News & Pics: Shekar Ajekar
Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (RD/SB)
Moodbidri, Dec 24: Six digambara sages including Samatasagara, Vivekasagara, Niyogasagara and Namitasagara, all disciples of most holy sage Acharya Vidyasagara, arrived here on Wednesday December 23.
The sages were offered ceremonious welcome at Alangar by Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Jain Mutt. A large gathering of devotees also joined Swami Charukeerthi Bhattaraka to welcome the sages.
Various rituals were also held at Jain Mutt here including offering of pada puja.
Mutt manager Raviraj Shetty, Sanjanta Kumar, Patna Shetty, Suresh Kumar, Vidya Kumar, Praveenchandra Jain and members of devotional group of were also present on the occasion.
The religious preaching by the sages was held at the mutt at 1.30 pm on Thursday December 24.