Engineer Sushindra Theertha Anointed as Junior Swamiji of Puttige Math
Udupi: Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji of Puttige Math on Monday anointed Sushindra Theertha as the junior Swamiji of the math, which is one of the eight maths or Ashta Maths of Udupi.
Sushindra Tirtha Swami (27) was anointed after he accepted the Sanyasa Deeksha here. He is the 31st Swamiji in the lineage or ‘Guru Parampara’ of Admar Math.
Various rituals, including ‘Pattabhishekha’, were conducted amidst chanting of mantras at the Moola Math in Puttige, which is located at near Hiriyadka. All the rituals took place under the guidance of Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji of Puttige Math.
A large number of devotees had come to witness the event. Sushindra Theertha is the son of Gururaja Acharya and Vinuta Acharya of Kunjibettu in Udupi. He has knowledge of Sanskrit. He is an engineering graduate and the second Swamiji who is highly academically qualified at the Ashta Maths.