Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Kanchi Shankaracharya to visit Guj after 5 years


To preside over Maha Kumbhabhisheka Mahotsav at Shri Kamakshi temple


Devanshi Joshi. Ahmedabad/DNA

Wednesday, June 04, 2008


Shri Kanchi Kamkoti Peethadhipati Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati is visiting Gujarat after five years for the inauguration of the Maha Kumbhabhisheka Mahotsav to be held at Shri Kamakshi temple, Ambaji.Jagadguru will perform the ceremonies of Maha Kumbhaabhishek at the Kamakshi Temple of Koteshwar junction, Ambaji on Sunday June 8. The ceremony will occur at 11.45 am. According to R Viswam, founder member Shri Kanchi Kamkothi Pitham, “The Kamakshi temple is important, as it houses the only idol of Kamakshi devi in Gujarat. Shri Jagadguru will perform the Maha Kumbha Abhishek ceremony of deitys temple.”Jagadguru will visit Ahmedabad on June 9 and 10 where he will inaugurate the Shri Kanchi Shankara public school near Gota chokadi. He will also visit Somnath on June 6, where he will inaugurate the Smritibhavan and will visit the Vedpathshala. His programme also includes a visit to the Akshardham temple and the inauguration of an eye hospital in Anand being started to help poor people.

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