Sri Krishna Jayanti Mahotsava was celebrated with devotion at Sringeri on Friday, September 04, 2026. The special puja to Bhagavan Sri Krishna performed by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam commenced at around 10:30 p.m., after the Chandramoulishwara Puja.

Bhagavan Sri Krishna was propitiated with Phala-Panchamrita-Abhisheka accompanied by the sonorous chanting of Vedic mantras from the Yajurveda and Rigveda by scholars of the Math. Sri Mahasannidhanam then performed Archana with the Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama and Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, and then performed the Mahamangalarati.

After Mahamangalarati, the Jagadguru performed Parayana of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam and concluded the Puja. After the Puja, Prasada was distributed to all the devotees who had gathered from various parts of the country to witness the special Puja.

Earlier, as part of the celebrations, Bhagavan Sri Krishna was propitiated with special Puja performed by the Math Purohita at the Pravachana Mandiram. Virgrahas of Rukmini Satyabhama Sameta Sri Gopalakrishna Swamy, Vasudeva, Devaki, Nandagopa, Yashoda and Balarama were all placed in the Puja Mandapa. Parayana of Vedic Mantras and Stotras was performed by devotees and students of the Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrita Mahapathashala.

Vishesha Puja was also offered at Sri Janardana Swamy Sannidhi in Sri Math and Sri Raja Gopala Swamy Sannidhi in Sringeri

On the following day, Saturday, September 05, 2026, a special Puja was performed to Bhagavan Sri Krishna with Tulasi Archana, accompanied by chants of Sriman Narayaneeyam and Vishnu Sahasranamavali, in the premises of Sringeri Math.

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