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Sri Jayendra peetarohana celebrations
The Roots of War
 This is a special year for those who value the religious lore of our ancient
saints, as it marks the Golden Jubilee of the Peetarohanam of Sri Jayendra Saraswati as the Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetam.
The devotees of the Sankaracharya are celebrating this milestone with a four-day festival at the Kanchi Jagadguru Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Mahaswami Auditorium, Vani Mahal, in Chennai from January 18. It will be an occasion to honour all those, who as true disciples of the Swami, have worked beyond the call of duty in their chosen pursuits.
On March 22, 1954, the life of a young boy was changed by Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati. The young Subramaniam, thus inducted into sanyasa, began the journey of compassion as His Holiness Jayendra Saraswati. The rest is divine history.
For half-a-century, the Sankaracharya has been reaching out to the people, throughout the length and breadth of the country, having covered one million kms by foot, visiting over 3,000 villages, towns and cities.
On January 18, 2004, Kanchi Jayendra Saraswati Peetarohana Swarna Jayanti Eminence Awards in Saiva Siddhantam are being presented.
Awards to Grameena Koil Archakars and social workers will be presented on January 19.
On January 20, the National Eminence Award in Fine Arts would be handed over to Thiruvengadu Jayaraman, Asthana Vidwan of the Peetam. Golden Jubilee Year pension would be handed over to deserving artistes. This would be followed by a vocal recital by Thiruvengadu
Jayaraman.
Mahaswami Sangeethanjali would be rendered by
vocalist T M Krishna on January 21.
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