Mangalore, January 3: The 68th birth anniversary of Balaganghadharanatha Swamiji of Shri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt will be celebrated at Abhiman Green Lawns, backyard of BGS School in the city on January 28.
Announcing this at a press meet, Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, the honorary president of the district reception committee of the event, revealed that a Rath Yatra would also be conducted as a prelude to the celebration. Over 50, 000 people will participate in the celebration, he said.
He said 'Shri Bhyraveshwara Jyothi Rath Yatra', to be launched on January 26 at Sri Adichunchanagiri Kshetra, would arrive in the city on January 27 at 4:30 pm after passing through Hassan, Sakleshpur, Dharmasthala and Uppinangadi. It will be received in a grand manner on January 28, he said.
As a part of the event, a new girls' hostel will be inaugurated at Kavoor while stone laying ceremony will be performed for BGS PU College, which will be built using Rs three crores, he said.
Mr Bhat said that the Adichunchanagiri mautt has also decided to distribute books worth Rs 10,000 for the schools with 100 per cent result in previous academic year. Along with this special cycles for physically disabled, electric sticks for blind, hearing aid for deaf will be distributed, he informed.
Shri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana branch mutt Seer Sri Dharmapalanatha Swamiji, District Festival Committee Convener Nalin Kumar Kateel and District BJP President Padmanabha Kottary were present at the press meet.
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