Shree Jnaneshwari Peetha
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Shree Jnaneshwari Peetha
Shree Jnaneshwari Peetha ( Konkani : श्री ज्ञानेश्वरी पीठ , ಶ್ರೀ ಜ್ಞಾನೇಶ್ವರಿ ಪೀಠ )is a Gurupeetha of all the Shankar Daivajnas.Located in the village of Karki ,in Honavar of North Canara district of Karnataka state in India
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[edit] The Guru
The present pontiff of the matha is His Holiness Shree Shree Shree Satchidananda Jnaneshwar Bharati Mahaswami ( श्री श्री श्री सच्चिदानंद ज्ञानेश्वर भारती ). Born to a learned brahmin ,Vedmurthy Ramachandra Bhatt Revankar and Sitabai in Honavar , was initiated into Sanyasa by His Holiness Shree Shree Shree Abhinavodanda Vidyanrusimha Bharati at a young age of 8 and Pattabhisheka was performed by His Holiness Shree Shree Shree Bharati Theertha Mahaswami of Sringeri Sharada Peetha.His Holiness Shree Sree Shree Satchidananda Jnaneshwar Bharati Mahaswami is a scholar of Sanskrit,Advaita,and other Shastras.
[edit] The Deities
- The presiding deity of the Matha is Shree Jnaneshwari Devi,a form of tantric Tripura Sundari,worshipped in the form of a Sri Yantra.
- Shree Devi Panchayatana.
- Shree Ganapati
- Shree Subrahmanya
- Shree Samhara Bhairava
- Shree Kalpant Bhairava
- Shree Navagrahas
- Shree Kshetrapala
[edit] Festivals celebrated in the Matha
- Brahmotsava
- Vardhanti Utsava
- Rathotsava
- Navaratri
- Bhagwadpaada Jayanti
- Ganeshotsava
- Varalakshmi Vrata
- Vasantpuja
The matha offers free lodging and boarding facilities to its devotees and it has a big marriage hall, with a capacity to accommodate about 600 people. This math is in Honnavar which is on the Kanyakumari - Mumbai National Highway 17. The nearest railhead, Honnavar Railway Station is on the Konkan Railways.
