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The Sharanabasaveshwar Jatra Mahotsava, an yearly car festival, volition beryllium held connected Sunday astatine the sprawling Sharanabasaveshwar Shrine successful Kalaburagi, marking the 204th decease day of the 18th-century societal reformer and saint Sharanabasaveshwara.
Addressing a property league astatine the Dasoha Mahamane present connected Monday, president of Sharanabasaveshwar Vidya Vardak Sangha Dakshayini said that the Rathotsava is 1 of the astir important events successful the samsthan calendar.
The time volition besides commemorate the 204th Peetarohana of the Peetadipathi. Traditional rituals and peculiar pujas volition beryllium performed astatine the shrine and astatine the decorated temple chariot earlier the procession begins.
Dr. Dakshayini underlined that Sharanabasaveshwara gave caller meaning to the civilization of Dasoha, transforming it into a mode of beingness crossed Kalyana Karnataka and beyond. The ineffable occurrence lit implicit 250 years agone successful the Mahamane room continues to burn, feeding thousands of devotees each day.
An emotionally overwhelmed Dr. Dakshayini said that for the archetypal clip successful much than 4 decades, the Jatra Mahotsava volition miss the charismatic beingness of the eighth Mahadasoha Peetadipathi of the samsthan, precocious Sharanbaswappa Appa.
She affirmed that the principles and doctrine upheld by Dr. Appa volition proceed to usher the samsthan and that each his dreams volition beryllium realised done unwavering hard enactment and dedication.
For the archetypal time, the ninth Mahadasoha Peetadipathi Doddappa Appa, nether her guidance and that of sangha caput Basavaraj Deshmukh, volition execute each the spiritual rituals preceding the Rathotsava, marking a infinitesimal of some modulation and continuity successful the samsthan’s ineffable tradition.
Awards
As portion of the yearly celebrations, the samsthan volition confer the prestigious Appaji Award connected Sri Abhinava Siddalinga Shivacharya of the Kattimani Hiremath Samsthan astatine Mugulnagaon of Kalaburagi district.
The Dasoha Jnana Ratna Award volition beryllium presented to Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre, who is besides president of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha. His woman volition person the yearly Avva grant successful designation of her work to society.
New chariot
The recently constructed temple ratha, crafted from precious Karungali wood generously donated by Mr. Khandre, volition beryllium utilized for the Rathotsava for the archetypal time. During the yearly car festival, the majestic caller chariot, artistically designed and richly adorned, is expected to beryllium the cynosure of each eyes.
Devotees from crossed Karnataka and neighbouring States are expected to enactment successful the Rathotsava, a solemnisation that symbolises communal harmony.
