102^ND HINDU RELIGIOUS MEET-2014 AT AYROOR CHERUKOLPUZHA

The 102nd Hindu religious meet, organised by the Ayroor Cherukolpuzha Hindumatha Maha  (HMM), will be held on the sand bed of the Pampa at Cherukolpuzha, near Kozhencherry, from February 2 to 9.T.N. Upendranatha Kurup, former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the HMM, inaugurated the work on the ‘pandal’ here on Thursday.The pandal would accommodate a lakh people, HMM convener Hariharan Pillai said. Swami Kashikananda Giri, head of the Anandavan Ashram at Kandivali in Mumbai, will inaugurate the meet. T.K.A. Nair, Adviser to the Prime Minister, will preside over the function. Swami Udit Chaitanya, renowned Bhagavathom exponent; Swami Rithambarananda, general secretary of the Sivagiri Math; Kummanam Rajashekharan, Hindu Aikya Vedi general secretary; Ma Jnanabhanishta; N. Gopalakrishnan; and L. Gireeshkumar; are among the religious scholars who would address the meet.

Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University Vice-Chancellor P.N. Suresh will inaugurate a youth meet to be held on February 6. State Women’s Commission Member J. Prameeladevi will inaugurate a women’s meet on February 8. Swami Poornamritananda Puri, general secretary, Mata Amritanandamayi Math; will inaugurate the valedictory meet on February 9. O. Rajagopal, former Union Minister, will deliver the valedictory message and M.P. Govindan Nair, TDB president, will preside over the meeting.

Prof. John Kurakar