Kalaburagi: Chiranjeevi Doddappa Four-year-old APPA is crowned in the ninth pearhadhipathi of Sharanaabasaaveshwara Samsthana who is 200 years old by 8thhiphipathi and his father Sharanaabasavappa Appa on Monday in Kalaburagi.
Chiranjeevi is the youngest Peethadhipathi of Samsthana which was founded 200 years ago in the 19th century Saint Sharanaabasaaveshwara which introduced the concept of dasoha – feeding in need and poor – a practice that was followed even today at Samsthana.
Hundreds of fortunies were present during the ceremony and blessed Peethadhipathi new.
Talking with the media after handing over the ceremony, Sharanabasaavappa Appa said that in accordance with the habits and traditions practiced in the sassethana the power of doing rituals and puash was being transferred to his son Chiranjeevi Doddappa Appa.
The announcement was made in the middle of cheers from a large number of worshipers and forecasters from different Mutt Veerashaiva.
Channavea Shivacharya from Harkud Mutt performed religious rituals for the surrender of formal charges while Sharanabasappa Appa submitted the Battalu prasada (sacred food bowl) and Linga Sajjike (Linga) to his son.