‘Aradhane of Shiroor seer after police handover Moola Mutt’
Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Mutt
Udupi, July 27: Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Mutt, the dwandwa mutt of Shiroor Mutt, said that Aradhana of Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt who died on July 19, at Moola Mutt near Hiriyadka, would be conducted only after the police vacated the mutt.
Speaking to reporters at the Sode Mutt on Friday, the swamiji said that they have planned to hold Aradhana of Shiroor Swamiji on the 13th day of his death. But as the police investigation was under process, they have decided to make preparations for the Aradhana only after the police handover the mutt. The SP had said that they would hand over the mutt on Friday evening after completing all investigation. If it was handed over, they would make all preparations as per the tradition. But they could do anything without the police permission. Aradhana of the 13th day and community dinner would be conducted and after one year, Vrundavan would be installed, he said.
Cooperation for investigation
The police have taken over the Moola Mutt for just three days for investigation. But one week was over. It should not hamper the investigation. At the same time, if the mutt was not handed over, they could not prepare food, do pooja and homa as per the tradition. Though the mutt was under the police custody, pooja and other rituals were being conducted without any problem. But the devotees were not being allowed. The special Ranga Pooja, being held in Moola Mutt on every Saturday, would also be conducted tomorrow, he said.
Five-member committee
Till the successor is appointed to the Shiroor mutt, two incharge persons were appointed to look after Shiroor Mutt and Shiroor Moola Mutt at Hiriyadka and they were cooperating with the police investigation and daily activities. Those who have clear knowledge about the mutt were designated as the incharge. In future, a five-member committee would be constituted to look after the properties, finance and other transactions of the mutt, for which preparations were going on and it would come into existence shortly. The committee would have a representative of the Shiroor mutt, Sode seer said.
Searching for successor
Searching for a right candidate to succeed the Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji was going on. They were searching for eligible candidate who completes 18 years of age and suitable for Sanyasa. If eligible boy is found, they were ready to adopt him as disciple. But he does not know whether the Shiroor seer had selected any candidate to succeed himself or not. Such a person has not yet contacted him, he said.
Shiroor mutt is not neglected
Shiroor mutt was not neglected after the death of Shiroor seer. Because of the Dwandwa Mutt tradition instituted by Sri Madhvacharya, Sode Mutt has been taking care of Shiroor mutt with immediate effect. In future, after accepting the disciple, the Sode Mutt would hand over the Shiroor Mutt to the new swamiji. Now, he was getting the cooperation and help from all other mutts, he said.
Missing of ledger of the Shiroor Mutt was not come to his notice. He came to know about the missing of DVR only after the police informed him. The jewelry to be used the swamiji were not returned to the mutt, because they were under the police custody. Considering the financial condition of the mutt, he would take a decision whether to continue various programmes of Shiroor seer or not. Recording of all properties and assets of the Shiroor mutt would be held as per the law and once, the disciple was accepted, the successor would be responsible for everything, he said.
Sode seer expresses unhappiness about electronic media report
Vishwavallabha Swamiji of Sode Mutt expressed his strong resentment against the breaking news, analysis and reports being telecast in electronic media after the death of Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt.
He said that some TV channels have targeted the remaining swamijis of the Ashta Mutts for the death of Shiroor swamiji and declined to give any statement to the TV channels.
“We do not want publicity. We don’t have publicity obsession. We could not listen the bad words. We could have tolerated if we have done any mistake or injustice. How could we face the allegation without doing anything wrong? It hurts a lot to listen to bad things. After watching and listening to all such developments, I don’t have any interest to become food for TV debate”, the swamiji said.
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Indian mobile hospital treats over 2,200 cyclone-hit people as New Delhi ramps up relief efforts in
Colombo (PTI): A mobile hospital set up by India in Sri Lanka has provided medical care to over 2,200 people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, as New Delhi ramped up its assistance to the flood-ravaged island nation with engineering support and delivery of fresh relief consignments, the Indian mission here said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by the cyclone, leaving several districts isolated and severely straining the country's disaster-response capacity.
At least 627 people have been killed and 190 remain missing as of Sunday noon due to catastrophic floods and landslides caused by extreme weather conditions since November 16.
Sharing a social media post by the Ministry of External Affairs on its X handle, the Indian High Commission said a field hospital set up by India in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy has provided medical care to more than 2,200 people affected by the cyclone since December 5.
The hospital has also performed 67 minor procedures and three surgeries, it said. The field hospital was airlifted to Sri Lanka by an IAF C-17 aircraft along with a 78-member Indian medical team on Tuesday.
In another post, the mission said Indian Army engineers, working with Sri Lanka Army Engineers and the Road Development Authority, in Kilinochchi have begun removing a damaged bridge on the Paranthan–Karachchi–Mullaitivu (A35) road, a key route disrupted by the cyclone.
"This joint effort marks another step toward restoring vital connectivity for affected communities," it said.
India has additionally sent nearly 1,000 tonnes of food items and clothing contributed by the people of Tamil Nadu. Of these, about 300 tonnes reached Colombo on Sunday morning aboard three Indian Naval ships.
High Commissioner Santosh Jha handed over the supplies to Sri Lankan Minister for Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe.
India, on November 28, launched 'Operation Sagar Bandhu', a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) initiative, to aid Sri Lanka in its recovery from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Since the launch of the operation, India has provided about 58 tonnes of relief material, including dry rations, tents, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, essential cloths, water purification kits and about 4.5 tonnes of medicines and surgical equipment, the Indian mission said in a press release on Sunday.
Another 60 tonnes of equipment, including generators, inflatable rescue boats, Outboard Motors, and excavators, have also been brought to Sri Lanka, it said, adding that 185 tonnes of Bailey Bridge units were airlifted to restore critical connectivity along with 44 engineers.
Two columns of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 80 experts and K9 units with specially trained dogs, assisted with immediate rescue and relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
Besides the field hospital in Mahiyanganaya, medical centres have also been set up in the badly hit Ja-Ela region and in Negombo. INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and INS Sukanya provided immediate rescue and relief assistance to Sri Lanka.
Apart from the two Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant, two heavy-lift, MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force are actively involved in evacuations and airlifting relief material, the release said.
At the request of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre, a virtual meeting was organised between DMC and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s National Remote Sensing Centre on Saturday.
Since the onset of the disaster, ISRO has been providing maps to assist DMC in its rescue efforts, the release said.
