Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 21 -- Thousands mark golden jubilee of Sringeri Sharada Mutt Seer Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji's Sanyasa Sweekara

Amid the resplendent lighting of the Mysore Palace, thousands of devotees participated in a grand Stuti Shankara Stotra Parayana at the Palace premises last evening.

The event marked the Golden Jubilee of Sanyasa Sweekara (ascetic initiation) of Sringeri Sharada Mutt Seer Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji.

On the occasion, the large gathering rendered stotras composed by Adi Shankaracharya - Kalyana Vrishti Stava, Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatramala' and Lakshmi Narasimha Karunarasa - in a melodious and devotional chorus that reverberated across the Palace and its surroundings.

The programme commenced with Veda Gho...