A Day with the Saint: Then & Now – A Coffee Table Book on Pejavara Swamiji to be Launched on April 27
Udupi: The much-awaited coffee table book on Pejavar Math’s Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swameeji’s 4th and 5th Paryaya days will be released on April 27, in Udupi. The photos in the book titled – A Day with the Saint – Then & Now – depicts the seer’s one-day engagement in various activities on the two days of the Paryaya – in 2002 and 2018. The moments have been captured by Astro Mohan, Senior Photo Journalist, Udayavani.
The 108-pages book has rare pictures captured with different emotions of the Seer – Devotion and Spiritual besides his involvement in education, culture and social activities and in particular the routine of his Paryaya days. In addition, the book also has a collection of pictures taken on the Seer’s 80th birthday. The artistically captured pictures, 118 in all, are in colour. The write-up along with the pictures is both in Kannada and English. The photos have not just captured the moments, but also the emotions of a Saint as seen by the photographer through his sensitive eyes and lens. Precious moments are precisely, poetically and artistically frozen for the present and posterity. A fine way of showing deep respect and admiration by the photographer towards the Seer who is relentlessly contributing to the welfare of mankind. The book is indeed a tribute by the photographer to the great soul.
The photos are categorized under four chapters – 1) A Day with The Saint – Then & Now; 2) Electrification of Naxal affected village; 3) 80th anniversary of Sanyasa Deekhsa and 4) Most memorable photo gallery.
The photos are a delight to the viewers as they are artistically captured by the seasoned photographer. The book is a collector’s delight too. The foreward for the book is authored by Dr Sandhya S Pai, Editor, Taranga Weekly. The messages are given by Karnataka Governor Vajubai Vala, Member of Parliament L K Advani, Union Minister Sadvi Uma Bharati, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Dharmastala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Eminent Scholar Dr Bannanje Govindacharya, and Seers of Udupi Astha Maths.
On April 27, 4 pm, Karnataka Samskrutha University former vice-chancellor Professor Mallepuram G Venkatesh will formally launch the book. Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha Swamiji of Sri Palimar Math and Sri Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji would bless. Dr Sandhya Pai, Dr H S Ballal, Pro-Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dr M Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva’s Education Trust, Moodbidri, and Vinod Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Manipal Media Network will be present on the occasion.