The 2,523th birth anniversary of Bhagavatpada Adi Shankaracharya was observed at the Shree Govardhan Mutt here on Wednesday.
Shrotriya Brahmins of the Mukti Mandap of the Shreemandir took out a procession from the Singhadwar of the Jagannath Temple to the Govardhan Mutt. They conducted Mahabhishek of a Chalanti Pratima of Adi Shankaracharya. later, a seminar on the great philosopher was held at the mutt, where Swami Siba Chidanand Saraswati, Swami Jagannathnanda Saraswati and Dr Prafulla Rath attended as guests. The speakers spoke on Adi Shankaracharya’s contributions to the social, cultural and political fields.
later in the day, a Nagar Parikrama was held carrying a Chalanti Bigraha of Shankaracharya in a decorated palanquin. Sankirtan teams from various districts participated in the procession.
Aditya Bahini State president Jitendra Mohapatra, secretary Shyama Sundar Mohapatra and Govardhan Veda Vidyalaya president Pandit Gopal Mohapatra monitored the event.