Sobha yatra, maha yajna held in run-up to statue unveiling
The Hindu
About 1.5 lakh kg of pure desi ghee offered as oblation to the sacred fire
The 13-day rituals connected with the 1,000th birth anniversary of Vaishnavite saint Ramanujacharya commenced at the 45-acre ashram of Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy at Muchintal on the city outskirts with a sobha yatra in which over 3,000 saints, priests, dancers, musicians and guests from different States and even abroad participated.
In the evening, the Lakshmi Narayana Maha Yajna, a Vedic rite of offering oblations to the sacred fire, was conducted. About 5,000 Vedic scholarstook part in the yajna at 1,035 pits located in 144 sheds. The Chinna Jeeyar Swamy presided over the yajna.
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