Gurupournima Utsav

The Gurupournima Utsav is celebrated with great enthusiasm every year by Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Trust, Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation and associated organisations. 

Shraddhavans participate in the Utsav in large numbers. The first ever Utsav was celebrated with great fervour by the organisation in 1996. Thus, this festival is celebrated every year ever since.  

The event starts with the arrival of the Guru Padukas which in fact are the padukas of Sri Narasimha Saraswati from Sadguru Shri Aniruddha’s residence. Also, comes along Shree Guru Dattatreya's idol from Shree Aniruddha's place of worship at home. 

A Shodasha Poojan is duly performed offering Jalabhishek (anointment with sacred water) over the Shree Nrisinha Saraswati Padukas. Every Shraddhavan can take darshan of these Padukas. The Guru Geeta mentions the feet of the Sadguru to be entirely holy and thus, the water from the Jalabhishek is distributed as Teerth.

The mantra, ‘ॐ द्रां दत्तात्रेयाय नम:।’ (‘Om Dram Dattatreyay Namah’) is continuously recited before the idol on this day. ('Dram' is Sriguru Dattatreya’s fundamental mantra. 

It has also been mentioned in the Datta Mala Mantra). Apart from this, the poojan of Swayam Bhagvan Shree Trivikram, the original form of the Sadguru is performed.