In October 1996, at our request many of our highest Acharyas, including, Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peethacharya Jagadguru Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamiji, Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji of Seethanagaram, Sri Tiruppanandal Adheenam Sri La Sri Kasivasi Muttukumara Swamiji, Srimat Paramahamsa Kaliyan Vanamamalai Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji of Nanguneri, Sri Yadugiri Yatiraja Sampatkumara Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji of Melukote, Sri Jagadguru Ramanujacharya Vasudevacharya of Ayodhya, Srimat Paramhamsa Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji of Tirupati, Srimat Paramahamsa Periya Jeeyar Swamiji of Tirupati and Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib Sri Manjit Singh Khalsa, met at the Asthanamandapam in Sri Tirumala Kshetra to pronounce upon the Indian discipline of sharing and abundance and its continuing relevance today.

Besides the Acharyas, Sri Veerendra Heggade of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatha Kshetra, Thanjavur Maharaja Sri Tulajendra Raja Bhonsle, and Thiruvankur Maharaja Sri Padmanabhadasa Sri Marthanda Varma, also attended the sadas.

Centre’s publication “Annam Bahu Kurvita”, in Hindi and English, was released by the Acharyas during the Sadas. The Sadas also offered special honours to the Sikh community and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatha Kshetra for practicing the discipline of growing and sharing food in abundance with extraordinary dedication and thus strengthening sanatana dharama. The honours, in the form of Tamrapatras, were accepted by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat on behalf of the Sikh community and by Sri Veerendra Heggade on behalf of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatha Kshetra.

This Sadas, organized by the Centre and hosted by Sri Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, is one of the rarest events in the history of modern India when the highest Dharmacharyas gathered to offer their blessings and guidance to the nation in a matter of immediate concern. We believe that this Sadas shall exert a lasting, albeit slow, influence on the current polity of India.

The proceedings of the Sadas have been compiled but not yet published.

Other Meetings on Annabahulya

Sri Jagadguru Ramanujacharya Sri Vasudevacharya organized a meeting on the discipline of abundance and sharing of food at the Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at Kosalesa Sadan, Ayodhya on April 14, 1997. Besides Sri Vadudevacharyaji, the meeting was addressed by Sri Purushottamacharya of Sugriva Kila and Sri Madhavacharya and Sri Sridharacharya of Ashrafi Bhavan. The meeting was held at the instance of Dr. Bajaj and Dr. Srinivas; they also attended the meeting and introduced the issue to the gathering.

Sri Nrityagopal Dasji of Ayodhya also organized an evening pravachana on the issue on April 14; the meeting was addressed by Sri Narayanadas Bhaktimali of Buxar, amongst others.

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