Shikhara Kalasha Sthāpanā on 14th February, 2021 at Shrī Guru Mat͟h, Mallāpur
H.H. Shrīmat Sadyojāt Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī performed the Punaḥ pratis͟ht͟hā, As͟hṭottara Shatakalashābhis͟heka and Gopura Kalasha sthāpanā on the Samārādhanā Diwasa of H.H. Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī II (14th February 2021) at Shrī Guru Mat͟h, Mallāpur – A pictorial journey by Deepā Murḍeshwar pāchī With inputs from Shrī Keshav Sorab mām, Ved Shrī Guru UĪmaṇ Bhaṭ mām and Mallāpur Guruprasād B. Shukla Bhaṭ mām.
The eighth Mathādhipati of our glorious Guruparamparā, H.H. Shrīmat Pāṇḍuraṅgāshram Swāmījī’s extraordinary foresight ushered in a new era that witnessed the prosperity of the Math, and the renovation and restoration of Math-s, Samādhi sthala-s and dilapidated temples. After H.H. Shrīmat Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī II attained Mahāsamādhi, the restoration rituals within the precincts of the Holy Samādhi and the renovation of the Shrī Guru Math at Mallāpur was duly performed under the watchful eye of H.H. Shrīmat Pāṇḍuraṅgāshram Swāmījī in the year 1836. Many years later, it was reported to H.H. Shrīmat Pāṇḍuraṅgāshram Swāmījī that the Bhaṇḍikerī Math at Gokarṇa required repairs. However, the Shrī Guru Mat͟h at Mallāpur was in want of urgent attention due to an infestation by white ants. Hence, His Holiness went to Mallāpur in November 1914 and camped there for three months. During this period the Chandrāshālā-s were reconstructed and the pratis͟ht͟hā of Lord Bhavānīshaṅkar was performed.
A historic recurrence bearing a striking similarity was witnessed by sādhaka-s at the Divine Sannidhi at Mallāpur on the Samārādhanā Diwasa of H.H. Shrīmat Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī II Shrī Guru Math, Mallāpur on 14th February 2021 when the Punaḥ pratis͟ht͟hā, As͟hṭottara Shatakalashābhis͟heka and Gopura Kalasha sthāpanā was performed at the Divine Hands of H.H. Shrīmat Sadyojāt Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī, the eleventh Mathādhipati of Shrī Chitrāpur Math Saṁsthāna.
Here’s a pictorial sequence of events in chronological order that took place in Mallāpur on 14th February 2021.
For a vivid account of the renovation carried out by Shrī Durgesh Chandāvarkar and his team, download the eBook: Shrī Guru Mahimā - Renovation of Shrī Guru Mat͟h, Kuṭīra and the Mat͟h complex at Mallāpur - a memoir of the renovation journey
Sadhaka-s may also want to view a series of videos that capture the ceremonies inside the Math and also some spectacular aerial footage of the Math complex itself.
The Holy Samādhi at Shrī Guru Math, Mallāpur before the jīrṇoddhāra ceremony on the occasion of the Samārādhanā
of H.H. Shrīmat Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī II, on February 14th 2021
A little after sunset on February 12th, 2021, our most beloved Sadguru,
Parama Pūjya Sadyojāt Shaṅkarāshram Swāmījī arrived at Mallāpur
Pujya Pūjya Swāmījī offering Daņḍa Namaskāra during Devadarshana
Devadarshana at Bālālaya
The Jīvakalasha in the Bālālaya (the room next to the main Samādhi). To maintain the sanctity of the Garbhagṛha,
while renovation was in progress, a Kalāsaṅkocha was performed on September 28th, 2020
Dīpanamaskāra after Devadarshana
Pūjya Swamījī at the Ashvattha kaṭṭă in front of the Mat͟h in the evening, on 13th February 2021
An informal session with devotees at the Ashvattha kaṭṭă
At the Yajñashālā - The tall kalasha is the Gopura or Shikhara kalasha while the kalasha covered in red vastra is the Jīvakalasha.
To the right of the Jīvakalasha is the Pradhāna pratis͟ht͟hā kalasha
On 14th February 2021 at the Yajñashālā: The Pradhāna Adhivāsa Dashadravya Havana
Devadarshana
Pūrṇāhuti
The Jīvakalasha being taken from the Yajñashālā to the Garbhagṛha.
Antarapāṭaḥ
Maṅgalās͟hṭaka and Dwāra pūjā
Garbhagṛha pravesha by Pūjya Swāmījī
Pīt͟ha pūjana, Kalā Sañyojana and Prāṇa pratis͟ht͟hā in the Garbhagṛha.
Devotees waiting eagerly for darshana of the Lord
Darshana of the sacred Liṅgam
Pūjana offered to the sanāla, the rod on which the Shikhara kalasha is installed
Shoḍashopachāra pūjana to the Shikhara kalasha
Kalasha sthāpanā
As͟hṭottara Shatakalashābhis͟heka
The ceremonial Abhis͟heka of the sacred idol by Pūjya Swāmījī with 108 Kalasha-s filled with various abhimantrita dravya-s
After the Jīrṇās͟ht͟habandha pratis͟ht͟hā, the Mahāpūjā and Mahāmaṅgalārati
Daṇḍa tarpaṇa at the start of Dharma sabhā
Pūjya Swāmījī honouring the Shrī Guru Mat͟h Mallāpur renovation team
Vimochana of the Gopura miniature model which now finds a place in The Shrīmat Parijñānāshram Vastu Saṅgrahālaya
The vimochana of the booklet by Pūjya Swāmījī, ‘Shrī Guru Math, Mallāpur – a memoir of the renovation journey'
Pūjya Swāmījī blesses the devotees with an Āshīrvachana
Kanakābhis͟heka sevā
Shrī Pādukā pūjana followed by Tīrtha vitaraṇa and Shrī Bhiks͟hā sevā
Jalādhivāsa pūjana was performed on March 8th 2021 at the Kuṭīra well at Shrī Guru Mat͟h, Mallāpur
where 3 idols or daiva-s were immersed deep in water
The idols, Nāga, Chaunḍī and Jaṭkā are immersed in the well for a specific number of days before installation.
The Daiva sthāna sthāpana will be performed at the Divine Hands of Pūjya Swāmījī at the Ashvattha kaṭṭă
on May 17th 2021 at Shrī Guru Mat͟h, Mallāpur
Our shata shata koṭi koṭi praṇāma-s to our Mat͟h, Guru and Guruparamparā.