Hectic preparations are on for the "Mahakumbhabhishekam" at the Sri Sankara Mattham, Matunga, which will be performed in the presence of the Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth- am Shri Vijayendra Saraswati on Monday, April 6 at 9.00 a.m.
Significance and History
The "mahakumbhabhishekam" is a consecration ritual performed once in 12 years. The mattham was founded in 1939 by the late Venkateshwara Dikshitar , a Vedic scholar who was inspired by the 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati.
The "poojas" will commence on April 2 with Ganapati "homam", on April 3 Kalasa SthapanamVaruna pooja, on April 4 Vedika pooja sahasrarchana, on April 5 Moola mantram Japam and other poojas will be performed in the run up to the main event. The programme will culminate with a procession at 7.00 p.m. on April 6.
Any amount can be donated towards the event to the Mattham's account no. 1020053000000709 in South Indian Bank, Matunga branch, IFSC Code SIBL0001020.
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