Paryaya: Pura pravesha of Puthige mutt seer in Udupi on January 8
The HinduThe seer of Puthige Mutt, Sugunendra Tirtha, who will take over the next Paryaya of Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt on January 18 will do his ‘pura pravesha’ on Monday, according to H.S. Various organisations and bhajan troupes would take part in the procession which would be taken out from Jodukatte to Car Street on Monday during the ‘pura pravesha’ at 3.30 p.m., he said. The seer will be accorded a public felicitation at Car Street at 7 p.m. Udupi district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje, Pattadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala and Rajya Sabha member D. Veerendra Heggade and the former Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily would attend the programme, he said. Dr. Ballal, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, said the ‘Paryaya dharbar’ would be held at Rajangana twice on January 18, once in the morning and again in the evening.