VAJROTSAVA DAY-5: As part of the Diamond Jubilee and 75th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and 19th anniversary of Nada Mantapa, Datta Peetha Titles were awarded to the following persons at Nada Mantapa in Ganapathy Ashrama premises on Ooty Road in Dattanagar this morning:

Veda Nidhi: Sridhara ADI, Gokarna (Atharva Veda); Shastra Nidhi: Goda Venkateswara Shastry, Chennai (Vedanta Shastra); Nada Nidhi: Guruvayur Dorai, Chennai (Mridanga); Bombay Sisters — C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, Chennai (Karnatak Vocal); Vishwa Hindu: Narayana Mohan, Singapore (Community Service); Vishwa Bandhu: Dr. K. Gunaratna, Singapore (Buddhism); Pravachana Nidhi: V. Rajagopala Ghanapathi, Chennai; Pavamana Achar, Bengaluru; Asthana Vidwan: Subbaraya Bhat, Sringeri (Meemamsa Shastra); Dr. Suma Sudhindra, Bengaluru (Veena); Sukanya Ramagopal, Bengaluru (Ghata); Sasya Bandhu: Renu Vysh, New Delhi; Datta Peetha Bandhu: S. Jayaraman, Chennai (Community Service). The awardees are seen with Sri Ganapathy Swamiji and Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji.