Vedavardhana Tirtha is the 31st seer of Shiroor Mutt
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He was anointed by Sode Mutt seer Vishwavallabha Tirtha
Aniruddha Saralathaya from Nidle village in Dakshina Kannada district was anointed as the 31st seer of Udupi Shiroor Mutt on the Moola Mutt premises in Shiroor on Friday by its dwandva mutt seer Vishwavallabha Tirtha Swami of Udupi Sode Vadiraj Mutt. Saralathaya was given the name of Vedavardhana Tirtha before the anointment ceremony. The ceremony was initially planned at Sode Mutt’s Moola Mutt at Sode in Uttara Kannada district, but was shifted to Shiroor following the spread of the pandemic. He was initiated to Sanyasa by Vishwavallabha on Thursday. The seat had become vacant after the demise of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami in 2018. After the anointment ceremony, Vedavardhana entered Udupi town and proceeded to Anantheshwara temple and thereafter Chandramouleshwara temples, located on the periphery of Sri Krishna Mutt, and had a darshan of the presiding deities as per the tradition followed by Udupi Ashta mutts.More Related News