By Aseem Krishna Das
A week-long Sādhu-saṅga program was organised at the Rajangana Hall of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha, Udupi, Karnataka, from 7th to 12th December 2025.
The program was held on the occasion of the 86th Vyāsa Pūjā celebration of Subhāga Swami Mahārāja. Senior disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda and sannyāsīs from ISKCON, along with revered Swāmījīs from the Madhva-sampradāya of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha, graced the occasion. The program nourished the spiritual lives of 1,300 devotees from various parts of India and the world through invaluable Vaiṣṇava association in the holy dhāma.
The inaugural day of the program coincided with the concluding celebration of the month-long Bṛhat Gītotsava Festival, dedicated to glorifying the Bhagavad-gītā. The festival was organised by His Holiness Śrī Sugunendra Tīrtha Swāmījī, Head of Puttige Maṭha and the present pontiff of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha. The month-long celebration featured intensive Gītā chanting (Pārāyaṇa), spiritual discourses, cultural programs, competitions, and grand events such as the International Gītā Symposium. Large banners were displayed across the city by Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha to welcome Subhāga Swami Mahārāja from ISKCON and Honourable Shri Pawan Kalyan ji, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, for their concluding celebrations. All speakers on this occasion glorified the divine message of Lord Kṛṣṇa as presented in the Bhagavad-gītā for the benefit of all. Subhāga Swami Mahārāja also gifted Bhagavad-gītā As It Is in Telugu to the Deputy Chief Minister and in Kannada to the revered Swāmījīs of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha.
From 8th to 10th December, full-fledged devotional activities were arranged for the devotees. They relished Śrīmad Bhāgavatam discourses by Subhāga Swami Mahārāja and seminars conducted by various senior devotees. The program also included extensive Harināma Saṅkīrtana. Devotees visited Pājaka Kṣetra, the birthplace of Śrī Madhvācārya, where he performed many transcendental pastimes during his childhood, as well as the Paraśurāma and Balarāma temples. Various competitions such as storytelling, śloka recitation, drawing, and more were organised for young Vaiṣṇavas and Vaiṣṇavīs.
Moreover, devotees joyfully participated in the daily Ratha-yātrā Utsava of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Utsava Vigraha, held within the sacred campus of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha.
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