Sathsanga
Sri Maruthi Guruji travels widely across the country, holding Sathsanga and initiating people individually with the deeksha of sacred Ramaatharaka manthra ,“Sri Raama, Jaya Raama, Jaya Jaya Raama”. The initiated person is instructed to write the manthra in notebooks in addition to performing “Japa”.
Spiritual discourses by saints and scholars
More than forty saints and scholars, including H.H. Sri Vishweshwar Theertha Swamiji of Pejavara Math, Sri Ravishankar Guruji of the Art of Living and Bannanje Govindacharya – to mention a few, have delivered spiritual discourses from the dais at the Kshethra during the last 10 years.
Sri Veeranjaneya Savari
Originally Sri Veeranjaneya Savari was started to fulfil the wishes of devotees for worshipping Lord Sri Veeranjaneya of Bangaramakki at their own homes. Responding to theses request of devotees, Sri Maruthi Guruji personally carried the Uthsava Moorthi of Lord Sri Veeranjaneya to their houses. As the number of devotees requesting for Savari visits to their houses has crossed the manageable limit that it will not be possible to fulfil the wishes of all devotees. Therefore, the Uthsava Moorthi is now taken to villages and placed at a convenient public location, such as a temple, so that devotees living nearby can gather and worship Sri Veeranjaneya of Bangaramakki. Many devotees who cannot afford to travel to Bangaramakki due to financial or other constraints can render various kinds of worship services to Sri Veeranjaneya near their homes and also receive the blessings of Sri Maruthi Guruji.
Temple Renovations
Dilapidated or destroyed temples are rebuilt according to Aagamashathra, especially at places inhabited by the socio–economically disadvantaged people.
(i) The renovation of an 800–year–old Mahavishnu Temple at Hadgeri, Honnavar Taluk, which was almost abandoned and lay dilapidated for many years, is in progress. Besides the main deity, Mahavishnu, the complex includes shrines of Ishwara, Gowri , Ganapathi and Subrahmanya . A shrine of Veerabhadra will be added soon to complete the Shiva Panchaayathana. The estimated cost is about one crore rupees. An amount of Rupees sixty lakh is already spent on the project.
(ii) Sri Mahavishnu Temple at Begodi, Honnavar taluk (U.K), with a known history of seven to eight hundred years, was taken under the Sri Veeranjaneya Religious & Charitable Trust(R.) in 2012. A priest from Bangaramakki has been deputed to perform Pooja there every day. The renovation plan is ready, and the work may commence at any time.
(iii) Sri Veeranjaneya Temple at Magod was also in a completely destroyed condition when our Trust took it over. Only an altar, known as Hanumanthanakatte, remained to remind people of the existence of a temple there in the distant past. The Trust has already taken up the responsibility of an entirely new construction there.
Management of Temples
Kshethra comes to the help of the people who are unable to manage the temples by taking over the management, maintenance and regular temple activities.
The management of the age–old Sri Dattamandira of Honnavar has been taken over by the Trust.
Works in progress or to be taken up soon
- Mukhamantapa: Eighty percent of the work is completed.
- Mahaadvaara: The Mahaadvaara (main entrance gate) will be built at a cost of ₹85 lakhs. Generous donations are solicited. Donors will be duly honored by displaying their names in a conspicuous place.
- Dhwajasthambha: A monolithic Dhwajasthambha of fifty-two feet in height will be erected in front of the temple. A 3’ × 3’ × 5’ 2’ stone is already available on the campus. Delicate artistic carving, in accordance with scriptural prescriptions by renounced sculptors, will begin soon.
- Sharavathi Kumbha: History is being created, and a tradition that will continue forever is being established at Sri Veeranjaneya Kshethra, Bangaramakki, Gerusoppa. The Sharavathi Kumbha is organized during Chaitra Shuddha Dashami, Ekadashi, and Dwadashi (from Ramanavami to Hanuma Jayanthi) in the Durmukha Samvatsara.
Future Project
Construction of new temples
New temples will be constructed at places where there is a need, especially in remote areas where marginalized communities & Tribals live in isolation.
