Udupi : Kaniyoor Mutt Swamiji Sri Vidyavallabha Theertha performed Akki Muhurtha at the Mutt on February 14, as a preparation for his next Paryaya in the year 2014. The Kaniyoor seer is scheduled to ascend the Paryaya throne on January 18,2014.

Special prayers were offered at the Mutt in the presence of all the Ashta Mutt seers who had arrived. The Akki Muhurtha  is a ritual commencing the process of collection of grains for the Annadana during the Kaniyoor Mutt Paryaya period.

Earlier, Baale Muhurtha was performed in December 2013, while Kattige Muhurtha and Bhattha Muhurtha will be held at a later date.

Rice Mudi or Akki Mudi was placed on the golden Chariot as part of the Akki Muhurtha rituals. The Kaniyoor Mutt seer also visited the Krishna Mutt as well as the Chandramouleshwara and Anantheshwara Temples and offered prayers.