Udupi : The Shiroor Mutt performed ‘Kattige Muhurta’, the third preparatory rituals for upcoming paryaya of Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi, on Sunday.
The seer of Vedavardhana Tirtha, Shiroor Mutt, will ascend the ‘Paryaya Peetha’, also called the ‘Sarvajna Peetha’, for the first time on January 18, 2026. He was anointed the 31st seer of the Shiroor Mutt on May 14, 2021.
The biennial paryaya marked the transfer of responsibilities of the management of the mutt-cum-temple, and exclusive right to worship Lord Krishna, from one mutt to another, among the ashta (eight) mutts in Udupi.
Storing firewood in the form of a chariot commenced with the ‘Kattige Muhurtha’ to undertake mass feeding activities during the two-year ‘paryaya’ of the Shiroor mutt. The firewood chariot would be erected on the northeastern side of the Madhwa Sarovara.
As part of the ritual, 25 truckloads of firewood would be collected and stacked, according to Diwan of Shiroor Mutt Uday Kumar Saralatthaya. Stacking of firewood in the form of a chariot will be over by December, he said.
Mr. Saralatthaya said the ritual of stacking firewood for paryaya has, for ages, commenced during the ‘Ashada’ month. Collecting wood during this month helps trees to regenerate, he said.
It is also said that people had no jobs during the rainy season in the olden times. Hence, the process of storing firewood for ‘paryaya’ used to start during the rainy season to provide employment to people, and one seru (a unit) of rice was given as remuneration for one bunch of firewood.

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