Satguru Visits JSS Mutt

Several Days ago, Satguru visited JSS Mutt in Mysuru, Karnataka. Satguru was there to attend the Mutt's annual celebration of Jatra Mahotsava, to their founder, Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahasamji. Thousands of people from around the area were there to pay their respects to this great being, and to celebrate the lineage and all its wonderful works.

Lighting the evening lamps with Shri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji

On the way to India

Satguru makes his way through Singapore.

Greeted by the Rajashankara family at the Airport

Off to the JSS Mutt!

This Swami always takes care of our monks and tours them around when visiting the Mysuru

A visit to the kitchens. They feed 100,000 people for these festival days

Lighting the evening lamps

thousands of dipas are lit

A morning session where Satguru gave a speech to about 2000 people about the importance of daily spiritual practice

This young artist does a live painting during the event

Sri Adi Guru

Bhajana from a very skilled youth group

Other swamis and sadhus from all over the region attend the event

Visiting the museum which was the old Mutt.

These relief images look like bronze but are actually a high-quality plastic

They depict various gurus

A festive time for all

The main event is this raft with the founder\

s shrine on top'

A puja is performed as it floats out into the river and back. There is a small island in this river where Adi Guru would meditate.

Satguru then drives towards Bengaluru, with a few stops along the way

More Temple visits of course

Also a quick stop by the Mysore Palace

And the large Nandi in Chamundi Hills

Visiting with devotees in Bengaluru

Aum Namah Sivaya

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