Grand Finale of Sri Raghavendra Guruvaibhavotsava Held with Devotion and Splendour at Mantralayam

Mantralayam:
The concluding day of the Sri Raghavendra Guruvaibhavotsava was celebrated with immense devotion and grandeur at Mantralayam, drawing thousands of devotees from across the country. The sacred town reverberated with Vedic chants and devotional hymns as the festivities reached their spiritual climax.

Prominent personalities from the Kannada film industry, including actor-director Rishab Shetty and actor-Member of Parliament Jaggesh, visited Mantralayam and had darshan of Sri Rayaru, joining devotees in seeking divine blessings.

A grand procession of the Sri Prahlada Rajara Pallaki Utsava was ceremoniously taken to the sacred Parimala Teertha Pushkarani. On this auspicious occasion, H.H. Sri Swamiji conducted the Theppotsava (float festival) in the holy waters amid spiritual fervour and Vedic chanting. Among those who participated in the sacred ceremony were C. N. Ashwath Narayan, donor from Bengaluru, along with Rishab Shetty and Jaggesh.

Adding to the celebrations, H.H. Sri Swamiji officially launched the teaser of the devotional album song Sri Rayara Darshana, produced by Smt. Suguna Bhatt and directed by Sri Raghu Bhatt (TNIT).

On the occasion, H.H. Sri Swamiji felicitated Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Rishab Shetty, Dr. H. S. Raghavendra Rao (Industrialist), and Sri Selvi Damodar (Donor) in recognition of their contributions and devotion. Blessings were also bestowed upon Jaggesh, Sri Subbanna (BJP – Bengaluru), Sri Raghu Bhatt, and other distinguished dignitaries present at the ceremony.

A large gathering of devotees witnessed the concluding celebrations, receiving the divine blessings of Sri Rayaru and H.H. Sri Swamiji, marking a spiritually uplifting end to the Guruvaibhavotsava festivities.

— T. Raghavan