Udupi : A 16-year-old boy from Nidle village of Dharmasthala, who has studied lessons on the Vedas, will be anointed as the 31st successor of Sri Shiroor Mutt, one of the (Ashta) eight Madhwa mutts of Udupi. The formal annointment rituals will be held in Sri Sode Mutt in Sirsi of Uttara Kannada district on […]

Udupi : Sri Vishwavallabha Tirtha swami of Sode Sri Vadiraja mutt expressed confidence that the chartered accountants will successfully handle the notice issued by income tax department to its dwandwa mutt – Shiroor mutt to the tune of Rs 17.34 crore. The demand notice pertains to assessment years 2011-12 to 2015-16. IT department officials have […]

Udupi: Shiroor Mutt at Carstreet which was in the control of Udupi police in relation to the investigation of the untimely death of Shiroor Sri Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji will be handed over to Sode Mutt on August 13th. The police will soon hand over the Shiroor Base Mutt at Hiriyadka. As soon as the transfer […]

Udupi: Sri Lakshmivara Theertha, the present pontiff of Shiroor mutt in Udupi, has decided that if the saffron party does not plan to give him a ticket he will contest from Udupi as an Independent. Shiroor mathThough mutts in Dakshina Kannada district do not have the kind of sway seen in North Karnataka, Lakshmivara Theertha […]

Udupi : Some light is finally seen at the end of the tunnel for  the ‘ Katariveera Surasundarangi’ team. The producer of the film Muniratna is learnt to have agreed to cut the objectionable seven scenes in the film. At a  meeting held at the Shiroor Mutt at Udupi on the night of May 13, […]