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.
Pujya Pūjya Swāmījī offering Daņḍa Namaskāra during Devadarshana
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
On 14th February 2021 at the Yajñashālā: The Pradhāna Adhivāsa Dashadravya Havana
The Jīvakalasha being taken from the Yajñashālā to the Garbhagṛha.
Garbhagṛha pravesha by Pūjya Swāmījī
Pīt͟ha pūjana, Kalā Sañyojana and Prāṇa pratis͟ht͟hā in the Garbhagṛha.
Devotees waiting eagerly for darshana of the Lord
Pūjana offered to the sanāla, the rod on which the Shikhara kalasha is installed
Shoḍashopachāra pūjana to the Shikhara kalasha
As͟hṭottara Shatakalashābhis͟heka
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
Pūjya Swāmījī blesses the devotees with an Āshīrvachana
Shrī Pādukā pūjana followed by Tīrtha vitaraṇa and Shrī Bhiks͟hā sevā
Our shata shata koṭi koṭi praṇāma-s to our Mat͟h, Guru and Guruparamparā.