Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Sringeri Jagadguru Swagatha Samithi gave a Purna Kumbha welcome to Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri Mutt’s 37th Seer Sri Vidushekhara Bharathi Swamiji who arrived in city yesterday. The Seer will stay at Sri Sringeri Shankar Mutt in Fort Mohalla here till May 11.

The Seer was taken to Sringeri Shankar Mutt in a grand procession on a decorated open jeep. MLAs S.A. Ramdas, L. Nagendra, Mayor (in-Charge) Sunanda Palanetra, MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev, Mysuru Paints and Varnish Ltd. (MPVL) Chairman N.V. Phaneesh, BJP City President T.S. Srivatsa, Corporators M.V. Ramprasad & Shivakumar, Mysuru District and City Brahmana Sangha President D.T. Prakash, Vipra Community Leader N. Srikanta Kumar, Sringeri Sharada Peetham Administrative Officer Padma Shri Dr. V.R. Gowrishankar, Sri Sringeri Mutt-Mysuru Dharmadhikari H. Ramachandra and several devotees welcomed the Seer.

Guruvandana: On May 10 the Seer will take part in Pada Puja and Biksha Vandane programmes. At 5 pm on the same day, Guruvandana will be offered to Sri Vidushekhara Bharathi Swamiji at Vidyashankar Kalyana Mantapa at the Mutt’s premises which will be a public function.