Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple
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Event Schedule

  • Start Date

    Wed, Feb 1, 2023

  • End Date

    Sun, Feb 5, 2023

  • Location

    Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore

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Sahasra Poorna Chandra Darshana Mahotsava

Avadhoota Datta Peetham & Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple invites all devotees across the globe for the epochal Sahasra Poorna Chandra Darshana Mahotsava of beloved Sadgurudeva, His Holiness Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji from Feb 1 - 5, 2023.

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Datta devotees across the globe are gearing up for the epochal Sahasra Poorna Chandra Darshana Mahotsava of our beloved Sadgurudeva, His Holiness Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji. This magnificent event commemorates Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji’s 1000th sighting of the full moon. These momentous celebrations will be performed at Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysore, India, from February 1 – 5, 2023.

It is a marvelous, once in lifetime opportunity, for all of us to express our profound gratitude to the avatāra puruṣa (God Incarnate) who has been guiding (our lives) millions of devotees, around-the-clock, through pleasures and pains and unwaveringly setting us on the path of bliss with unconditional love.

Interested devotees may choose their preferred activities to support and partake in this pious, and blissful event and obtain copious blessings.

Significance of Sahasra Chandra Darshana

In ancient Hindu tradition, someone’s lifespan is not measured in calendar years. Instead, the number of full moons an individual witnessed serves as a metric. ‘Sahasra Chandra Darshana,’ is the celebration of a person’s 1000th full moon during his or her life as a special occasion. The time between similar lunar phases, the synodic month, represents on average 29.5 days, so witnessing 1000 moons equates to 29,500 days or 80.8 years (80 western calendar years and 10 months). In practice, this ritual is traditionally celebrated three full moons prior to the person's 81st birthday. This ‘Sahasra Chandra Darshana,’ is one of few age-based rituals prescribed by the Sages and is believed to revitalize the body, bestow mental and physical strength as well as a full healthy life, and enrich the pursuit of spiritual liberation.

The importance of this ritual may be realized via an anecdote which goes thus:

once Lord Krishna’s consort, Rukmini, asked Him as to who He worships while the whole universe worships Him. And, it was said that the Lord’s response was:

“nityānnadātā niratāgnihōtrī vēdāntavid candrasahasradarśī māsōpavāsī ca pativratā ca ṣaḍjīvalōkē mama vandanīyāḥ”

(Those - who offer food daily to the needy; who are well versed in the Vedas and whose word, deed and thought were one (trikaraṇa śuddhi); who do daily fire ceremonies; who observe monthly fasting; who saw at least 1000 moons (candrasahasradarśī) in their lifetime; and women who are chaste.)

So, if Krishna worshipped candrasahasradarśī, do we need to think more about following in His footsteps? The Sahasra Chandra Darshana Shanthi Mahotsavam of His Holiness, Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, the God Incarnate (avatāra puruṣa) in this Kali Yuga is a very pious, ‘once in a lifetime’ occasion providing all participating devotees a rare opportunity to observe and celebrate it in a sanctified environment and in an auspicious manner. Only a Divine Pen can describe the kind and magnitude of bliss the thousands of devotees may derive during this Mahotsavam.

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HH Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

HH Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is the Founder and Pontiff of Avadhoota Datta Peetham of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama in Mysuru, India. Sri Swamiji is renowned for His meditation music and is considered a divine guide who promotes ancient Vedic traditions and world peace.