Kochi, March 18 -- Swami Anandavanam Bharathi Maharaj, who was anointed as Mahamandaleswar at the Mahakumbh Mela on January 26, arrived in Kerala to attend a series of meetings organised by various cultural and spiritual organisations in the State.

The Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara, country's largest monastic order, will be felicitated by various organisations including the head of many Ashrams in the presence of Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on March 21 at Levee Hall at 5 pm in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Mahamandaleshwar arrived at the Cochin International Airport on Tuesday morning and visited Kalady, the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya, and left for Thrissur. Anandavanam Bharathi will be received at a program at the Vadak...