mantras and Stotras was performed by devotees and students of the Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala.